2023.12.1 Fri.

16:30 - 17:45

Special Symposium on Regional Action on Climate Change

Organizer

Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum)

Co-organizer

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Seminar abstract

Abstract

In the midst of the recent COVID-19 and climate change crises, we must recognize that climate change, water and food issues, ecosystem and biodiversity issues, and health issues are interacting with each other regionally and globally to create complex risks, and we must rapidly develop appropriate countermeasures based on accurate scientific knowledge to deal with these complex intertwined risks. We must rapidly develop appropriate countermeasures based on accurate scientific knowledge to deal with these complex and intertwined risks. This symposium will review the results of discussions that have been held by internationally recognized experts on climate change in many international forums, including the STS Forum and its affiliated conference, the RACC, and further develop the discussions.

Program

Welcome Remarks -Plenary Session-

• Prof. Cherry A. Murray Deputy Director for Research, Biosphere2 and Professor of Physics,University of Arizona, US
• Prof. Hiroshi Komiyama Chairman, Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum), JP
• Mr. Yutaka Matsuzawa Vice Minister for Global Environment Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, JP

• Prof. Cherry A. Murray Deputy Director for Research, Biosphere2 and Professor of Physics,University of Arizona, US
• Prof. Dr. Adel El Sayed Tawfik El-Beltagy Chair, International Dryland Development Commission (IDDC), EG
• Prof. Jim Falk Professorial Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne; Emeritus Professor, School for Humanities and Social Inquiry, The University of Wollongong, AU
• Ms. Agnes Asiimwe Konde Vice President, Program Innovation & Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), KE
• Dr. Kiyoshi Takahashi Deputy Director, Social Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), JP

-Discussion and Q&A-

30 min (6min x 5 people)

30 min -5 min-

Concluding Remark

Speakers

In-person

• Prof. Cherry A. Murray / Deputy Director for Research, Biosphere2 and Professor of Physics University of Arizona
• Mr. Yutaka Matsuzawa / Ministry of the Environment Vice Minister for Global Environment Affairs
• Prof. Dr. Adel El-Beltagy / Chair, International Dryland Development Commission (IDDC)
• Ms. Agnes Asiimwe Konde / Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Vice President
• Dr. Kiyoshi Takahashi / Deputy Director, Social Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)

Online

• Prof. Hiroshi Komiyama / Chairman, Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum), JP
• Prof. Jim Falk / University of Melbourne Professorial Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Related Links

• STS forum COP 28 Special Symposium on Regional Action on Climate Change

Session Summary

At this special symposium, internationally recognized experts on climate change reviewed and discussed the Agriculture, Food, Biodiversity and Climate Change, which have been discussed at many international fora, including the STS Forum and its subsidiary conference, RACC. While reviewing the results of the discussions, we developed the discussions and disseminate the results widely to the world. In the midst of the recent COVID-19 and climate change crises, we must recognize that climate change, water and food issues, ecosystem and biodiversity issues, and health issues are interacting with each other regionally and globally to create complex risks, and we must rapidly develop appropriate countermeasures based on accurate scientific knowledge to deal with these complex intertwined risks. We must rapidly develop appropriate countermeasures based on accurate scientific knowledge to deal with these complex and intertwined risks. This symposium will review the results of discussions that have been held by internationally recognized experts on climate change in many international forums, including the STS Forum and its affiliated conference, the RACC, and further develop the discussions. And through the discussion there, information on what should be coveyed to those stakeholders and how had been clarified and disseminsted to the world. We wish to continue to urge also at the coming COP meetings the importance of providing relevant stakeholders with the latest and the most accurate scientific knowledge and strengthening the Knowledge-Action Networks.

Message and Results

Though it was the Second time to hold an event at COP for STS forum, 43 on-site participants and 28 online participants, total 71 Hybrid participants from all over the world had an excellent opportunity to exchange active and earnest discussion.
In this symposium, importance of providing the most up-to-date and accurate scientific knowledge to various community stakeholders and relevant policymakers had been reconfirmed in considering and constructing actions to address the recent challenges of climate change and to secure sustainable development of human beings.