Editorial

Population and urbanisation growth and climate change are probably a number of important drivers, which place an unprecedented pressure on the environment, community and infrastructure. Among these drivers, climate change is an outstanding contributor to the threat to the detriment of natural resources related to water, soil and air.

Investigation of "climate change and its impact" was one of the four institutions in the Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI) at Brown University in June 2016. This institution convened early  career scholars and practitioners from around the world to address the challenges of adaptation and mitigation strategies against the adverse impacts of climate change. This was achieved through intensive discussion panels and various presentations across academic, professional and geographic boundaries