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Peer-reviewed Article
In npj Urban Sustainability
Progress toward the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been insufficient, partly due to weak policy follow-up and review (FUR) at all government levels. While local governments are key to implementing the SDGs, the country-centric design of the 2030 Agenda hinders effective local-level FUR. To address this shortcoming, local governments...
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JICA Training on NDCs
The presentation focuses on enhancing the role of agriculture in achieving climate goals by strengthening Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). It highlights agriculture's dual role in both greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate adaptation, noting that food systems contribute to nearly a quarter of global emissions. While most NDCs...
Policy Brief
Water valuation is pivotal for sustainable development in water-scarce regions and high-consumption cities in Asia. It enables efficient design of circular water conservation, including water reuse, to alleviate pressure on scarce water resources and maintain water quality through reduced pollution loads, decentralized treatment solutions and...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Discover Sustainability
Occurrence of fluoride (F−) at elevated levels in groundwater (GW) has become a major concern as it is associated with serious health issues like dental-skeletal fluorosis, severe neurological disorders, and abnormal enzymatic activities. This study conducted, in Purulia district in West Bengal, India, to understand the factors influencing F⁻...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Anthropocene Science
Forest fires pose significant ecological, social, and economic threats, necessitating accurate risk assessment to inform disaster management. This study integrates geospatial technology with machine learning to map forest fire risk in Hamirpur District, Himachal Pradesh, India, using the knowledge-based analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and...
Submission to Policy Process
In a context of escalating and interlinked climate and biodiversity crises, ambitious, integrated and inclusive action towards just transitions is central to ensuring a more sustainable, equitable and resilient world for current and future generations. The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement and the submission of the second...
Commentary (Op. Ed)
ICMA Public Management Magazine
This article explores how genuine stakeholder engagement can drive sustainable development by fostering trust, empowering communities, and strengthening governance. Drawing on experiences from Santa Rosa City in the Philippines and Shimokawa Town in Japan—two places facing vastly different challenges—it illustrates how meaningful participation can...
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Unpacking Non-economic Loss and Damage in Africa (UNELD-Africa): UNELD Synthesis team meeting
This presentation, delivered at the ASCEND Workshop in Cape Town, addresses how to frame non-economic losses and damages (NELDs) for a systematic synthesis of knowledge in Africa. It emphasises the complexity and multidimensionality of NELDs, shaped by diverse disciplines such as social sciences, environmental studies, law, and politics. The...
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Peer-reviewed Article
In Journal of Sustainable Forestry
Forest ecosystems of the western Himalaya are simultaneously shaped by steep topography, intense human pressure and a rapidly warming climate. This study assesses the spatial distribution and future changes in forest resilience potential (FRP) across Uttarakhand, India, under current conditions and future high-emission climate scenarios. We...
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Ecosystem Services Partnership 11th World Conference
We attempt a bottom-up approach to developing NFF-based localized future scenarios up to 2050 that capture these local concerns and efforts. Our exercise started with interpreting the Ramsar Site Management Plan (2022) from the NFF lens, followed by a stakeholder workshop in 2024 to flesh out multiple future scenarios. A spatially-explicit...