[U-01] Great Debate: International Perspectives on the Future Geosciences-Funding Policies and Research Directions

12:38 PM - 12:46 PM JST(3:38 AM - 3:46 AM UTC)

[U01-02] International Perspectives on Future Geoscience Funding and Research Priorities★Invited Papers

Chun-Chieh Wu¹, *Min-Hui Lo¹ (1.National Taiwan University)

Keywords:

Geoscience funding policy,Earth system science,Climate risk and resilience

Geoscience funding is shifting as climate risks intensify and societies demand actionable, trustworthy information. From the Chinese Geoscience Union in Taiwan (TCGU) perspective, future funding should couple scientific excellence with mission-driven impact by prioritizing: (1) sustained long-term observations and open, interoperable data; (2) next-generation Earth system modeling and AI-enabled workflows that improve process understanding and uncertainty quantification; and (3) transdisciplinary research co-designed with stakeholders to strengthen resilience to climate and multi-hazard extremes. We also emphasize international collaboration, shared testbeds, coordinated experiments, and talent exchange, as essential to accelerate innovation and amplify regional-to-global contributions from Taiwan and the Asia–Pacific.