15/04/2026
๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ: ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
Coastal ecosystems and communities across islands such as Bintan and Singapore face existential threats of climate change-induced sea level rise and ocean warming. Industrial development adds to these pressures that expose coastal communities to significant risks to resources and livelihood, and the loss of maritime and cultural knowledge. Introducing an on-going digital humanities project, the Repository on Coastal Ecosystems: Bridging Artistic, Scientific and Community-led practices in the Riau Archipelago, was developed under the Climate Transformation Programme. Drawing from the long-term engagement in Bintan, the project explores how such digital tools support the documentation of mangrove restoration and coral
transplantation, and the circulation of coastal knowledge for a wider range of stakeholders. Referencing various onsite collaborations with community practitioners, researchers, and institutions in both Singapore and Indonesia, Professor ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ and Research Fellow ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, Climate Transformation Programme reflect on such platforms. Respondent Dr ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด, St Johnโs Island National Marine Laboratory, NUS, shares her scientific engagements with partners and communities in the region. This lecture is moderated by ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป, Climate Transformation Programme.
๐๏ธ Thursday, 23 April 2026
โฐ 6:30 โ 8:30pm
๐ The Hall, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
๐ Free registration
In-person:
https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/lecture-from-shoreline-practices-to-shared-knowledge-tickets-1986523140188?aff=SocialMedia
Online:
https://nus-sg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kfm18lCzQsWnahwX6ule4Q
๐ผ๏ธ Pengudang villager preparing a paving block for coral transplantation during a training activity. Pengudang village, Teluk Sebong, Bintan, Indonesia, 15 Feb 2025. Image by Henky Irawan.
The ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด Lecture Series is supported by the MOE AcRF Tier 3 Grant [MOE-MOET32022-0006] for the Climate Transformation Programme.