The 2008-10 Queensland-China Climate Change Fellowships

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The Queensland-China Climate Change Fellowship Program was a joint initiative between the Queensland Government and Beijing's Ministry of Science and Technology in the People's Republic of China, which ran between 2008 and 2010.

The program exchanged 18 climate change researchers and policy specialists between Queensland and China. Each fellow spent 2-4 weeks at a host institute to improve their knowledge of climate change science, mitigation strategies and adaptation responses.

Fellows received up to A$8000 to help with return airfare and living expenses while they were on exchange.

Queensland-China Climate Change Fellowships research areas

Successful applicants worked or studied in the field of climate change adaptation and mitigation. Fellows provided written reports on their project results and made presentations to interested parties.

The key research areas included:

water planning and services
energy
human settlements
natural environment, biodiversity and landscape
infrastructure
emergency services
human health
community development and social research
tourism
business and industry
agriculture, forestry and fisheries
state and local government policy and planning.

Past Queensland-China Climate Change Fellowships recipients

2010 Queensland-China Climate Change Fellowships recipients

China

Assistant Professor Zhang Yuguang, Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry
Assistant Professor Qin Yuan, Administrative Centre for China's Agenda 21
Ms Dong Yang, Tsinghua University

Australia

Ms Carolina Casaril, Department of Environment and Resource Management
Dr David Cobon, Department of Environment and Resource Management*
Ms Rowena Maguire, Queensland University of Technology

*Dr David Cobon is from the Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence.

Queensland host institutes

School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland
Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence, Department of Environment and Resource Management
Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith University

2009 Queensland-China Climate Change Fellowships recipients

China

Assistant Professor Zheng Li, CDM Technical Service Centre of the Yunnan Academy of Scientific & Technical Information
Assistant Professor Liu Xingchen, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Security, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences
Associate Professor Qu Jiansheng, The Scientific Information Centre for Resources and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Lanzhou Library of National Science, CAS)

Australia

Mr Jozef Syktus, Department of Environment and Resource Management*
Professor Jan McDonald, Griffith University
Professor Rohan Jayasinghe, Queensland Health

*Mr Jozef Syktus is from the Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence.

Queensland host institutes

Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments, University of Southern Queensland
Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence, Department of Environment and Resource Management
Institute for Sustainable Resources, Queensland University of Technology