Internationales Zentrum für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (IZNE)
Prof. Dr. Xiaomeng Shen
Honorarprofessur für Kultur der Nachhaltigkeit
Lebenslauf
Berufstätigkeit:
1 August 2020 – present
Vice Rector of United Nations University and Director of UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security
United Nations University
January 2020 – 31 July 2020
Deputy Head of the Department “Cooperation with Asia Pacific Region” and Head of the Working Group “Cooperation with East Asia and Pacific”
International Bureau at the Project Management Agency c/o German Aerospace Centre
January 2013 – 31 December 2019
Coordinator of European Commission Initiative EURAXESS Worldwide, Deputy Head of the Department “Cooperation with Asia Pacific Region” and Head of the Working Group “Cooperation with East Asia and Pacific”
International Bureau at the Project Management Agency c/o German Aerospace Centre
January 2011 – December 2012
Senior Scientific Officer
International Bureau of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
March 2008 – December 2010
Associate Academic Officer and Coordinator of the Munich Re Foundation UNU-EHS Chair Project on Social Vulnerability
United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
Bonn, Germany
June 2004 – March 2008
Resident Scholar/PhD Researcher
United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
Bonn, Germany
Studium und Promotion:
June 2009
Doctor of Philosophy (Magna cum Laude)
Geography Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn / United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
Bonn, Germany
PhD thesis: Flood Risk Perception and Communication in Different Cultural Contexts - A Comparative Case Study between Wuhan, China and Cologne, Germany
September 2002
Diplom-Übersetzerin
Institute of Oriental Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Philosophy, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Bonn, Germany
Major: Translation (German, Chinese and English) including Cultural Studies and Linguistics Theories
Minor: Economics (VWL)
March 1991 – February 1993
German Language Course
Bildungsstätte für Friedensarbeit / Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
September 1984 – July 1988
Bachelor of Arts
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Beijing, China
Major: English Literature and International Relations
Minor: French
Publikationen
- Phillips, J., Shen, X. (2021): Building a sustainable future in the South Pacific, OMFIF Sustainable Policy Institute Journal, Sustainable Policy Institute, Singapore
- Heinrichs, G., Shen, X. et al. (2020): A study on German and Chinese Innovation Systems, Expert Commission of the German Federal Government, Berlin
- Leighton, M., Shen, X., Warner, K., Zissener, M. (eds.) (2011): Policy and Institutional Mechanisms to Address the Needs of Climate-Related Migrants, Research Brief, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, Bonn
- Leighton, M., Shen, X., Warner, K. (eds.) (2011): Climate Change and Migration: Rethinking Policies for Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction, SOURCE No. 15, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, Bonn
- Shen, X. (2010): Linking Oriental and Western Thinking to Mitigate Flood Risk. In: Brauch et. al. (eds.): Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security - Threats, Challenges, Vulnerabilities and Risks, Springer Verlag, Berlin – Heidelberg – New York – Hong Kong – London – Milan – Paris – Tokyo
- Fekete, A., Shen, X., Bogardi, J., Birkmann, J. (2010): Umwelt als Gefährdung – Wahrheit und Wahrnehmung, Transcript Verlag, Bielefeld
- Shen, X., Downing, T., Hamza, M. (eds.) (2010): Tipping Points in Humanitarian Crisis: From Hot Spots to Hot Systems, SOURCE No. 13, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, Bonn
- Shen, X., Pohl, J. (2010): Decision Making in Flood Risk Management in Different Cultural Settings and Its Cultural Justification. In: Custer, R., Sutter, C., Anmann, W. (eds.): International Disaster and Risk Conference Proceedings, Global Risk Forum, Davos, CD Rom
- Shen, X. (2009): PhD thesis: Flood Risk Perception and Communication in Different Cultural Contexts - A Comparative Case Study between Wuhan, China and Cologne, Germany, Online Publication of University of Bonn: http://hss.ulb.uni-bonn.de/2009/1856/1856.htm, Bonn
- Oliver-Smith, A., Shen, X (eds) (2009): Linking Environmental Change, Migration and Social Vulnerability, SOURCE No. 12, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, Bonn
- Shen, X. (2008): Flood Risk Mitigation: Does Culture Matter? In: Simonovic et. al. (eds.): Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Flood Defence, Toronto, Canada. CD Rom.
Vorträge
- "Understanding interconnectedness for sustainable development ", CLIENT II Conference - Internationale Partnerschaft für nachhaltige Innovationen, October 2021, Berlin
- "The UN COVID recovery research agenda and the Wellbeing, Sustainability & Equity Transformation Initiative", Ringvorlesung at HBRS, July 2021
- "Human Security in Post-COVID World" at UNDP event on New Human Security, June 2021
- Fachvortrag "Tackling climate risks in urban regions: relevance, approaches & solutions" at DKKV Mitgliederversammlung, Bonn, November 2020
- Lecture at UNU-MERIT on Flood risks in Vietnam, November 2020
- Keynote at Resilience Frontiers Part II on "nature-first" global culture to ensure environmental stewardship, October, 2020
- Keynote at "Daring Cities 2020" on science based action, Bonn, October 2020
- Keynote Address at Global Mountain Sustainability Forum on mountain region sustainability, Sexten, Italy, October 2020
- Keynote Address at Opening Event of the "World Risk and Adaptation Futures - Social Protection" Summer Academy, Bonn, 09 September, 2020
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