Center Director: Yan Wanglin (Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies)
Primary Campus: Shonan Fujisawa
Center Overview
In July 2011, Keio University was selected as the Sub-Regional Node (SRN) for Northeast Asia of 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 regarding climate change adaptation. This center is an educational and research facility within Keio established to support this role. It internationally disseminates the environmental research outcomes 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 innovators, earthquake reconstruction, resilience
Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN)
Fiscal Year 2015 Business Plan
■Regarding activities continuing from the previous fiscal year: background, rationale, and goals for continuation
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 and content for fiscal year 2015, and background for implementation
We will continue to internationally promote educational and research activities on climate change adaptation. Additionally, we will further develop our overseas network to solidify our structure as the APAN Sub-Regional Node for Northeast Asia. Furthermore, we will leverage the established network to advance concrete joint projects with related organizations.
Fiscal Year 2014 Business Report
■Implementation details for the fiscal year's business plan, research outcomes, and degree of achievement
July 23: In collaboration with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and TERI University from 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 Mongolia's 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 challenges related to Mongolia's environmental resource development and future international cooperation to address them. Following the workshop, we visited the National Development Institute of Mongolia and signed an MoU for future educational and research collaboration.
September 4–5: With the cooperation of the international NGO Mercy Corps, we held a training workshop 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), targeting herders and 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 Mongolia's 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 relevant organizations involved in Mongolia's spatial data development gathered together, and strategies for advancing development at the national level were also discussed.
March 4: An international symposium titled "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 (count and major journal titles), number of conference presentations (domestic/international), and achievements in social contribution, 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 others; February 11–13, 2015, Ulaanbaatar; March 4, 2015, Hiyoshi Campus
■Notable achievements through center activities
By strengthening our overseas network through hosting international symposiums and training workshops, and by promoting education and research on climate change adaptation, particularly in Mongolia, we have fully fulfilled our role as the APAN Sub-Regional Node for Northeast Asia.
Project Members
Principal Investigator
Kiyoki, Yasushi
ProfessorFaculty of Environment and Information StudiesYan, Wanglin
ProfessorFaculty of Environment and Information Studies