The 2022 IRSPM was held online from April 19 to 22, with the theme "Facing the Future: Developing the socio-political-administrative relationship and Facing the future of the administrative system”. Hundreds of scholars from dozens of countries and regions around the world participated in the event. The Government Environmental Governance Research team, supported by the Institute of Public Governance of Peking University, actively organized and participated in the annual conference, served as the chairman of the conference branch and delivered a speech at the conference.