Summaries of the workshop

AJCU-AP Consortium Division of Environment and Climate ChangeCoping with Climate Change and

Environmental Degradation:Theories and Practicable Options

March 23-24, 2012Sophia University,

Prof. Toyoaki WASHIDA

Mitigation and Adaptation Papers are categorized into two

fields, adaptation and mitigation for the climate change.

These two categories have well balanced proportion in this workshop.

We can observe interrelation between two categories.

Mitigation – Three aspects Renewable resource issues Communication and sociological

aspects International linkage

Renewable resource issues Dr. Priantoro: Biofuel of methane

from dung, community based and appropriate technology

Dr. Ikeo: Importance of appropriate technology in developing countries, their feasibility and reality.

Dr. Perez: Microalgae, include both issues of adaptation (food security) and mitigation (renewable resource)

Communication and Sociological Issues

Mr.Trencher: New role of university for creating low carbon and sustainable communities.

Mr. Ikeda: Clarify the role of media expressing the social mind for climate change.

Prof. Kawakami: How to create a low carbon society and the role of new indicator.

International Linnkage Dr. Horie: Comparative studies for

border adjustment policies Dr. Washida: Comparative analysis

between unilateral actions and multilateral actions

Adaptation – Three aspects Agriculture Flood disasters Community based adaptation

Agreculture Dr. Hibiki: Climate change impacts on

Japanese rice production

Flood disasters Dr. Narisma: Fundamental

frameworks to evaluate the flood disasters. Vulnerability plays important roles.

Dr. Nagai: Local government policies are often ineffective, peoples autonomous adaptation has also difficulties.

Dr. Okagawa: Economic impact of flood disasters. Another estimation of the damage costs.

Community Based Adaptation

Prof. Mcdonald: Community has autonomous capacities of adaptation. Collective discussion. Specific issues in Asia Pacific.

Required researches and networks in Asia Pacific

We have some common issues both in adaptation and mitigation. Renewable Resource Issues, Economic Linkage, Flood Disaster Management, Preservation Traditional Fishery, etc.

Exchange of knowledge (based on theoretical and empirical studies) is important

How to create a new research network in Asia Pacific.