LATEST NEWS:

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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