Vadrevu, Krishna Prasad

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The South/Southeast Asia Research 
Initiative (SARI)  
Krishna Prasad Vadrevu
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20170008911 2019-08-29T23:12:41+00:00Z
How it started - strong interest in a SARI from local scientists
Jan-10-13th, 2013-Regional Science Meeting, Coimbatore
Total participants =120
US – 18 researchers
Nepal-3; Srilanka-2; Myanmar-1; Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh-1 each
Pakistan, China invited but could not attend – Visa issues
India – University Researchers, Government, Non-Government, NGO’s 
Meeting Summary-Need for SARI
NASA The Earth Observer
March/April 2013
http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/eos_homepage/for_scientists/earth_observer.php
SARI - Goal
SARI is initiated by the NASA LCLUC 
program
To develop an innovative research, 
education, and capacity building 
program involving state-of-the-art 
remote sensing, natural sciences, 
engineering and social sciences to enrich 
LCLUC science in South/Southeast 
Asia. 
Involve National Researchers and Practitioners 
– Universities, Institutes and Operational 
Agencies;
Strong emphasis on Applied Research with 
regional / national societal applications and 
benefits.
Facilitate strengthening regional/national 
projects through co-design and collaborations;
SARI Priority 
Agriculture and Food security 
• Landscapes In Flux: The Influence of  Demographic Change and Institutional 
Mechanisms on Land Cover Change, Climate Adaptability and Food Security in 
Rural India
• The Future of  Food Security in India: Can Farmers Adapt to Environmental 
Change?
• Understanding Changes in Agricultural Land Use and Land Cover in the 
Breadbasket Area of  the Ganges Basin 2000-2015: A Socioeconomic-Ecological 
Analysis
Urban
• Urban Growth, Land-Use Change, and Growing Vulnerability in the Greater 
Himalaya Mountain Range Across India, Nepal, and Bhutan
Human Health
• Understanding the Role of  Land Cover/Land Use Nexus in Malaria Transmission 
Under Changing Socio-Economic Climate in Myanmar
NASA ROSES – 2015-2018 SARI-On-Going Projects 
Forests
• Spatiotemporal Drivers of  Fine-Scale Forest Plantation Establishment in 
Village-Based Economies of  Andhra Pradesh
• Consequences of  Changing Mangrove Forests in South Asia on the 
Provision of  Global Ecosystem Goods and Services
• Complex Forest Landscapes and Sociopolitical Drivers of  Deforestation -
The Interplay of  Land-use Policies, Armed Conflict, and Human 
Displacement in Myanmar
• Impacts of  Afforestation on Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural 
Communities in India
• Tropical Deciduous Forests of  South Asia: Monitoring Degradation and 
Assessing Impacts of  Urbanization
2015-2016 LCLUC South Asia Projects 
SARI LCLUC projects over Southeast 
Asia to be announced by November, 
2017
SARI Research Needs and Priorities – Meetings/Workshops 
Funded by International/Regional partners 
Collaborations are the Key !
2017 LCLUC SARI Meeting – Chiang Mai, Thailand
165 participants – 22 countries representation
Chiang Mai Meeting Facilitated by 20-Different 
Organizations
SARI Focuses on building research collaborations 
between US and regional scientsits
Meetings/Workshops help in identifying Needs and 
Priorities for the region (NASA LCLUC calls)
Training events are integral to SARI
-Total Meeting Participants = 94
-Total Presentations – 42; 
-Meeting Outputs – IJRS Special Issue
SARI Focused Thematic Meeting –
Agriculture - New Delhi, India, May, 2017 
http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/est/tres-remote-sensing-in-asia-cfp
Eds: Krishna Vadrevu, Vinay Dadhwal, Garik Gutman and Chris Justice
Volume-I Volume-II
SARI - Peer Reviewed Publications
Chiang Mai Meeting Outputs
Special Issue:
Remote Sensing of  Land 
Use/Cover Changes (LU/CC) in 
South/Southeast Asia
Editors: 
-Krishna Vadrevu, NASA MSFC) 
-Andreas Heinimann (Univ. of   
Bern, Switzerland)
-Chris Justice (Univ. of  Maryland,  
USA)
-Garik Gutman (NASA HQ)
Deadline: March 31st, 2018
Special Issue:
Land Use/Cover Changes 
(LU/CC) in South/Southeast 
Asia
Editors: 
-Krishna Vadrevu, NASA 
MSFC) 
-Toshimasa Ohara (NIES, 
Japan)
Deadline: March 31st, 2018
Non-Remote Sensing papers are welcome
2018  - SARI LCLUC regional meeting in Philippines/Laos
Meeting: April 30-1-2
Training: April 3-4-5
2018  - LCLUC in Mountain Environments, Bhutan
Meeting: November, 2018 (TBD)
Training (TBD)
Focused Thematic Meetings/Workshops under planning
SARI forthcoming meetings (2018)
SARI website  
www.sari.umd.edu


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