Ocean observations and indicators for climate and assessments - ObsSea4Clim

The project is part of the ongoing EU-funded ObsSea4Clim initiative, with additional support from the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), India. It aims to assess marine extremes such as marine heatwaves, sea level extremes, and sea ice variability in the Nordic Seas and the Barents Sea. The project involves collaboration between NERSC (Norwegian Research Centre), NCPOR (National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research), and NERCI (Nansen Environmental Research Centre India), and is currently led by Dr. Roshin P. Raj, Dr. Sourab Chatterji, and Dr. Ajith Joseph

Climate Change Impact on the Marine Coastal Ecosystem of Kerala (C3-eKerala)

The project C3-eKerala is a comprehensive Indo-Norwegian initiative aimed at advancing scientific understanding of how climate change affects the marine coastal ecosystem of Kerala, India. Spearheaded by the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC), Norway, the project brings together a diverse consortium of organizations including the Institute of Geoscience (University of Bergen, Norway), NORCE Climate (Norway), Nansen Environmental Research Centre India (NERCI), the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA), and the Foundation for Development Action (FDA), India. By integrating satellite data, in-situ observations, advanced statistical and numerical modeling, and machine learning, C3-eKerala seeks to analyze changes in sea level, ocean waves, shoreline erosion, mangrove and seagrass ecosystems, and the occurrence of harmful algal blooms (HABs). The outcomes of this multidisciplinary research will support the implementation of climate action strategies under Kerala’s state climate action plan for 2023–2030, contributing significantly to regional sustainability, disaster preparedness, and coastal ecosystem resilience.

WADIM: Water-Associated infectious Diseases in India: digital Management tools

WADIM aims to develop a multi-layered digital tool to map sanitation conditions and occurrence of disease and changes therein, especially in the event of flooding due to monsoon rainfall or natural disasters.

COMFORT - EUROPEAN UNION HORIZON 2020

COMFORT (Our common future ocean in the Earth system – quantifying coupled cycles of carbon, oxygen, and nutrients for determining and achieving safe operating spaces with respect to tipping points) is a research and innovation action project funded by the European Union under their Horizon 2020 research programme, with co-funding from MoES, Government of India.

Open Network for WAter Related Diseases

(ONWARD)

The open network which functioned in a project mode with funding from the Great Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), with Milton Kampel (National Institute of Space Research, INPE, Brazil) in the lead, supported by Dr. Shubha Sathyendranath (Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK) and Dr. Nandini Menon (NERCI, India), completed its project tenure in 2023.

Partnership for Education and Co-operation in Operational Oceanography (PECO2)

Funded by Research Council of Norway with Prof Johnny A. Johannessen, NERSC, Bergen as lead investigator and Dr. Ajith Joseph K as Indian coordinator. The PECO2 project, during its three-year tenure (2020-2023) developed a common platform for educating and training next generation of experts in operational oceanography and enable them to address complex marine, coastal and marine environmental and forecasting studies.

The role of seagrass and coral reefs in blue carbon dynamics and climate change mitigation

A DST-SERB funded project for the period 2021-2023 with Dr. Ranith R as the Principal Investigator. The project assessed the blue carbon budget of seagrass ecosystem in association with and without coral reef using in-situ and satellite data.

Assessment of carbon budget for tea plantation estates in Munnar, Kerala

Industry-Academia collaboration work was conducted by Dr. Bindu G and her team to assess the carbon sustainability of tea plantation estates of Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) in Pullivasal, Periyakanal and Kannan Devan Hill Plantations, Munnar as part of their commitment to environmental responsibility.

Oceansat-3 Calibration-Validation Project funded by Indian Space Research Organization - Space Application Centre

Anand M Vijayan, Ajith Joseph. K, Ranith Rajamohanan Pillai, Lasse H. Pettersson., 2023. A comparison of in-situ SST and Chlorophyll data with GHRSST and MODIS data..

URban Sustainability in Action - Multi-disciplinary Approach through Jointly Organized Research Schools

(URSA MAJOR)

URSA MAJOR is coordinated by the Nansen Center, Norway and funded by INTPART – International Partnerships for Excellent Education, Research and Innovation program of the Research Council of Norway. URSA MAJOR seeks a holistic approach to urban nature- based solutions with strengthening access to digital communication and remote sensing.

Waterborne Infectious Diseases and Global Earth Observation in the Nearshore (WIDGEON)

WIDGEON is a project funded by European Space Agency which examines the potential capabilities of remote sensing to build capacity and resilience against water-borne diseases under extreme weather consequent on climate change. The results are demonstrated through case studies on the vulnerable coastal ecosystem of Kerala. The project is led by an India-UK team with Dr. Nandini Menon as the PI from NERCI.