The scope of SUSTAIN 2018 encompasses but is not limited to:
1. Energy and Environment (EnE)
- Renewable energy and energy efficiency
- Energy related biotechnology and nanotechnology
- Sustainable waste management
- Sustainable consumption and production
- Life cycle and environmental impact assessment
- Strategic environmental assessment
- Environmental pollution control
2. Sustainable Tropical Forest (STF)
- Community forest management
- Forest for water, food and energy
- Forest biodiversity and ecosystem services
- Silvicultural technique for rehabilitation
- Sustainable timber and non timber forest product
- Soil and water conservation
- Watershed management
- Wetland management
3. Sustainable Agriculture (SA)
- Food production system and technology
- Agriculture and food process engineering
- Precision agriculture
- Information and communication technology in agriculture
- Micro-climate and environment control
- Technology for climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Integrated pest management
- Nursery and breeding technology
- Agricultural biotechnology
4. Sustainable Built Environment (BE)
- Sustainable buildings and infrastructure
- Sustainable and community development
- Creative design and adaptability
- Transportation and logistics
- Regional/urban planning and design
- Construction management
- Heritage conservation
- Tourism development
5. Climate Change (CC)
- Biodiversity changes and scenarios
- Carbon cycle
- Hydrometeorological disaster
- Flood and drought caused by extreme weather
- Debris flow and sediment transport
- Community based disaster risk management
- Technology for disaster mitigation and prevention
- Surveillance and early warning systems
6. Social (SC)
- Democracy, democratization and human security
- State and non-state actors in a changing world
- Memories and identities
- Sustainable development
- Local preservation
- Social resilience
- Social inclusiveness
- Peace, justice and strong institution