Air, land, coasts and oceans
Interactions among the land, air, coasts and oceans, whether caused by natural or human factors at different timescales, have profound implications on global environmental change and implications for sustainability.
Key topics
- Land use and land change
- Ocean and coastal changes
- Atmospheric changes
- System interactions
- Transboundary issues
Recent projects
Mapping plastic pollution pathways: integrating observation and citizen science approach to link residential sources and environmental contamination
Building marine ecosystem resilience: Capacity building for small-scale fishers to advance SDGs 13 and 14 in Asian countries
Overcoming barriers to alternative waste management for climate-friendly and eliminating plastic pollution in ASEAN cities
Peer-reviewed publications
Assessing urban heat islands in Southeast Asia megacities: An integrated study of land use, climate change and heatwave occurrences
Remediation of urban water bodies: A multi-country study on community capacity building and communication on nature-based solutions
The value chain analysis of PVC recycling in Pakistan: Challenges and opportunities for sustainable resource management
Best agriculture management practices for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from salinity affected tropical coastal paddy fields: A case study from Sri Lanka
Influence of transboundary air pollution into the atmosphere of Kathmandu Valley
Microplastics pollution in water and sediment matrices of the old Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh: An ecological risk appraisal of an urban river
Briefs