Equitable Coastal Communities
Transformations towards
Sustainability and Equity
Sustainability and Equity
We are interdisciplinary social scientists exploring sustainability challenges facing coastal communities: equity, vulnerability, resilience, marginality, and governance. Our research topics include climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, sustainable development, community-based management, and resource governance.
January 2025
Lisa Hiwasaki & Katelyn Barrett visited Southwest Papua, Indonesia as part of an international research team conducting fieldwork and knowledge building for Blue Climate Solutions
December 2024
Lisa Hiwasaki co-authored an article published on the World Resources Institute website titled "Indigenous Knowledge Is Key to Better Ocean Management"
July 2024
Lisa Hiwasaki presented a paper titled "Vulnerability reduction for climate justice: Towards climate-resilient and equitable development in Southeast Asia" at the International Workshop on Climate-Resilient Development in Southeast Asia
May 2024
Nara Wisesa received the 2023-2024 University of Rhode Island Writing Award in the category of Advocacy Writing (Graduate), for his paper titled "Hantu Laut: The Ghosts of Colonialism in Indonesia’s Marine Conservation”. Read more about it in the Writing Across URI website here.
April 2024
Nara Wisesa is highlighted in the URI's Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (ATL) Graduate Student Spotlight for his work as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Read more about it in the ATL website here.
October 2023
Lisa Hiwasaki presented a paper titled "Prioriser la réduction des vulnérabilités : Action concrète pour une adaptation transformationnelle" at the Adaptation Futures conference in Montréal, Canada.
July 2023
Nara Wisesa traveled to Rote Island, Indonesia for a scoping trip as part of his PhD preparation, read more about it in this blog post.
Han Le also traveled to Phu Yen, Viet Nam as part of the RIV research project and part of her PhD preparation, read more about in in this blog post.
28-29 June 2023 and 3-4 July 2023
EscSea research stakeholder workshops on the integration of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction for sustainable development were held in Viet Nam (June 28-29) and Indonesia (July 3-4): click here to learn more
20 June 2023
Nara Wisesa presented a poster titled “Integrated Coastal Management Framework: Lessons Learned from Rote, Indonesia” at the Fifth Asia Pacific Coral Reef Symposium in Singapore.
17 March 2023
Lisa Hiwasaki presented a paper titled “Vulnerability on the rise? Deconstructing sustainable development in Southeast Asian countries” at the Annual Conference of the International Studies Association in Montréal, Canada.
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