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Decarbonizing road transport through technology interventions is crucial for reducing global greenhouse gases emissions. However, progress varies significantly across regions due to differences in technology readiness, commercialization, and policy environments. In recent years, the electrification of light-duty and freight vehicles has emerged as...

Climate change is increasingly recognized as a critical driver of human and national insecurity, yet its integration into climate adaptation planning remains limited. This study examines how climate security considerations can be systematically embedded within National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), moving from conceptual understanding to practical...

In a world that expects cities to fuel economic growth and attract millions of people every year, there's something unnerving about the phrase "shrinking cities." But thousands of cities are getting smaller, leaving vacant homes, abandoned factories, and oversized infrastructure. Shrinking cities pose a new problem for urban planners: how to manage...

National‐scale monitoring of mangrove forests, including their spatial structure (e.g., canopy height and above‐ground biomass), is necessary for the implementation of global agreements related to climate change and biodiversity conservation. Field measurements of mangrove structural parameters, however, are costly to collect. Here, we investigated...

This symposium discussed the challenges and opportunities of climate security and examined its continued relevance under a shifting geopolitical landscape in the Asia-Pacific region. The event presented an opportunity to take stock of the activities and achievements of the Asia-Pacific Climate Security (APCS) project conducted by IGES over the past...

Many parts of India will require data-driven analysis of the climate, air quality, health, and employment co-benefits of key sectoral interventions as they decarbonize. This research offers such an analysis for agrivoltaics—an intervention that co-locates agriculture with solar energy production on the same parcel of land—in India’s Nagpur...

Through a study of Ra Province (northeast Viti Levu Island, Fiji) involving both archival research and community engagement, we highlighted a long history of Indigenous population mobility. Many coastal settlements have mostly undocumented histories of relocating inland due to shoreline retreat and land loss over recent decades. Studies of...

Forest fires are integral to forest ecosystems as they influence nutrient cycling, plant regeneration, tree density, and biodiversity. However, human-induced climate change and activities have made forest fires more frequent, more intense, and more widespread, exacerbating their ecological and socioeconomic impact. Forest fires shape Tamil Nadu's...

Changes in land use over space and time are key drivers of water pollution. However, current studies on landuse–water-quality relationships in small watersheds are insufficient to support regional development. Comparative research across large-scale watersheds can better inform water environmental protection, yet such studies remain limited. This...