On January 22, 2026, the Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme hosted the GEM Webinar Series (2nd Event), attracting over 85 participants. The webinar featured two distinguished speakers. Prof. Amanda Reichelt-Brushett from Southern Cross University in Australia delivered a presentation entitled “Understanding Challenges in Catchment Management and River Health - An Australian Experience.” She shared insights into the physical, chemical, social, and political challenges encountered in...

On 29 December 2025, we received a good news that our research proposal on the 2 nd phase of the UN-endorsed Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme was selected and funded by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR Government via its Research Impact Fund (RIF) scheme. Led by Professor Kenneth Leung, the Director of the GEM Programme, and the Director of State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health (formerly called State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution) at City...

The GEM Webinar Series (2nd Event) is scheduled for 9:00-10:30 am (GMT) on 22 January 2026. We are very happy to invite Prof. Amanda Reichelt-Brushett  and Dr. Caroline Marie B. Jaraula  to share their research with us. Please find more details below. We also welcome your engagement in the following academic contributions. The presentation topics can cover any content related to estuarine research and UN Sustainable Development Goals 14 and 17, including, but not limited to: Chemical...