About SKL-CRCC

Established jointly by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the State Key Laboratory of Climate Resilience for Coastal Cities (SKL-CRCC) serves national and global strategic goals in building resilient cities and enhancing disaster response capabilities.

Objectives

To establish a world-class scientific research and talent cultivation base in the fields of climate change and coastal cities.
To serve the strategic goals and technological development needs of the nation and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in building coastal cities and enhancing disaster emergency response capabilities.
To provide scientific support for enhancing urban resilience against natural disasters under global climate change conditions.
To focus on addressing key challenges such as “difficulty in predicting extreme weather events”, “complexity of compound disaster processes”, “poor infrastructure resilience”, and “slow disaster warning and response”.
To conduct research on urban infrastructure, mechanisms of coastal compound disaster evolution, coastal engineering and technology, among other areas, to bolster the resilience of coastal city infrastructure.
To offer strategic support in scientifically addressing climate change through policy research and the development of intelligent management platforms.

Vision

To build a world-class scientific research base in the fields of climate change and resilient cities, in order to realize climate-resilient urban development strategies.

Mission

To pledge towards addressing climate change issues, promoting resilient city construction, and providing scientific foundations and technological backing for major national strategies and the HKSAR Government's policy objectives.
To advocate for the integrated concept of multi-dimensional and multi-functional disaster prevention infrastructure, with a specific emphasis on exploring and proposing nature-based holistic solutions to boost urban resilience in coping with extreme weather disasters triggered by climate change.
To leverage Hong Kong's international strengths by introducing advanced international research concepts and technologies, fostering exchanges and collaborations between mainland China and international universities. Thus, establishing favorable conditions for global-scale climate change research and practical experience exchange.