Event background
APN, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance, University of Hyogo, will hold the “Climate Change × Disaster Reduction Forum,” thinking about global climate change as an impending problem with a sense of ownership.
Recently, weather-related disasters beyond expectations have occurred around the world. Climate change has already become a climate crisis. The theme of “Climate Change × Disaster Reduction” provides prefectural citizens with an opportunity to think about global climate change as an impending problem that demands their proactive engagement. The theme encourages a sense of ownership among the citizens and a greater sense of responsibility toward mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Event information
- Date and time: Sunday, 10 March 2024, 14:00–16:30 (JST)
- Venue: International Conference Room on the ninth floor of the International Health Development Center (1-5-1 Wakinohama Kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City)
- Session format: Hybrid (on-site and online)
- Language: Japanese-English (simultaneous interpretation available)
- Capacity: 60 persons at the venue, 300 persons online (first-come-first-served)
- Free of charge
How to apply:
- Online: Click on this link to register
- Deadline: Sunday, 3 March 2024 (JST)
- Organisers: Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) and the Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance, University of Hyogo
- Sponsors: Hyogo Prefectural Government, Hyogo Environmental Advancement Association
Contact:
Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)
- Email: [email protected]
- Tel: +81-78-230-8017
Programme
| Part One | |
| Keynote speech | Weather-related disasters caused by climate change and their impact on our environment HIROSHI Taniguchi, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance, University of Hyogo |
| Part Two | |
| Introduction of overseas cases | Facilitator MICHIKO Bamba, Professor, Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance, University of Hyogo (1) Climate change impact and adaptation options of nomadic pastoral systems in Mongolia SUVDANTSETSEG Balt, Head of Administration Planning and International Cooperation Department, Mongolian Academy of Sciences (2) From sea-level rise to floods and cyclones: Challenges of multi-hazard risk environments in Fiji and Samoa ANDREAS Neef, Professor, University of Auckland, New Zealand |
