Core Points - Cheng Lijing, a researcher from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was awarded the UNESCO Alfonsi Prize for his significant contributions to ocean climate change research [1][3] - His research provides critical scientific basis for climate risk assessment and human adaptation and mitigation of climate change [1] Group 1 - Cheng Lijing has developed multiple ocean data processing technologies to address the bottleneck of insufficient oceanic basic data, creating a widely adopted long-term, multi-variable ocean observation grid dataset [1] - This dataset reveals changes in core physical parameters of the ocean, such as temperature, heat content, salinity, and stratification, since 1960, providing solid scientific evidence for understanding global climate change [1] - Cheng has received several honors, including the Nicholas P. Fofonoff Award and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Youth Scientist Award [1] Group 2 - Cheng serves as the coordinating lead author for the Seventh Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and as the chief author of the comprehensive volume of the Fifth National Climate Change Assessment Report [3] - He is also the co-chair of the International Ocean Quality Control Dataset Program and a member of the editorial working group for the National Science Review [3] - The UNESCO Alfonsi Prize, established in 2021, recognizes outstanding young scientists in STEM fields who contribute to capacity building and socio-economic development, awarded biennially to five young researchers [3]