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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...

This research focuses on the global issue of heavy metal (HM) contamination in coastal systems and provides the first baseline investigation of the surface sediments in Tiruchendur Taluk, southern Thoothukudi, while evaluating potential sources and associated ecological risks. A total of 25 sediment samples were analyzed for particle size...

In climate-vulnerable coastal regions, left-behind family members often choose to stay despite having migration pathways through departed household members, challenging conventional theories of family reunification. This study examines the influence of psychosocial integration on non-migration aspirations among 411 left-behind households in coastal...

Climate variability poses a serious challenge to the sustainability of fragile mountain ecosystems where local livelihoods are closely dependent on natural resources. However, limited studies have examined long-term trends and local perceptions of climate variability in the north-eastern region of Dimapur district of Nagaland state in India. Thus...

The intensification of agriculture, coupled with unregulated fertilizer application and groundwater overexploitation, has led to widespread nitrate (NO3􀀀 ) contamination in many agrarian regions, including the Malwa region of Punjab, India. This study employs the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system to simulate the spatio-temporal evolution...

Bangalore, a rapidly urbanizing technological hub, faces escalating energy demands that require sustainable solutions. This study uses Google Earth Engine to assess Bangalore's solar energy potential through geospatial modeling and advanced suitability analysis. Utilizing high-resolution geospatial data, this study analyzed environmental and...

Effective disaster risk reduction in developing countries requires policies that are systematically informed by scientific evidence. This paper investigates how science–policy integration for disaster management and climate adaptation has been institutionalised in three international reference cases (Japan, the United States, and the Netherlands)...

Agricultural smoke from rice residue fires is now regarded as a dominant source of India’s autumn haze. Yet, the degree to which yield-driven intensification amplifies this pollution remains uncertain. To assess this environmental issue, there is an urgent need to analyze long-term datasets and to develop fine-grained fire-severity mapping. This...

The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD), a cornerstone of national food security, is increasingly affected by salinity intrusion arising from the combined influences of upstream hydropower development, climate change, and sea-level rise. Despite growing attention to this issue, the long-term hydrological mechanisms shaping these changes remain...

This book deals with reclamation of abandoned mines and carbon capture neutralization. It discusses various mining technologies particularly in the treatment of chemicals in waste water and bacterial issues especially in acid mines drainage and reclamation of abandoned mines. The focus being on gold mines, the book looks at treatments from a...