Joint research on climate change adaptation between CCCA and Local Climate Change Adaptation Centers
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As part of our efforts to develop environmental research and provide technical assistance to regions as stipulated in Article 11 of the Climate Change Adaptation Act, we are conducting "Joint Research on Climate Change Adaptation with Regional Climate Change Adaptation Centers" (hereinafter referred to as "Joint Research (Adaptation)"). Please contact us if you are interested in this project.
Outline
Joint research (adaptation research type) is a system for conducting research or studies on climate change adaptation jointly by the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) and the Local Climate Change Adaptation Centers (LCCACs), or an organization that is preparing to be established by local governments to play the role of the LCCAC, or an organization that plans to conduct research in collaboration with the LCCAC. Please refer to the following documents (in Japanese) and application guidelines when applying for and conducting joint research.
Progress in the Adaptation Center for Climate Change and the Adaptation Center for Regional Climate Change and the adoption of joint research with National Institute for Environmental Studies
| Task Name | Research overview | Proposer | Participating organizations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Establishment of a co-creation platform to provide scientific information that contributes to the promotion of adaptation | Construct the "A-PLAT lab," a platform for examining and exchanging information on how information is transmitted from CCCA and LCCAC, and examine methods for CCCA and LCCAC to efficiently collect, share, and transmit information. | Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Research Section Senior Researcher Yoshifumi Masago |
①Nagano Prefectural Institute for Environmental Conservation ②Osaka Prefectural Research Institute for Environment, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [Cooperating Agencies] Local Climate Change Adaptation Center in Miyagi, Ibaraki, Nasushiobara, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Kawasaki, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Ishikawa, Gifu, Aichi, Shiga, Mie, Kagawa, Tokushima, Ehime, Kochi, Fukuoka, and Miyazaki Prefectures |
| Research on the effect of climate change on heat, health, etc. | In order to promote measures against heat stroke in the region, index data on risks such as execution of meteorological observation by WBGT observation equipment, data on the number of heat stroke transported, etc. will be collected, and analytical methods (impact assessment models) using these data, etc. will be examined. | Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Research Section Senior Researcher Kazutaka Oka |
①Kagawa Prefectural Research Center for Environmental Health ②Kawasaki City Environment Bureau Environment Research Institute ③Shizuoka Prefectural Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ④Fukuoka Prefectural Institute for Health and Environment ⑤Kanagawa Environmental Research Center ⑥Tochigi Prefectural Environmental Forests Department Climate Change Policy Division and Tochigi Prefectural Health and Environment Center ⑦Osaka Prefectural Research Institute for Environment, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ⑧Ehime Prefectural Institute of Health and Environment |
| Establishment of a monitoring system to detect impacts of climate change | Systematization is carried out by combining meteorological observation with an automatic camera system introduced in Geo-Kenkyo Joint Research Type I, and observation is started by introducing it into lakes and mountain zones, etc., and the effectiveness is verified. In addition, the government will call on local governments to cooperate in identifying past ice records and mountain photographs, and extract changes over a long period of time. We will propose a monitoring system that can be easily introduced by other local governments, disclose simple image analysis software, and grasp long-term fluctuations through the discovery of past records in order to develop procedures for monitoring climate change impacts on a regional scale. | Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies Biodiversity Division Head Hiroyuki Oguma |
①Nagano Prefectural Institute for Environmental Conservation ②Shizuoka Prefectural Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| Impacts of Climate Change and Urbanization on River Water Temperature and Water Quality | Conduct feasibility studies of study to clarify the effects of climate change (changes in precipitation patterns and temperature) and urbanization of water source areas on the quality of water supplied to rivers and water temperature. | Climate Change Impacts Assessment Research Section Head Jun NISHIHIRO |
①Chiba Prefectural Environmental Research Center |
