Dr Makoto Tamura is Professor and Director of the Global and Local Environment Co-creation Institute at Ibaraki University, Japan. He also serves as Director of the Ibaraki Local Climate Change Adaptation Center.
Previously, he served as a long-term JICA expert for the Master’s Program in Climate Change and Development at Vietnam Japan University in Hanoi, Vietnam.
His research focuses on climate change impact assessment and adaptation, particularly in coastal areas and agriculture, as well as the interactions between economic activities and the environment.