AJCU-AP Consortium Division of Environment and Climate Change
also as an inauguration event for the International Graduate Course for Global Environmental Studies
Coping with Climate Change and Environmental Degradation:
Theories and Practicable Options
March 23-24, 2012
Sophia University,
17th floor, Bldg.No.2
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
 
March 23  
Opening Remarks
10:30-10:40		 President Dr. Tadashi Takizawa
Session 1: 10:40-12:20 Chair: Prof. Anne Mcdonald
(1) Tackling Climate Change from the Regions, Harnessing university and multi-stakeholder partnerships for accelerating the transition to low-carbon communities
By Mr.Gregory Trencher (Ph.D. Candidate) Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS) Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan

(2) Media Coverage on Climate Change in Japan
By Mr. Kazuhiro Ikeda, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Sophia University, Japan
Dr. Keiko Hirao, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Sophia University, Japan
Mr.Keiichi Satoh, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University, Japan
Mr.Tomoyuki Tatsumi, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University, Japan and COMPON-Japan team

(3) Integrated Climate Risk and Potential Impacts Anaylsis
By Dr.Gemma Teresa T. Narisma, Physics Department, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines Regional Climate Systems Program, Manila Observatory
Lunch: 12:20-13:30 Lunch boxes served only for authors of presented papers
Session 2: 13:30-14:40 Chair: Prof. Tsuyoshi Kawakami
(4) How does the land market in Tokyo value flood damage?
By Dr.Azusa Okagawa, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

(5) Local government policies and people’s responses to flood disaster in the Philippines: A Case of Marikina City
By Dr.Hiroko Nagai, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
14:40-15:00 Coffee Break  
Session 3: 15:00-16:10 Chair: Dr.Azusa Okagawa
(6) How Will Climate Change Affect the Japanese Rice Production?
By Dr.Hibiki Akira, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

(7) Global Warming, Methane Gas and Alternative Energy for Rural Areas of Java Indonesia
By Dr.Antonius Tri Priantoro, Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Session 4: 16:20-17:30 Chair: Dr.Hiroko Nagai
(8) Energy and Environment
By Dr. Shigeru Ikeo, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Sophia University, Japan

(9) Assessing Microalgal Potential as Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change
By Dr.Perez, T., Dayrit, F. and Tangonan G. School of Science and Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines
Dinner: 17:40-19:00 A room in Sophia University
   
March 24  
Session 5: 10:30-12:20

Chair: Dr.Gemma Teresa T. Narisma
(10) CGE Analysis of Border Adjustments Under the Cap-and-Trade System: A Case Study of the Japanese Economy
By Dr.Shiro Takeda Department of Economics, Kanto Gakuen University
Dr. Tetsuya Horie Center for the Environment and Trade Research, Sophia University
Dr. Toshi H. Arimura Department of Economics, Sophia University, Japan

(11) Estimation of Regional Indexes for Motivation toward International Bargaining by Using Integrated Assessment Models
By Dr.Toyoaki Washida, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Sophia University, Japan
Lunch: 12:20-13:30 Lunch boxes served only for authors of presented papers
Session 6: 13:30-14:40

Chair: Dr.Antonius Tri Priantoro
(12) Resilience and Adaptive Capacities of Artisanal Fishing Communities: a case study of the female ama divers and their centuries old traditions
By Prof.Anne McDonald, Sophia University, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Japan

(13) Climate Change –in the context of sustainable society and human progress
By Prof.Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Sophia University, Japan
Discussion: 14:40-15:00 Chair: Dr. Toyoaki Washida
Closing Remarks: Vice-President
   

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