Climate Change and a Sustainable Earth

Dr John J. Qu is a Professor in the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science at George Mason University, where he serves as the founding Director of the Global Environment and Natural Resource Institute, and the Environmental Science and Technology Center. He has over 20 years of teaching and research experience on remote sensing, climate science, soil moisture/drought, and clean energy. He has published five books and over 150 papers and book chapters. In collaboration with the WMO and UNEP, he works to find sustainable global solutions to the Water-Energy-Food-Health (WEFH) Nexus caused by climate change.

Dr Raymond P. Motha is a Research Professor and Co-Director of the Global Environment and Natural Resources Institute at George Mason University, having previously served as the Chief Meteorologist of the United States Department of Agriculture. He advised the Secretary of Agriculture and the Chief Economist on climate and weather activities and served as the focal point in the department for impact assessments issued by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Dr Motha also served as President of the WMO’s Commission for Agricultural Meteorology for two terms.