Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Research Areas of CCCS Network

Sustainable Research Areas Participation of CCCS Member Development Goals Institutions (SDGs) SDG 2: Zero Hunger • Agriculture productivity/ Food • CIF, Colombia End hunger and ensure Security • CCC&SD, NRC, safe, nutritious and • Malnutrition • University of sufficient food for all • Resilient Agricultural Practices • CSIR, • Genetic Diversity of Seeds • West Africa Science Service • Agricultural Waste Centre on Climate Change & Management Adapted Land Use • Improving Agricultural Land (WASCAL),Ghana • Climate Smart Agriculture • University of Tehran, Iran • Climate Smart Agriculture • RSS, Jordan • Food safety/Food quality • CCCS, KazNu • Value added food • CCCS, • Post-harvest losses reduction • CCRD, Pakistan and management • Al-Quds University, Palestine • Genetic improvement of • ITI, Sri Lanka livestock • CCCS-IRCC, Agricultural • Tree crops for household food Research Center- security • TIRDO,

SDG 3: Good Health & • Health & Nutrition • CCC&SD,NRC, Egypt well Being • Impacts of Environmental • ICENS, Jamaica Ensure healthy lives Toxicology on Health • RSS, Jordan and promote well- • Monitoring and Dispersal of • ICCBS, Pakistan being for all at all ages Vectors of Infectious Diseases • CCRD, Pakistan • Supplementary food for • Al-Quds University, Palestine specific patients. • ITI, Srilanka • Safe drinking water / • CCCS-IRCC, FMOH- food Functional food formulation. research Center-Sudan • Traditional herbal based food

SDG 4: Quality • Sustainable Community • CCCS, KazNu Education Development and Education Foster International • Community Capacity building Collaboration in for Sustainable Development ensuring education SDG 6: Clean Water • Water Resources • IFRD,BCSIR,Bangladesh and Sanitation Management • ICCES, China Ensure access to water • Water Quality • CIF, Colombia and sanitation for all • Hydrology • CCC&SD,NRC, Egypt • Water Recycling • University of The Gambia

COMSATS Center for Climate & Sustainability (CCCS) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Research Areas of CCCS Network

• Wastewater Treatment • CSIR, Ghana (Water Research • Water Metering and Pricing Institute) • Groundwater Management • University of Tehran, Iran • Agriculture Runoff Pollution • RSS, Jordan • Salt Water Intrusion • ICENS, Jamaica • CCRD, Pakistan • Al-Quds University, Palestine • ITI, Sri Lanka • NCPC and CCCS at IRCC, Higher Council for Natural Resources-Sudan • TIRDO, Tanzania • CERTE, Tunisia • Environment and Cleaner Production Institute (ECPI),TUBITAK MRC, Turkey SDG 7: Affordable and • Renewable Energy (Solar, • IFRD,BCSIR, Bangladesh Clean Energy Wind and Biofuel) • University of The Gambia Ensure access to • Energy Efficiency • RSS, Jordan affordable, reliable, • Biotechnology Applications • Al-Quds University, Palestine sustainable and for production of Biogas and • ITI, Sri Lanka modern energy Biofuel • NCPC, CCCS and UNESCO chair on Technology transfer at IRCC, General Directorate of Renewable Energy • TIRDO, Tanzania • Environment and Cleaner Production Institute (ECPI),TUBITAK MRC, Turkey

COMSATS Center for Climate & Sustainability (CCCS) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Research Areas of CCCS Network

SDG 11: Sustainable • Mitigation of GHG Emissions • ICCES, China Cities and • Air Quality • CCC&SD,NRC, Egypt Communities • Solid Waste Management • University of The Gambia Make cities inclusive, • Wastewater Management • University of Iran, Tehran safe, resilient and • Environmental Impacts of • ICENS, Jamaica sustainable Urbanization • RSS, Jordan • Environmental Toxicology • CCCS, KazNu • Adaptation Measures Against • CCRD, Pakistan Climate Risks • ITI, Sri Lanka • Impacts of Urbanization on • NCPC- NLTC, CCCS at IRCC and Regional Climate Change University of Khartoum (U of • Urban Weathers and Climate K)- Sudan Extremes (urban flooding and • TIRDO, Tanzania Urban Heat Island • Environment and Cleaner • Noise levels Production Institute • Safe disposal of wastewater (ECPI),TUBITAK MRC, Turkey • impact of climate change on critical infrastructure • Natural Disasters and Economy • Land use change and physical planning imperatives

COMSATS Center for Climate & Sustainability (CCCS) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Research Areas of CCCS Network

SDG 13 : Climate Mitigation for Climate Change • ICCES, China Action • Impacts and vulnerability • CIF, Colombia Take urgent action to assessment on major • CSIR, Ghana combat climate socioeconomic sectors • University of The Gambia change and its impacts • Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies (C3SS) • ICENS, Jamaica • CCCS,KazNu • CCCS, Nigeria • CCRD, Pakistan • ICCBS, Pakistan

• Al-Quds University, Palestine

• ITI, SriLanka

• UNCST,

• FHENR, IRCC-Sudan • TIRDO, Tanzania • CERTE, Tunisia • Environment and Cleaner Production Institute (ECPI),TUBITAK MRC, Turkey

Adaptation to Climate Change • CCC&SD,NRC, Egypt • CSIR, Ghana / University of Ghana Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies (C3SS) / West Africa Science Service Centre on Climate Change & Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Ghana • University of Tehran, Iran • RSS, Jordan • CCRD, Pakistan • ITI, Sri Lanka • NCPC , CCCs at IRCC and FHCENR -Sudan • TIRDO, Tanzania • CERTE, Tunisia • Environment and Cleaner Production Institute (ECPI),TUBITAK MRC, Turkey • Multi-scale characteristics • CIF, Colombia

COMSATS Center for Climate & Sustainability (CCCS) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Research Areas of CCCS Network

of regional climate • change, with focus on • ICCES, China weather and climate • University of Tehran, Iran extremes • U of K and IRCC-Sudan • Quantitative evaluation of • CCRD, Pakistan climate change impact on • TIRDO, Tanzania water resources, • CERTE, Tunisia agriculture, energy, etc • Enhancement of Prediction capability for multi-scale hydro- meteorological disasters • Projection of future climate change and its uncertainty analysis • Geographic Information System/ Remote Sensing • Meteorological Modeling

SDG 15: Life on Land • Biodiversity conservation • CIF, Colombia Sustainably manage /Ecosystem • ICCES, China forests, combat • Land Degradation and • CCC&SD,NRC, Egypt desertification, halt Desertification • University of The Gambia and reverse land • Environmental Policy • CSIR, Ghana degradation, halt • Sustainable Land Use • CSIR, Ghana / West Africa biodiversity loss • Land Use and Land Cover Science Service Centre on Changes Climate Change & Adapted • Analysis of the impact of climate Land Use (WASCAL) change on the biodiversity • University of Tehran, Iran (climate models) • ICENS, Jamaica • CCCS, KazNu • CCCS, Nigeria • CCCS-IRCC and ENDRI, CCCS-

NRC at IRCC and UNESCO chair on Desertification –Sudan • CERTE, Tunisia

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