William Cheung

Educator/Teacher, Scientist

William Cheung is Director and Professor at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia, and Canada Research Chair in Ocean Sustainability and Global Change. His current research focuses on using scenarios and models to understand and project the responses and risks of marine coupled human-natural systems to global change, thereby to explore solution options to meet challenges of sustainable ocean management under climate change. His works cut across multiple disciplines, from oceanography to ecology, economics and social sciences, and range from local to global scales. Dr. Cheung actively involves in international and regional initiatives that bridge science and policy. For instance, he has served as Coordinating Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report for the Ocean and Cryosphere in Changing Climate, and as a Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment. Currently, he is a member of the Core Writing Team for the IPCC 6th Assessment Synthesis Report.

Climate Change, Fisheries, Global Change Biology, Marine Ecology, Scenarios and Modelling