International collaboration data gathering for SDGs

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No.

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Collaborating institution/organiza

tion

SDG

Evid ence

Remarks

1

What goes up must come down: Himalayan Upstream plastic waste solutions that minimize downstream marine inputs

National Geographic, Health Care Foundation Nepal, Zero waste Himalaya

Climate Action

Link

The team documented social and structural environmental behavioural shifts, analysed the scope and impacts of plastic waste reduction projects, and raised awareness of community-led solutions and environmental behavioural change

factors.

2

Tackling Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Product Pollutants in the North-Western Himalayan Region of India

Lancaster University

Climate Action, Good Health and Wellbeing

Link

This project aims to understand the current status of origin and dissipation of pharmaceutical and personal care product (PPCP) pollutants and people’s perception of the issue in the Baddi-Barotiwala- Nalagarh (BBN) region, which is considered a major pharmaceutical hub in the Himachal Pradesh State of

India.

3

Assessment of phytochemicals present in Indian indigenous plants through in silico methods for Covid19

targeting and treatment

The COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium

Good Health and Wellbeing

Link

In this project, researchers screened phytochemicals for anti-CoVID19 activity through interaction with CoVID19 specific targets using in silico methods such as molecular

modeling.

4

Placed-based interpretation of the sustainable development goals for the land-river interface

Cranfield University, Université de Liège, Ministry of Education China, Peking University, Join For Water (Protos)

Climate action, Life on Land, Life Below Water

Link

This study proposes a place-based approach to interpret the SDG framework to support sustainable land/water management, by (i) identifying key priorities for sustainable development through a normative content analysis of the SDG targets, and (ii) illustrating these priorities and associated challenges within the LRI, based on a literature review and case-studies on

human–environment interactions.

5

Evaluation of glacial lakes and catastrophic floods on the northern slopes of the kyrgyz range

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Central- Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences (CAIAG), Khallikote University, American University of Central Asia, Tribhuvan University

Climate action

Link

This study aims to evaluate the spatial distribution and growth of glacial lakes on the northern slopes of the Kyrgyz range using semiautomated remote sensing and field techniques. The researchers recorded 273 glacial lakes and examined the characteristics of 5 small GLOFs that occurred between 2000 and 2012 due to moraine collapse. Further, the findings highlight alarmingly rapid changes and a high probability that these

lakes will burst soon.

6

Mega festivals like MahaKumbh, a largest mass congregation, facilitated the transmission of SARS- CoV-2 to humans and endangered animals via contaminated water

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Good Health and Wellbeing

Link

The collaborative work discusses the consequences of MahaKumbh festivals, the largest religious mass gathering on earth, which was held during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, and its impact on both the spread of SARS-CoV-2 among participants and their families and its influence on the quality of the river

Ganga.

7

Impacts of environmental regulations on green economic growth in China

Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Fujian Normal University, Hefei University of Technology, Shanghai University of Finance and

Economics

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Link

This study investigates the impact of environmental regulations on green economic growth and renewable energy development in China

8

Responses of soil greenhouse gas emissions to land use conversion and reversion—A global meta-analysis

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Climate action

Link

A global meta-analysis was conducted to analyze the responses of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions to land use conversion or reversion, and determine their

temporal evolution, driving factors,

and potential mechanisms.

9

Global challenges in microplastics: From fundamental understanding to advanced degradations toward sustainable

strategies

Vietnam National University Hanoi, National Taiwan University| Duy Tan University

Climate Action

Link

The study discusses the global challenges in microplastics, including the current production and use status of plastics and their impact on the environment.

10

Determination of the Physicochemical Quality of Groundwater and its Potential Health Risk for Drinking in

Oromia, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa Medical and Business College, Jimma University

Clean Water and Sanitation

Link

This study aimed to determine the physicochemical quality of groundwater and its potential health risk for drinking in Ethiopia.

11

The role of renewable energy and natural resources for sustainable agriculture in ASEAN countries: Do carbon emissions and deforestation affect

agriculture productivity?

Roma Tre University, University of Alberta, Anhui University of Finance and Economics

Affordable and Clean Energy, Responsible Consumption and Production

Link

This study provides policy recommendations for the governments of ASEAN economies on improving the environmental performance of agriculture and achieving the SDGs by 2030.

12

Contamination, exposure, and health risk assessment of Hg in Pakistan

Beijing Normal University, University of Swat, King Saud University, Universiti Kebangsaan

Good Health and Wellbeing

Link

This study aimed to assess the environmental and health risks related to Hg. Seventy studies related to Hg in environmental media, aquatic biota, and food stuffs across Pakistan were reviewed, and their concentrations were used for ecological and human health risk

assessments.

13

Solar Energy in Nigeria

- Status, Utility and Procurement

Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic

Affordable and Clean Energy

Link

This aim of the study was to study of six zones of Nigeria and its potential to generate green energy in the

country.

14

A survey on ethnoveterinary medicines used by the tribal migratory shepherds of

Northwestern Himalaya

Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, Universidad de Vigo, Albrecht's University

Life on Land

Link

This survey was conducted to document the contemporary ethnoveterinary knowledge of Gaddi shepherds living in Northwestern Himalayan region.

15

Era connecting nanotechnology with agricultural sustainability: issues and

challenges

Assiut University

Responsible Consumption and Production

Link

This study explore the potential for advancement in agri-nanotechnology with new-age nanomaterials, while discussing the advantages and

disadvantages of the same.

16

Accumulation pattern and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in selected wastewater-irrigated soils and plants in Vehari, Pakistan

King Abdulaziz University, University of Wuppertal, Taif University, King Saud University, COMSATS

University Islamabad

Clean Water and Sanitation

Link

This study aims to assess the pollution levels and potential ecological risks of PTEs (As, Cr, Cd, Cu, Ni, Mn, Pb and Zn) in wastewater-irrigated arable soils and different edible-grown plants in selected areas of Vehari, Pakistan.

17

Changing Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2: A Global Challenge

The University of Manchester, The University of Suwon, Kwangwoon University, The University of Suwon

Good Health and Wellbeing

Link

The study examine the effect of the transmissibility and infectious potential of the virus due to various mutations of SARS-CoV-2, especially in the receptor-binding domain (RBD). The study discusses the role of genome sequencing in tracing all the mutations and the importance of the R value (reproductive number) to understand

the virus spread.

18

Prospects of sustainable photovoltaic powered thermoelectric cooling in zero energy buildings

University of New South Wales, Sydney

Affordable and Clean Energy

Link

The main objective of the study is to explore the potential of PV-powered thermoelectric technology as a distributed air-conditioning system in

buildings.

19

Biohydrogen production and its bioeconomic impact

Adekunle Ajasin University, Ladoke Akintola University of Technolog,

University of Ibadan,

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Link

This study aims to examine the significance and impact of biohydrogen on the bioeconomy.