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Peer-reviewed Article
In Sustainability
Author:
Megumi
Takano
The global food system confronts critical challenges, including food insecurity, small-scale producer vulnerability, and environmental degradation. While locally led initiatives emerge as potential solutions, they face obstacles, such as participant bias and scaling limitations. This study analyzes 157 international and 91 Japanese locally led food...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Discover Environment
Author:
Huynh Vuong Thu
Minh
Gowhar
Meraj
Nguyen Dinh Giang
Nam
Bui Thi Bich
Lien
Nguyen Vo Chau
Ngan
Lam Van
Thinh
· Nigel K.
Downes
The water budget in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) depends heavily on rainfall which play crucial roles in supporting agriculture, aquaculture, and local livelihoods. This study evaluated rainfall trends across the VMD from 1978 to 2022, revealing significant spatial and seasonal variations. While a few inland stations showed marginal increases...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Climate
Author:
Devangana
Gupta
Manish
Sharma
Climate-induced migration has emerged as a major concern in India and Bangladesh, due to their geographical vulnerability and socioeconomic conditions. Coastal areas, such as the Sundarbans and the Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta, face relentless threats due to rising sea levels, cyclones, and floods. These factors force millions to relocate, resulting in...
Conference Paper
Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals – Asian and European Perspectives and Beyond
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends on well-designed and implemented follow-up and review (FUR) processes to monitor progress, review policies, and adjust strategies. However, despite the critical role cities play in implementing the SDGs, they lack official recognition in the FUR architecture of the 2030 Agenda. To engage...
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Peer-reviewed Article
In International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
Author:
Poonam
Sharma
Pooja
Yadav
Narisetty Nadha
Gowrish
Sanjeev
Kumar
Suraj Kumar
Singh
Shruti
Kanga
Gowhar
Meraj
Bojan
Đurin
This study examines the geoheritage of the Malwa region in Punjab, India, identifying and eval-uating potential sites based on their sceintific, educational, economic, cultural, and touristic sig-nificance. Through comprehensive mapping and quantitative assessment methodologies, this research categorizes these sites into high, medium, and low...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Urban Science
Author:
Manu
Thomas
Prajakta
Pimpalshende
Shalini
Dhyani
Urban green spaces (UGSs) are vital in enhancing environmental quality, social well-being, and climate resilience, yet their distribution and accessibility remain uneven in many rapidly urbanizing cities. The 3–30–300 rule offers a structured guideline with which to assess urban greenness, emphasizing tree visibility, canopy cover, and green space...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Energy for Sustainable Development
Author:
Doorgeshwaree
Jaggeshar
Xianqiang
Mao
Zhi
Guo
Kevin
Tu
Xing
Chen
Zhiyuan
Ma
A clean energy transition can not only help rebuild the energy landscape of small island developing states (SIDS) but also boost their resilience and long-term development prospects. This study employs the Open-Source Energy Modeling System (OSeMOSYS) model to analyze low-carbon transition pathways for Mauritius, which are aligned with its...
Report Chapter
Author:
Hannah
Gosnell
Victoria
Reyes García
Yves
Zinngrebe
Rafael
Almeida Magris
Karina
Benessaiah
Martha
Bonilla-Moheno
Rodwell
Chandipo
Joachim
Claudet
Barbara
Gemmill-Herren
Bruce
Goldstein
Patrick
Huntjens
Chinwe
Ifejika Speranza
Fumiko
Nakao
Ram
Pandit
Laura
Bosch Pereira
Kristina
Raab
Thais
Soares
Pablo
Tittonell
Xiaona
Guo
Chapter 5 presents quantitative and qualitative insights on actions and instruments around five strategies to bring about transformative change. Together these strategies address direct and indirect drivers (including underlying causes) of biodiversity loss and nature’s decline (Chapter 1) with explicit attention to overcoming the specific...
Policy Brief
Think 7 Policy Brief
Author:
Adeel
Kadri
Janani
Vivekananda
This T7 Policy Brief discusses the G7 countries' roles in addressing the global security challenge caused by climate change and energy insecurity. It is a collaborative output of adelphi (Germany), Manzil Pakistan, and IGES. Key Points: Climate change undermines national and human security in and beyond G7 countries, especially in fragile regions...
Training or Learning Material
Plastic pollution is a growing global challenge that demands urgent, comprehensive, and collective action. In response, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) developed the National Action Plan on Plastic Waste Management, 2021–2030 (NAPPWM), grounded in the principles of the circular economy and the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Achieving the...