{"id":171,"date":"2019-05-16T02:31:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T02:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2021-11-26T13:55:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T05:55:41","slug":"impact-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/impact-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Impacts of Climate Change on the Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-research\"><li id=\"menu-item-133\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/research-tracks\/\">Current Research Tracks<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-134\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/environmental-surveillance-treatment\/\">Environmental Surveillance and Treatment<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-198\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/environmental-human-health\/\">Environmental and Human Health<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-169\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/green-chemistry\/\">Resource Recovery and Circular Economy<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/impact-climate-change\/\">Climate Change and the Environment<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-199\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/food-energy-and-water-nexus\/\">Food, Energy and Water Nexus in Urban Farming<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-471\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/initiatives\/\">Programmes<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-754\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/e2s2\/\">E2S2<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3142\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/covid-19-wastewater-surveillance-programme\/\">Covid-19 wastewater surveillance programme<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2961\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research-category\/features\/\">INTPREP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-331\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-332\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/research-features\/\">Research Features<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-602\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/facilities\/\">Laboratory Facilities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t<h1>\n\t\tClimate Change and the Environment\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/impact-climate-change1.jpg\" alt=\"impact-climate-change1\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"impact-climate-change1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>Being in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), Singapore&#8217;s air composition is heavily influenced by winds bringing clouds and air from the northern and southern regions. Hence, regional effects need to be studied to allow for more accurate assessments of climate change impacts on Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Climate change studies include downscaling of global climate and ocean models for the Southeast Asia domain. This would provide more detailed and accurate projections of the climate parameters (e.g. temperature, wind, and precipitation), sea level rise, storm surges, and currents. High resolution climate models are being used on these studies. Satellite images from the region, other than available observed datasets, are very useful for validation of the climate models used for downscaling.<\/p>\n<p>Other related research activities at NUS include studies on the effects of land use change on climate change, atmospheric monitoring of aerosols, and a wide range of hydrological studies.<\/p>\n<p>In Southeast Asia, peatlands occupy 12% of the total land area. Peatlands are carbon sinks and freshwater sources. Degradation of peatlands can have serious impacts on water resources and climate in general. To better understand their significance, an integrated research team from NUS is working with regional and international partners (such as LI PI, Indonesia) to establish a knowledge-based platform in investigating atmospheric, terrestrial, ecological processes, and economic impacts of peatlands in the region. This information is useful for environmental mitigation, conservation, and sustainable development of regional resources.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tHighlights\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/impact-climate-change2.jpg\" alt=\"impact-climate-change2\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"impact-climate-change2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h4>\n\t\tTerrestrial Processes Affecting Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Tropical Peatlands: Lessons from a Field Study\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>The emissions of biogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs) and smoke from terrestrial processes lead to significant changes in the amount and composition of atmospheric particles (including soot, cloud condensation nuclei, etc.). 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