Science Bulletin Articles

Sustainable mangrove rehabilitation: Lessons and insights from community-based management in the Philippines and Myanmar
Keywords:

Community · Mangrove · Participatory · Sustainable rehabilitation

Sustainable mangrove rehabilitation: Lessons and insights from community-based management in the Philippines and Myanmar

This study generally aims to synthesize the best practices and challenges in mangrove rehabilitation in the Philippines, Myanmar, Japan, China and India.  It employed an in-depth review of secondary information such as policy documents and project reports, and participatory research activities with various mangrove stakeholders such as key informant interview and focus group discussion. Lessons...

Camacho, L., Gevaña, D., Sabino, L., Ruzol, C., Garcia, J., Camacho, A., . . . Takeuchi, K. (2020). Sustainable mangrove rehabilitation: Lessons and insights from community-based management in the Philippines and Myanmar. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.983

Challenges and opportunities to approach zero waste for municipal solid waste management in Ho Chi Minh City
Keywords:

Biogas · Composting · Landfill · Municipal solid waste · Solid waste separation at source · Zero waste

Challenges and opportunities to approach zero waste for municipal solid waste management in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is a mega city with a total population of more than ten million. The quantity of solid waste generated has been increasing significantly over the past two decades, and the average generated solid waste was 1,164 tonnes/day in 1992 and 8,845 tonnes/day in 2017. Municipal solid waste (MSW) management has been considered...

Nguyen, T., Sharp, A., & Babel, S. (2020). Challenges and opportunities to approach zero waste for municipal solid waste management in Ho Chi Minh City. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.966

Improving women’s access to climate information services and enhancing their capability to manage climate risks
Keywords:

Adaptation · Capacity building · Climate change · Climate risk managers · India · Tamil Nadu · Women

Improving women’s access to climate information services and enhancing their capability to manage climate risks

Climate information services has been demonstrated as a potential tool in supporting farmers to manage climate risks. However, the existing gap or disconnect between institutions that develop climate information and farmers who are the primary users of climate information can be addressed by building their capacity in an integrated manner by covering all the associated...

Raj, R., M, D., Bose, S., Ramalingam, S., & Cas, B. (2020). Improving women’s access to climate information services and enhancing their capability to manage climate risks. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.946

Peripherality as key to understanding climate-associated risk and resilience for Pacific island communities
Keywords:

Autonomous coping capacity · Climate change · Dependency · Developing countries · Peripherality · Traditional/indigenous knowledge

Peripherality as key to understanding climate-associated risk and resilience for Pacific island communities

To address the lack of effective sustained interventions for climate-change adaptation in Pacific Island communities, a study to capture individual community risk and resilience profiles using peripherality was undertaken. Based on questionnaires completed in 73 communities, three peripherality indices were tested and refined and demonstrated to adequately capture various things such as community exposure to...

Nunn, P., Joseph, E., Korovulavula, I., & Kumar, R. (2019). Peripherality as key to understanding climate-associated risk and resilience for Pacific island communities. APN Science Bulletin, 9(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2019.888

Management strategy evaluation: Transdisciplinary and transparent natural resource management
Keywords:

Fisheries management · IMBeR · IMBIZO · Management strategy evaluation · Small scale fisheries

Management strategy evaluation: Transdisciplinary and transparent natural resource management

Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) is a modelling tool used to evaluate sufficiently realistic simulations of potential policy choices in complex systems. As a contribution to the Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR) project IMBIZO V, which occurred in October 2017, a workshop was convened with the goal of developing a coherent understanding of best-practice approaches for...

Hofmann, E., Maddison, L., & Van Putten, I. (2019). Management strategy evaluation: Transdisciplinary and transparent natural resource management. APN Science Bulletin, 9(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2019.895

Comparing effects of untreated and treated wastewater on riverine greenhouse gas emissions
Keywords:

Biodegradation · CO2 · Dissolved organic carbon · Wastewater

Comparing effects of untreated and treated wastewater on riverine greenhouse gas emissions

Wastewater may alter riverine fluxes of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and CO2, yet little is known about how treated and untreated wastewater affects riverine DOM biodegradation and CO2 emission to a different degree. In order to compare effects of treated vs untreated wastewater on DOM biodegradation and CO2 emission in downstream rivers, a three-day incubation...

Kim, D., Begum, M., Choi, J., Jin, H., Chea, E., & Park, J. (2019). Comparing effects of untreated and treated wastewater on riverine greenhouse gas emissions. APN Science Bulletin, 9(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2019.872

Assessing the health effects of extreme temperature and development of adaptation strategies to climate change in selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region
Keywords:

Adaptation · Climate change · Health effect · Morbidity · Mortality · Temperature · Vulnerability

Assessing the health effects of extreme temperature and development of adaptation strategies to climate change in selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region

While studies show that climate change is exacerbating health effects due to extreme hot weather, scientific evidence in the Asia-Pacific region remains scarce. In this study, we aim to assess the health effects of extreme temperature, identify individual and community factors contributing to population vulnerability, and develop adaptation strategies for temperature-related health risks. Various methods...

Cheng, L., & Huang, C. (2019). Assessing the health effects of extreme temperature and development of adaptation strategies to climate change in selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region. APN Science Bulletin, 9(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2019.854

Opportunities and challenges of compliance to safe building codes: Bangladesh and Nepal
Keywords:

Bangladesh · Building codes · Compliance · Disaster resilience · Grey building handbook · Nepal

Opportunities and challenges of compliance to safe building codes: Bangladesh and Nepal

This paper discusses the opportunities and challenges of compliance to safe building codes in Bangladesh and Nepal for increased disaster resilience. Recent disasters in both countries highlight that non-compliance to building codes is one of the significant causes of building-related disasters. Increased institutional and community awareness of the importance of safe building codes presents an...

Ahmed, I., Gajendran, T., Brewer, G., Maund, K., Von Meding, J., Kabir, H., . . . Sitoula, N. (2019). Opportunities and challenges of compliance to safe building codes: Bangladesh and Nepal. APN Science Bulletin, 9(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2019.834

Vulnerability of urban waters to emerging contaminants in India and Sri Lanka: Resilience framework and strategy
Keywords:

Climate change · Emerging contaminant · Resilience · Urban waters · Vulnerability

Vulnerability of urban waters to emerging contaminants in India and Sri Lanka: Resilience framework and strategy

Vulnerability and resilience of urban waters, under the shifting paradigm of climate change and urbanization, needs to be evaluated from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. We evaluated the vulnerability of urban waters of Guwahati, the largest city in Northeastern India, and Colombo, the coastal National Capital Territory of Sri Lanka, by analyzing the concurrence of...

Kumar, M., Chaminda, T., Honda, R., & Furumai, H. (2019). Vulnerability of urban waters to emerging contaminants in India and Sri Lanka: Resilience framework and strategy. APN Science Bulletin, 9(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2019.799

Developing an economic, environmental and agronomic case for the increased use of organic amendments in South Asia
Keywords:

Composts · Fertilizers · Greenhouse gases · Manures · Nitrogen use efficiency · Organic amendments

Developing an economic, environmental and agronomic case for the increased use of organic amendments in South Asia

Aggressive fertilizer subsidies throughout South Asia have led to a rapid increase in the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers such as urea at the farm level. While this has been successful in increasing yields, significant yield gaps remain between potential and actual farm yields, while unbalanced or over application of fertilizers potentially damages soil and...

Rowlings, D., Liyanage, A., Kholova, J., Jagadabhi, S., Ranwala, S., & Whitbread, A. (2019). Developing an economic, environmental and agronomic case for the increased use of organic amendments in South Asia. APN Science Bulletin, 9(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2019.780