In collaboration with the LSU NSF Coupled Natural-Human System project (PI: Lam), colleagues from the East China Normal University have recently received a grant from China’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) for a 3-year project, titled “A Comparative Study on Mega-Delta Erosion Hazard and Adaptation Measures in China and USA”. Award amount is $3.7 million RMB (US $576,000). Investigators from the LSU group include Professors Nina Lam, Kam-biu Liu (Oceanography and Coastal Sciences), and Yi-Jun Xu (School of Renewable Natural Resources).