JINHUI LI

Dr. Jinhui Li is the Executive Director of the Basel Convention Regional Center for Asia and the Pacific and a Professor at the School of Environment, Tsinghua University. He leads the Circular Economy and Urban Mining team at Tsinghua. Dr. Li began his environmental sciences research in 1983, focusing on the management and treatment of e-waste and hazardous waste, pollution control engineering, soil pollution remediation, environmental risk assessment, and circular economy policy. 

He is responsible for the operation of the Asia-Pacific Regional Centre for Hazardous Waste Management Training and Technology Transfer, hosted by Tsinghua University and supervised by the UNEP Basel Convention Secretariat. He is also involved in several international initiatives, including serving as the contact person for the Northeast Asia region of the “Solving the E-waste Problem” (StEP) initiative hosted by the United Nations University. 

Dr. Li’s extensive career includes roles in environmental protection agencies, chemical industries, and academia, contributing significantly to the fields of solid waste management, urban mineral resources planning, and pollution control technologies.