The Centre for Climate & Environmental Studies (CCES) is a specialized Research Centre of Excellence (RCoE) under the Community for Academic Research and Development (CARD), established with the vision of developing a multidisciplinary academic and research ecosystem dedicated to understanding the most pressing climate and environmental challenges of our time. CCES serves as a platform for research, education, policy dialogue, knowledge production, academic collaboration, youth engagement, and public awareness in the broad and interconnected fields of climate change and environmental sustainability.
The Centre recognizes that climate change is no longer an isolated environmental concern. It is a defining challenge for the future of economies, societies, ecosystems, institutions, legal systems, public policy, international relations, technology, agriculture, infrastructure, energy, health, migration, food security, and human development.
Similarly, environmental degradation cannot be understood only through the lens of pollution or conservation. Questions concerning forests, biodiversity, water, oceans, land, energy, cities, consumption, production, technology, development, and human rights are deeply interconnected. CCES therefore adopts an interdisciplinary, evidence-based, globally informed, and policy-oriented approach to environmental research.
We believe that better environmental decisions begin with better research.
To become a globally connected centre of academic excellence advancing interdisciplinary research, knowledge, and policy dialogue for a resilient, equitable, and sustainable planet.
Advance rigorous interdisciplinary climate and environmental research.
Connect researchers, institutions, disciplines, communities, and global knowledge systems.
Generate evidence-based knowledge on emerging environmental challenges.
Support students, young researchers, and academics through research and capacity-building opportunities.
Translate research into policy-oriented and publicly accessible knowledge.
Promote environmental rights, climate justice, sustainability, and responsible environmental governance.
Encourage collaboration and knowledge exchange across national and international boundaries.
We research on climate change, adaptation, mitigation, climate resilience, climate finance, climate governance, climate vulnerability, and climate justice, with a focus on equitable and inclusive climate action.
We research on environmental rights, environmental law, climate law, environmental justice, regulatory frameworks, biodiversity governance, natural-resource management, environmental accountability, and institutional governance.
We research on sustainable development, biodiversity conservation, forests, water, oceans, ecosystems, land restoration, circular economy, sustainable cities, and responsible management of natural resources.
We research on renewable energy, green technologies, artificial intelligence and climate, environmental data, clean energy, sustainable infrastructure, carbon solutions, and technological pathways for the green transition.
CCES seeks to build a growing network of academics, researchers, institutions, experts, and knowledge communities working on climate and environmental questions across regions and disciplines.