Conference Theme

Main Theme

Advancing Carbon and Energy Flux Research for Climate Resilience and Carbon Neutrality in Asia 

 

Sub Themes

1. Forest, Grassland, and Bare Land Carbon and Energy Fluxes in Asian Ecosystems

• CH₄, CO₂, and N₂O fluxes and exchanges, evapotranspiration, energy balance, carbon sinks and sources, restoration, degradation, land-cover change, and climate sensitivity across tropical, subtropical, temperate, and mountain forests, grasslands, and bare land ecosystems.

2. Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Fluxes and Climate-Smart Farming

• CH₄, CO₂, and N₂O fluxes from rice paddies, croplands, agroecosystems, mitigation measures (such as alternate wetting and drying and irrigation management), food security, and low-emission agriculture in Asia.

3. Urban Carbon, Energy Balance, and Climate Resilience

• Urban CO₂ emissions and sinks, sensible and latent heat fluxes, urban heat islands, green infrastructure, air quality–climate interactions, and low-carbon city development.

Conveners: Wei Xiao (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology), Mi Zhang (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology), Ning Hu (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology), Yibo Liu (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology), Chang Cao (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology)

4. Land Use Change, Ecosystem Transformation, and Carbon Stock Dynamics

• Impacts of deforestation, reforestation, urban expansion, agricultural conversion, wetland loss, and land-use/land-cover change on soil carbon stocks, carbon sequestration, ecosystem carbon dynamics, modeling, and carbon-energy exchange.

5. Coastal Interface under Climate Change: Responses and Feedback

• Mangroves, peatlands, seagrass, seaweed cultivation, coastal wetlands, estuaries, river–ocean carbon transport, and blue carbon contributions to carbon neutrality.

Conveners: Sung-Ching Lee (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry), Famin Wang (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Bora Lee (National Institute of Forest Science), Pierre Taillardat (Nanyang Technological University)

6. Flux Measurement Technologies and Long-Term Observation Networks

• Eddy covariance, chamber measurements, in situ CO₂/CH₄/N₂O monitoring and modeling, flux towers, proximal sensing, vertical profiling, autonomous platforms, and next-generation sensors.

7. Remote Sensing, AI, and Modeling for Carbon and Energy Flux Upscaling

• Satellite observations, GIS, LiDAR, SIF, machine learning, data assimilation, ecosystem modeling, and spatial upscaling of carbon, water, and energy fluxes across Asia.

Conveners: Kazuhito Ichii (Chiba University), Yuhei Yamamoto (Chiba University), Xiangzhong Luo (National University of Singapore), Panu Nueangjumnong (GISTDA), Chompunut Chayawat (GISTDA), Pramet Kaewmesri (GISTDA)

8. Climate Extremes, Monsoon Variability, and Ecosystem Feedback

• Responses of carbon and energy fluxes to droughts, floods, heatwaves, typhoons, ENSO, monsoon variability, fire, and natural disturbances in Asian ecosystems.

9. Direct Flux Measurements for Immediate Societal Benefits

• Using direct flux measurements and flux research to support carbon neutrality pathways, greenhouse gas inventories, MRV systems, carbon credit development, policy implementation, stakeholder engagement, and public communication across Asia.

Conveners: George Burba (LI-COR/DWFI/CarbonDew), Rania Gamal (ICARDA), Marta Galvagno (ARPA), Chandra S. Deshmukh (APRIL), Montri Sanwangsri (CMU), Kampanat Nernkeeree (GISTDA), Kativich Kantha (GISTDA), Nittaya Cha-un (KMUTT)

10. A3 Project: Integrated Greenhouse Gas Flux Research across Northeast Asia

• Collaborative research among ChinaFlux, JapanFlux, and KoFlux on the spatial and temporal patterns of ecosystem carbon budgets and greenhouse gas exchanges, and their responses to climate change, extreme events, and human activities; integration of long-term flux observations, remote sensing, ecosystem models, model intercomparison, and data assimilation to assess regional carbon sinks and sources and support climate resilience and carbon neutrality in Northeast Asia.