Science Bulletin Articles

Integrating health into urban planning towards sustainability in Asian cities: Workshop summary
Keywords:

Developing countries · Health impact assessment tools · Participatory · Policy integration · Urban planning

Integrating health into urban planning towards sustainability in Asian cities: Workshop summary

The developing countries in Asia are going through rapid urbanization, and integrating health considerations in the early stage of urban planning is important for sustainable development. This project was aimed at capacity building of participants from developing countries in Asia to enhance their awareness on this topic, and to introduce assessment tools that are available...

Kwan, S. (2020). Integrating health into urban planning towards sustainability in Asian cities: Workshop summary. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1229

Policy gaps and needs analysis for the implementation of NDCs on adaptation and loss and damage in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Keywords:

Capacity building · Climate change · National Adaptation Plans · Nationally Determined Contributions · Sustainable Development Goals · United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Policy gaps and needs analysis for the implementation of NDCs on adaptation and loss and damage in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

The Paris Agreement requires Parties to prepare, communicate, and maintain successive Nationally Determined Contributions. Bangladesh , Nepal and Sri Lanka have submitted their NDCs which include mitigation as well as sector actions linked to adaptation and loss and damage. However, the countries face different faps and needs for the implementation of these commitments such as...

Wijenayake, V., Mombauer, D., Singh, P., & Nadiruzzaman, M. (2020). Policy gaps and needs analysis for the implementation of NDCs on adaptation and loss and damage in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1283

Future changes in growing degree days of wheat crop in Pakistan as simulated in CORDEX South Asia experiments
Keywords:

Agriculture · Climate change · Food security · Growing Degree Days (GDD) · Temperature · Wheat

Future changes in growing degree days of wheat crop in Pakistan as simulated in CORDEX South Asia experiments

Climate change has become a global phenomenon having severe ramifications on socio-economic sectors such as agriculture, water resources, environment and health. The effects of changing climate are much more prominent on developing economies as compared to the implications on well-developed industrial powers. Pakistan is one of the struggling agricultural economies confronting the issues of food insecurity...

Shaheen, N., Jahandad, A., Goheer, M., & Ahmad, Q. (2020). Future changes in growing degree days of wheat crop in Pakistan as simulated in CORDEX South Asia experiments. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1221

Models for payment mechanisms for forest ecosystem services in Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Thailand
Keywords:

Forests · Payment for ecosystem services · Willingness-to-pay

Models for payment mechanisms for forest ecosystem services in Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Thailand

Forests of the Asia-Pacific region are being converted to other land uses or degraded because their ecosystem services have no market value. This project aimed to generate scientific knowledge on the design of effective payment systems for forest ecosystem services (PFES). The research was conducted at three sites where forests are facing increasing pressures: a community forest...

Kawasaki, J., Scheyvens, H., Pagdee, A., & Predo, C. (2020). Models for payment mechanisms for forest ecosystem services in Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Thailand. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1170

Climate change adaptation in disaster-prone communities in Cambodia and Fiji
Keywords:

Asia-Pacific · Climate change adaptation · Disaster risk management · Local knowledge · Participatory research · Rural livelihoods

Climate change adaptation in disaster-prone communities in Cambodia and Fiji

This article examines how rural communities living in flood-prone river basins of Cambodia and Fiji have responded to increasing variability of floods and other natural hazards under the influence of climate change and other risk factors. Particular emphasis is placed on risk perceptions and adaptive strategies of households and communities with regard to regular and...

Neef, A., Boruff, B., Bruce, E., Ngin, C., Pauli, N., Davies, K., . . . Weber, E. (2020). Climate change adaptation in disaster-prone communities in Cambodia and Fiji. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1142

Consumers’ risk perception of vegetables in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Laos, Cambodia, and Viet Nam
Keywords:

Determinants · Developing countries · Food safety · Risk perception · Southeast Asia · Vegetables

Consumers’ risk perception of vegetables in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Laos, Cambodia, and Viet Nam

Vegetable safety is a public concern in Laos, Cambodia, and Viet Nam—developing countries in Southeast Asia. Eliminating this concern requires insight into factors shaping it. Food risk perception might differ among countries due to the dissimilarities in culture, social, and economic conditions. However, an understanding on this difference is lacking in Southeast Asia. This paper...

Nguyen, T., Ha, T., Boulom, S., Voe, P., Heang, C., Ha, D., . . . Pham, D. (2020). Consumers’ risk perception of vegetables in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Laos, Cambodia, and Viet Nam. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1130

Assessment of pastoral vulnerability and its impacts on socio-economy of herding community and formulation of adaptation options
Keywords:

Adaptation strategy · Life expectancy · Livestock · Pastoral vulnerability · Socio-economy

Assessment of pastoral vulnerability and its impacts on socio-economy of herding community and formulation of adaptation options

Rangelands located in arid and semi-arid region are particularly vulnerable to climate change. The objective of this research project is to assess vulnerability and its impacts on socio-economy of pastoral society and to formulate adaptation options for the selected rangelands. The analysis process consisted of (1) using geospatial techniques to assess the pastoral vulnerability; (2) using statistical correlation analysis...

Suvdantsetseg, B., Kherlenbayar, B., Nominbolor, K., Altanbagana, M., Yan, W., Okuro, T., . . . Zhao, X. (2020). Assessment of pastoral vulnerability and its impacts on socio-economy of herding community and formulation of adaptation options. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1107

Evaluation of best management practices with greenhouse gas benefits for salt-affected paddy soils in South Asia
Keywords:

Agriculture · Climate change · Greenhouse gas emissions · Management practices · Salinity

Evaluation of best management practices with greenhouse gas benefits for salt-affected paddy soils in South Asia

Anthropogenic climate change has caused increased soil salinity in South Asia due to saltwater intrusion caused by sea level rise, input of fertilizers with high salt index, and irrigation malpractices, etc. Salinity has a multitude of impacts on plant and soil processes, leading to alterations in gas fluxes and rice productivity. The remedial measures adopted...

Lokupitiya, E., Agrawal, M., Ahamed, T., Mustafa, N., Ahmed, B., Vathani, A., . . . Paustian, K. (2020). Evaluation of best management practices with greenhouse gas benefits for salt-affected paddy soils in South Asia. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1042

Water-energy-food nexus perspective: Pathway for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to country action in India
Keywords:

Country actions · India · Sustainable Development Goals · Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Water-energy-food nexus perspective: Pathway for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to country action in India

Water, energy and food securities lie at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since these securities are interconnected, the business-as-usual approach (sectoral approach) cannot achieve them and need to apply the water-energy-food nexus approach for identifying and overcoming the roots of barriers and challenges. The study aims to prioritize interlinkages between SDG-2 (food security), SDG-6...

Mitra, B., Sharma, D., Kuyama, T., Pham, B., Islam, G., & Thao, P. (2020). Water-energy-food nexus perspective: Pathway for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to country action in India. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1067

Environmental and economic impact assessment of the Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) in Shanghai, China
Keywords:

Impact assessment · Low Emissions Development Strategies · Shanghai · Urban energy system

Environmental and economic impact assessment of the Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) in Shanghai, China

National action on climate change and international negotiations are interlinked and mutually reinforcing. The international negotiations in the past years have stimulated national action, especially on Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) meaning development with the minimal output of emissions. This research will try to develop effective science-policy interaction to discuss the opportunities where LEDS can be used...

Farzaneh, H., & Wang, X. (2020). Environmental and economic impact assessment of the Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) in Shanghai, China. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1006