LCLUC SARI International Regional Science Meeting in South/Southeast Asia

Meeting Focus: 

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Meeting Objectives

The countries in South/Southeast Asia have the highest population growth rate and account for about than 35% of the global population. This population growth together with rapid economic development is causing immense pressure to convert land from forest to agriculture and from agricultural areas to residential and urban uses with significant impact on ecosystem services. Increased Land-Cover/Land-Use Change (LCLUC) in the region is disrupting and perturbing forest resources, biodiversity, regional climate, biogeochemical cycles, water resources and other ecosystem services. The aim of this meeting is to review the availability, potential and limitations of different data sources and methodologies for land-use mapping, quantification and monitoring and impact on environment. The meeting presentations will focus on synergies among various approaches and provide recommendations on how to improve the role of earth observations, ground data and modeling techniques for the improved understanding of land-use drivers and their environmental impacts.

The purpose of this international meeting is to provide a forum to discuss LCLUC and its impacts, with a regional focus on South and Southeast Asian countries. The meeting will be organized around the following themes: (1) agriculture and water resources, 2) biomass burning, including land-atmosphere interactions, 3) urbanization, and 4) land use in coastal zones and estuaries, and 5) land use in forests and mountain regions. Overview presentations will present recent research accomplishments and the state of the art on these topics in South/Southeast Asia, and formulate future research directions and applications development needs for the region. The meeting will explore opportunities for coordination and collaboration among research scientists and teams and ongoing projects aimed to advance our understanding of the spatial extent, intensity, social consequences, and impacts on environment in South/Southeast Asian countries. 

International Steering Committee

Dr. Garik Gutman, Program Manager, NASA Land-Cover/Land-Use Change Program; Landsat Program Scientist, Washington D.C. USA; Phone:1-202-358-2770; Email: ggutman@nasa.gov

Dr. Krishna Prasad Vadrevu, Remote Sensing Scientist, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA, Phone: 256-321-9492; and Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland College Park, USA; Email: krisvkp@umd.edu

Dr. Chris Justice, Professor, Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP), 4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 209, College Park, Maryland, 20740, USA, Phone: 301.405.4050; Email: cjustice@umd.edu

Dan Irwin, Remote Sensing Scientist and Director, NASA SERVIR Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA, Email: daniel.irwin@nasa.gov

Dr. Toshimasa Ohara, Fellow, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan; Phone: 81-29-850-2491; Email: tohara@nies.go.jp

Dr. Matsunaga Tsuneo, Head, Center for Environmental Measurement and Analysis (Environmental Information Analysis Section), National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan; Phone:81-29-850-2349;Email:matsunag@nies.go.jp

Dr. Atul K. Jain, Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, Email: jain1@illinois.edu

Dr. Cheikh Mbow, START Director, Mr. Senay Habtezion, Program Specialist, START - www.start.org; Email: cmbow@start.org or shabtezion@start.org

Local Steering Committee

Dr. Suparerk Aukkaravittayapun, Director for Research Facilitation, National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT), 191 Siriphanich Building, Huay Kaew Road, Muang, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Email: suparerk.a@narit.or.th

Dr. Ronald Macatangay, Researcher, National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT), 191 Siriphanich Building, Huay Kaew Road, Muang, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Email: ronald@narit.or.th / ronmcdo@gmail.com

Dr. Narisara Thongboonchoo, Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), 1 Soi Chalongkrung 1, Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand; Email: narisara.th@kmitl.ac.th / nthongbo@gmail.com

Dr. Somporn Chantara, Head of Research Center, Multidisciplinary Science Research Center (MSRC), Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Road, Muang, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Email: somporn.chantara@cmu.ac.th / somporn.chantara@gmail.com / msrc.cmu@gmail.com

Dr. Thiranan Sonkaew, Head of Atmospheric Science and Astronomy Research Unit (ASARU), Faculty of Science, Lampang Rajabhat University, 119 M.9 Lampang-Maetha Rd., Tambon Chompoo, Muang, Lampang 52100, Thailand; Email: thiranan@lpru.ac.th / thiranan.sonkaew@gmail.com

Dr. Chakrit Chotamonsak, Head of Regional Center for Climate and Environmental Studies (RCCES), Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Road, Muang, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Email: chakrit.c@cmu.ac.th / chotamonsak@gmail.com

Local Logistics Contact

Dr. Suparerk Aukkaravittayapun, Director for Research Facilitation, National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT), 191 Siriphanich Building, Huay Kaew Road, Muang, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Email: suparerk.a@narit.or.th

Dr. Ronald Macatangay, Researcher, National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT), 191 Siriphanich Building, Huay Kaew Road, Muang, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Email: ronald@narit.or.th / ronmcdo@gmail.com

Meeting Venue

Furama Hotel 54 Huay Keaw Road, Muang Chiang Mai 50300; Tel: (66) 5341 5222; Fax: (66) 5341 5200 Email: chiangmai@furama.com http://www.furama.com/chiangmai/

Training (for Early Career Scientists <35yrs)

The meeting will include a three day hands-on training session for young researchers and will focus on the use of remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) for land cover/land use change applications including atmospheric impact studies using SAR, MODIS, Landsat, Sentinel and other remote sensing datasets.

Training Dates: 20th, 21st, 22nd July, 2017

Chiang Mai University 239 Huay Kaew Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50200 http://www.cmu.ac.th/en/index.php

Pictures

Pictures from the LCLUC meeting are now available to view/download here: https://goo.gl/photos/JLQndGdivhGNLQ366 .