The "Connecting Community with Nature" project, known as the Frugal Artist-in-Residence (FAiR) Programme, clearly complies with the need to collaborate with NGOs on climate adaptation. The project, led by UNIMAS, works in partnership with the Malaysian Society for Marine Sciences (MSMS) and focuses on empowering marginalized coastal fishing communities to address critical environmental issues like coastal pollution and its impact on marine ecosystems. By blending art and science (STEAM) to raise awareness and promote creative learning about the coastal environment, this initiative serves as a crucial, locally-tailored effort to build community resilience and capacity for behavioral and ecological adaptation to the effects of climate change.

On 1 April 2024, UNIMAS and Yayasan Hijau Malaysia (YHM) jointly hosted a public talk titled “Pathways to Plastic Neutrality: Collaborative Actions and Innovative Solutions”. The event gathered experts (including NGO and government voices) to discuss reducing plastic waste, which links to climate adaptation because plastic pollution affects ecosystems, resilience, and environmental health.