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MOE ACADEMIC RESEARCH FUND TIER 2[MOE-T2EP40120-0002]This project examines how climate crisis and cultural loss interconnect. The core objective is the co-production of knowledge that can lead to a changed understanding of environmental justice,…

The public keynote lectures are part of an academic workshop titled “What is ‘Worlding’ in Biocultural Worlding?” The workshop probes what “worlding” means within the context of biological and cultural diversity across different disciplines,…

Food security has been a perennial concern in Singapore, which sees the nation-state importing more than 90% of its food and allocating only 1% of its land to agriculture. These challenges are intensified by disruptions to global supply chains due to…

During this gathering, Liz Liu, Research Assistant, will share about her practice as a colour maker working with plants and soil found in Singapore. The session will begin with a brief sharing of the colours she has documented as part of the local…

Join us for a walking and reading session exploring the intersection of art, ecologies, and local knowledge to reimagine relationships within Earth systems.   Taking inspiration from case studies in the newly published Earth Ethics: Art, Institutions…

Following the lecture “Knowing the Reef: Community Insight and Scientific Understanding” on 26 August 2025, the first gathering of our second cycle of the Climate Transformation Gatherings will take us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the coral culture…

The upcoming gathering delves into the complexities of Singapore’s Long Island Plan—a terraforming endeavour—following the inaugural Climate Transformation Sustainable Societies Lecture on ‘Coastal Defence Measures for Rising Tides: A Case Study on…

In 2000, scholars Paul Crutzen and Eugene Stoermer proposed the formal recognition of a new ‘Anthropocene’ epoch, a geological era defined by profound human modification of the global environment. How might we understand this epoch through…

This lecture explores how scientific research and community action could converge around mangrove and wetland restoration, highlighting their critical role in strengthening climate resilience against rising sea levels in Southeast Asia. Pierre…

As the urgency of climate-change induced sea level rise threatens Singapore’s coastlines, many technological solutions have been offered to mitigate its worsening effects. In this lecture, moderated by Professor Ute Meta Bauer, Professor Adam Switzer…