Upcoming Activities
Engage with Asia Hub colleagues as we brainstorm ways to strengthen partnerships and seek opportunities to enhance our research collaborations. This year’s meeting will be hosted by IPB University in Indonesia. It has been jointly organized by Michigan State University, IPB University, Nanjing Agricultural University and the Consortium for Innovations in Agricultural Education and Research in Asia (CIAERA), and sponsored by the Future Earth NEXUS KAN, MAIRS-FE and other agencies.
In the registration form, participants will select one of the following structured science discussion groups in which they will participate:
We look forward to your participation at this important meeting!
Registration for this event will be closing at the end of August.
An online webinar was held August 12 on the subject of Climate Resilience and Sustainable Communities. Hosted by Asia Hub, the webinar was attended by 29 participants from 10 different countries.
Presentations on Emerging Issues at the Land-Water Interface in Vietnam were made by Dr. Yadu Pokhrel, Associate Director of Asia Hub; Dr. Duong Bui, Director for Research & International Cooperation, National Center for Water Resources Planning and Investigation (Vietnam); and Dr. Do Hoai Nam, Deputy Director of Center for Training and International Cooperation at Vietnam Academy for Water Resources and Vice Chairman of Vietnam Water Partnership. In addition, a presentation was made by scientists from the Vietnam National University of Agriculture: Dr. Chu Anh Tiep, Lecturer, Department of Cultivation Science, Faculty of Agronomy, assisted by Dr. Vy Vo Duyen Thao. Dr. Huy Dang. Postdoctoral Researcher in the MSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering served as the moderator.
A video of the program may be viewed online by following this link.
Powerpoint presentations from this webinar can be accessed here.
Asia Hub is working to strengthen partnerships in Vietnam, and Dr. Pokhrel will make a visit to key partners in September as a follow up from the webinar.
This event was made possible by the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant administered by the MSU Asian Studies Center.
Webinar Series on "Climate Resilience and Sustainable Communities in Southeast Asia Series" (2025)
Date: January 22, 2025
Location: Zoom
Time: 8:00 AM EST, 8:00 PM Vietnam time
A new webinar series on Climate Resilience and Sustainable Communities in Southeast Asia, part of a project funded by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, will begin in January 2025. The goal of this project is to establish long-term partnerships with regional partners through jointly addressing themes of common interest related to climate change, clean energy, environmental sustainability, and societal resilience.
The first webinar in a series of five occurred on Wednesday, January 22 at 8:00 am EST, 8:00 pm Vietnam time. It was one hour long and featured opening comments by Dr. Yadu Pokhrel of Michigan State University and a presentation by Dr. Thanh Ngo-Duc of the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), followed by at least 20 minutes of open discussion. Dr. Thanh will focus his talk on "Recent Regional Efforts in Developing Gridded Climate Data and Future Projections" in line with the theme of this webinar series.
Dr. Thanh is the Co-Director of the Department of Space and Applications (DSA), and Co-Director of the LOTUS International Joint Laboratory at USTH, Vietnam. Using modeling and remote sensing tools, his research focuses on the topics of natural disasters and climate change. He is the lead author of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of IPCC (2021). Dr. Thanh is currently the Chairman of the Scientific Committee in Earth and Environmental Sciences of the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED). He received his engineering diploma and master's degree from the Ecole Polytechnique (France) in 2001 and 2002, respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. in Meteorology from the University of Paris VI in 2005.
Dates: May 15-16, 2025
Location: Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
Cost: Registration is free. Participants are responsible for their travel and lodging expenses.
Join us in Seoul for the inaugural Inclusive University Communities Conference, where thought leaders, scholar-practitioners, and students from Michigan State University, Korea University, and Southeast Asian institutions will gather to explore innovative strategies for fostering inclusive campus environments on a global scale.
Participants will engage in plenary sessions, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities to share diverse perspectives on global justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. This two-day event will include inspiring conversations and networking opportunities with peers across continents.
This conference aims to foster lasting global partnerships and a shared commitment to inclusive excellence.
Training Workshop on " Building Earth Observation Capacities to Address the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Asia" (2024)
Dates: November 9-11
Location: Chiang Mai University, Thailand
This is a strategic initiative within the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus community to enhance the utilization of Earth Observations (EO) in decision-making. It builds upon ongoing regional efforts by the Asia Hub partners, leveraging collaboration with MAIRS-FE and NEXUS GRNs. The goal of this workshop is to enhance regional capacity, expanding the scope of EO applications within the framework of Future Earth’s WEF Nexus studies and other relevant GRNs. The technical skills through this workshop should help enhance the local capacity to advance WEF Nexus research.
Speakers:
Jiaguo Qi, Asia Hub/MSU
Yadu Pokhrel, Asia Hub/MSU
Shiqi Tao, Asia Hub / NAU
Sanchai Jatursitha, CMU
Richard Lawford, EO4WEF
Quentin Paletta, ESA
Tanita Suepa, GISTDA, Thailand
Siam Lawawirojwong, GISTDA, Thailand
A.K.M. Saiful Islam, BUET, Bangladesh
Webinar on Exploring the Nexus of Water-Energy-Food: Contemporary Insights into Sustainability Policy and Plan in Thailand and ASEAN
Date: April 29, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
Asia Hub organized the second webinar of the series called "2024 Asia Hub Forum on Addressing Emerging Challenges on Water-Energy-Food in Asia" on April 29, 2024, featuring Chiang Mai University (CMU), Thailand. The session's featured speakers Professor Dr. Sanchai Jaturasitha and Professor Dr. Wongkot Wongsapai discussed the topic "Exploring the Nexus of Water-Energy-Food: Contemporary Insights into Sustainability Policy and Plan in Thailand and ASEAN". The session was attended by 30 participants from different Asia Hub member institutions across Asia and from MSU and ended with a question-and-answer session.
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Webinar on "Co-designing Climate Resilient Communities under the Lens of WEF Nexus
Date: February 28, 2024 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EST
Asia Hub organized the first webinar of the series called "2024 Asia Hub Forum on Addressing Emerging Challenges on Water-Energy-Food in Asia" on February 28, 2024, featuring the Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER), BRAC University of Bangladesh. The session's featured speaker. Dr. Mukherjee discussed the topic "Co-designing Climate Resilient Communities under the Lens of WEF Nexus," focusing on the impact of natural disasters in Bangladesh and how poverty exacerbates the vulnerability of the affected communities. He highlighted the common occurrence of home loss in such disasters and discussed their team's approach to designing flood-resilient homes for increased community resilience. The session was attended by 50 participants from different Asia Hub member institutions across Asia and from MSU and ended with a question-and-answer session.
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An Asia Hub Webinar on Land Use, Land Cover, and Soil Research: Thailand
Date: September 7, 2023 | 8:30 - 10:30 PM EST
This webinar was a follow up from the 2023 Asia Hub Annual Meeting in Hainan, China. One of the working groups at that conference focused on soil health, and this webinar allowed presenters who did not have an opportunity to attend the working group a chance to present and share their expertise and ideas for engaging with Asia Hub.
Watch the Video Recording of the webinar here.
Moderator:
Prof. Charlie Navanugraha, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
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What is Asia Hub?
Best Practices for Equitable Partnerships
Asian Studies Center
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WEF Nexus Solutions
