Projects

Nature-Food Futures

Funded by: Singapore Ministry of Sustainability and Environment's SG EcoFund (2025)
Principle Investigators: Associate Professor Michelle Lim (Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University), Dr Patrick Shi (Office of Campus Infrastructure and Services, Singapore Management University), Pam Wan (Centre for Social Responsibility, Singapore Management University)

Associate Professor Michelle Lim, Dr Patrick Shi and Pam Wan have successfully secured funding from the Singapore Ministry of Sustainability and Environment's SG EcoFund. The project will establish a Nature-Food Futures Learning Precinct and brings together from across the Yong Pung How School of Law, Office of Campus, Infrastructure and Services and the Office of the Dean of Students. This project will establish a Nature-Food Futures Learning Precinct at SMU. Located in the city centre, the Precinct will be a hub for hands-on learning and research about native edible plants at the intersection of the Green Plan's Food and Nature goals.

Asia-Canada Arctic Dialogue

Funded by: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (2025-2026)
Principle Investigators: Professor Suzanne Lalonde (Faculty of Law, University of Montreal), Associate Professor Nengye Liu (Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University

The first ever Canada–Asia Arctic Law and Policy Dialogue, to be held in Singapore, aims to foster a mutual understanding of common environmental challenges and potential economic opportunities between Canada and the five Asian Arctic Council Observer countries – China, Japan, Republic of Korea, India, and Singapore (Asian Arctic Five) – in the Indo-Pacific region. 

Korea and the Antarctic Treaty System in a changing world order

Funded by: The Korea Foundation (2026)
Principle Investigator: Associate Professor Nengye Liu (Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University
Co-Investigators: Dr. Hyoung Chul Shin (Korea Polar Research Institute) and Associate Professor Cassandra Brooks (Department of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder)

As a middle power and a pivotal state in Antarctic affairs, how best could Korea provide leadership in a changing world order, when the United States is gradually abandoning the ATS, while China is fast expanding in the South Pole?  This timely project aims to develop a set of policy recommendations that support Korean diplomacy to uphold the Antarctic Treaty System in the contemporary geopolitical environment.