Dr. Qin Dahe, a distinguished geographer, and an academician of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). He also serves as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC, Deputy Director of Population, Resources and Environment Committee of CPPCC, and vice chairman of China Association for Science and Technology. He served as Administrator of the China Meteorological Administration. Academician Qin was involved in the leadership of the preparation of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Assessment Reports of IPCC, and also the assessment of Chinese climate environment, making significant contributions to deepening the understanding of climate change science. He actively promotes the cryospheric science concept to build a theoretical framework of cryospheric science. He is the founder of the State Key Laboratory on Cryospheric Science. He led the preparation of the Strategic Research on Development of Chinese meteorological Service, a monumental document that proposed a new concept of "public-, security-, and resources-oriented meteorology", and took the lead in sharing scientific data. He has published more than 400 scientific papers/works. Among the numerous awards and accolades are the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to recognize his involvement in the leadership of IPCC; the 53rd International Meteorological Organization Prize; the 2013 Volvo Environment Prize and the Second Prize of (China) National Natural Science Award.