Knowledge Sharing Webinar series:
Knowledge Sharing Webinar 1:
An Introduction to Urban Planning for Coastal Sustainability
Speaker
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Goh Hong Ching
Universiti Malaya
With increased urbanization due to lucrative waterfront projects and coastal reclamation, the impacts of development are no longer limited to land. This lecture sheds light on development pressures on marine ecosystems and gaps which need to be addressed for coastal sustainability. Watch the recording of this session below:
Knowledge Sharing Webinar 2:
How to Write Winning Proposals
Speaker 1
Prof. Mark Huxham
Edinburgh Napier University
Speaker 2
Dr. Gráinne Barkess
Edinburgh Napier University
For this webinar, we will learn from Dr Mark Huxham, Professor of Environmental Biology, and Dr Gráinne Barkess, Head of Researcher Development, from Edinburgh Napier University on writing high quality proposals for research funding calls.
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If you are a researcher still early in your career, a postgraduate student or someone who needs to write proposals to obtain funding for research, for applied projects that use science or for a mixture of both, then this webinar is for you. Discover key strategies for explaining why your proposal is relevant and how it will achieve its aims.
This session will cover:
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What types of funding are available
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How to distinguish between aims, objectives and outputs
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Deciding on hypotheses and whether these are relevant
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Understanding theory of change and impacts
Watch the recording of this session below:
Knowledge Sharing Webinar 3:
Communicating Science for the Climate: WATER
Speaker 1
Prof. Chan Ngai Weng
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Speaker 2
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Helena Varkkey
Universiti Malaya
In this webinar, we have Professor Dr. Chan Ngai Weng from School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia to share with us on the role and importance of water (seawater, fresh water, rain water, etc.) in the context of climate change and climate action in Malaysia. This is followed by Associate Professor Dr Helena Varkkey from the Department of International and Strategic Studies, Universiti Malaya to share on basics of science communication, and how do more on communicating for climate change action.
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Topics covered in this session included:
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Scientific communication and the importance of effective communication of scientific results
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Climate change in the context of water resources
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Watch the recording of this session below:
Knowledge Sharing Webinar 4:
Turning your Policy Brief into Action
Speaker
Puan Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi
LESTARI UKM
This talk focuses on the practical approach of drafting a solid policy brief; from putting together scientific findings and recommendations and turning them into a salient and actionable document. This one-hour public webinar will be led by Puan Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi, Associate Fellow at LESTARI UKM.
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Watch the recording of this session below:
Knowledge Sharing Webinar 5:
Challenges and Opportunities of Eco-Engineering in the Marine Environment
Speaker
Dr. Louise Firth
University of Plymouth
In response to biodiversity loss caused by coastal development, ecological engineering strives to make space for marine life in human-dominated environments. As it is a young field, there are many things to learn and communicate to improve the science in the future.
Please join Dr. Louise Firth, lecturer in marine ecology at the University of Plymouth, as she shares with us a critique of the field of eco-engineering and highlights where future efforts should be targeted. This talk will spotlight areas of interest in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Knowledge Sharing Webinar 6:
Blue carbon benefits, feasibility, and financing for climate change mitigation
Speaker
Dr. Olivia Rendon
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
InMSEA and COASTAR are co-hosting a knowledge-sharing hybrid seminar by Dr. Olivia Rendon from the Sea and Society Research Group, Plymouth Marine Laboratory on ‘Blue carbon: benefits, feasibility, and financing for climate change mitigation’.
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Join her in this seminar on how to further our economic and financial understanding on blue carbon, as well as the potential to develop and validate sustainable blue carbon schemes and mechanisms in achieving national and global targets.