Guangdong Environmental Risk Prevention and Emergency Response Engineering Technology Research Center was officially approved by Guangdong Science and Technology Department in December 2013. In 2017, the center has been successfully accepted by Guangdong Science and Technology Department.

Aiming at the major environmental emergencies that may occur within Guangdong Province, the center selects typical industries, key areas and important environmental sensitive targets, and studies the theories and technologies which involve the prevention and control of the process of warning and forecasting, treatment and disposal, process simulation and tracking, and environmental remediation for major environmental pollution events caused by various reasons. The center has set up six research and development directions, including environmental risk assessment and early warning and forecasting, prevention and control of heavy air pollution and emergency accidents, emergency treatment and risk prevention and control of river basin water body, emergency and remediation of sudden soil pollution, emergency disposal of hazardous waste and environmental emergency management think tank.The center aims to build a high-tech research and development and management decision supporting organization for environmental risk prevention and emergency disposal, which has significant impact in Guangdong Province and even the whole country, in order to provide technical reserve and support to respond to environmental emergencies both inside and outside Guangdong Province, as well as platforms for talents training and technical consultation for environmental risk prevention and control and emergency management in Guangdong Province.