Research Overview

My research focuses on evaluating climate impacts on the water-food nexus system and designing cost-effective adaptation strategies to build climate-resilient systems. With comprehensive cross-disciplinary training, I am committed to fostering synergies between climate change adaptation and environmental impacts mitigation, ultimately promoting sustainable and inclusive development for all.

Crop Migration and Environmental Sustainability

This study reveals that wheat migration as a strategy for climate adaptation lacks sustainability in the North China Plain. Irrigation and fertilization management provide mitigation opportunities to reduce negative environmental impacts and avoid carbon leakage.

Water Inequity in Global Agricultural Trade

This work reveals that international agricultural trade eases water scarcity yet exacerbates inequity, disproportionately favouring more affluent populations, thus emphasizing the necessity for pro-poor policies for inclusive sustainable development.

Potato-as-Staple-Food Policy in China

The policy of integrating potato as a staple of the diet in China has potential to improve food security. Here, it is shown that successful integration may also reduce total carbon-land-water impacts of staple crops in China by up to 25% by 2030.

Climate Vulnerability of Hydropower Sector

We assess spatiotemporal hydropower risk under climate change using a fixed-effects model on 5,082 plants in China and project revenue changes under 42 climate realizations. Southwest China emerges as a priority region for adaptation, highlighting the need for targeted investment and strategic hydropower planning.