Director: Wanglin Yan (Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies)
Campus: Shonan Fujisawa
Center Overview
In July 2011, Keio University was selected as the Northeast Asia Sub-Regional Node (SRN) for the Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN, headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand), which is led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It is recognized as an international hub for education, research, and public awareness activities related to climate change adaptation. This center is an educational and research facility within Keio established to support these activities. The center internationally disseminates the environmental research findings of Keio University, provides a platform for climate change adaptation research in the Asia-Pacific region, and, based on the Environmental Innovator Program at the Graduate School of Media and Governance, cultivates high-level environmental professionals who research and implement climate change mitigation and adaptation measures.
Keywords and Main Research Themes
Climate change, mitigation, adaptation, environmental innovator, earthquake reconstruction, resilience
Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN)
Fiscal Year 2015 Business Plan
■ Ongoing Activities from the Previous Fiscal Year: Background, Rationale, and Goals
Based on the MoU signed with the National Development Institute of Mongolia, we will jointly promote education and research on climate change adaptation.
Based on the results of the workshop held in Ulaanbaatar in February, we will support the development of Mongolia's spatial data infrastructure.
■ New Activity Goals, Content, and Background for Fiscal Year 2015
We will continue to internationally promote educational and research activities on climate change adaptation. We will also further develop our overseas network to solidify our position as the APAN Northeast Asia Regional Node. Furthermore, we will leverage the established network to advance specific joint projects with related organizations.
Fiscal Year 2014 Business Report
■ Implementation Details, Research Results, and Degree of Achievement Relative to the Business Plan for the Fiscal Year
July 23: In collaboration with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and TERI University of India, we held a joint session titled "Setting the Direction for Adaptive Development: The Urgent Need to Achieve a Sustainable Asia-Pacific" at The 6th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (in Yokohama), where we discussed strategies and challenges for achieving adaptive development.
August 15–18: In cooperation with the Mongolian Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, JICA, and others, we held an international workshop titled "Resource Development and Environmental Management in Climate Change Time" in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Together with government officials, researchers, and practitioners, we discussed issues related to Mongolia's environmental resource development and future international cooperation to address them. After the workshop, we signed an MoU with the National Development Institute of Mongolia for future educational and research collaboration.
September 4–5: With the cooperation of the international NGO Mercy Corps, we held a training workshop for herders titled "The Importance and Usage of Early Warning System to Prevent Disaster Risk by Using Mobile SMS Service" in various locations across Mongolia (conducted remotely from Ulaanbaatar), promoting the use of a climate change adaptation system via mobile phones.
February 11–13: Together with the National Development Institute of Mongolia and the Administration of Land Affairs, Geodesy and Cartography of the Mongolian Ministry of Construction and Urban Development, we held a training workshop titled "Technical Workshop on National Spatial Data Infrastructure for National Development Planning" in Ulaanbaatar. This was the first time that all relevant organizations involved in Mongolia's spatial data development gathered, and strategies for advancing development at the national level were also discussed.
March 4: The international symposium "The 5th Annual Environmental Innovators Symposium: New Programs and Leaders in Times of Massive Change" is scheduled to be held at Hiyoshi Campus.
■ Number of Published Papers (with names of major journals), Number of Conference Presentations (domestic and international), and Social Contributions such as Events (date, location)
Number of published papers: 5. ISPRS-International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Journal of Social Issues & Humanities, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Journal of Arid Environments
Number of conference presentations: 19 (4 domestic, 15 international)
Number of events held: 5. July 23, 2014, Pacifico Yokohama; August 15–18, 2014, Ulaanbaatar; September 4–5, 2014, Ulaanbaatar and other locations; February 11–13, 2015, Ulaanbaatar; March 4, 2015, Hiyoshi Campus
■ Special Achievements through Center Activities
Through holding international symposiums and training workshops, we strengthened our overseas network and fully fulfilled our role as the APAN Northeast Asia Regional Node, particularly by promoting education and research on climate change adaptation in Mongolia.
Project Members
Principal Investigator
Yasushi Kiyoki
ProfessorFaculty of Environment and Information StudiesWanglin Yan
ProfessorFaculty of Environment and Information Studies