Research Manager
Research Topics & Areas of Expertise
- Locally Led Adapation
- Application of Indigenous/traditional and local knowledge systems for cliamte action
- Capacity building to promote climate change adaptation such as gap assessments, developing new approaches of capacity building
- Disaster risk management and planning
- Integrated implementation of SDGs using river basin approaches
Education
EDUCATION
Dr.Eng. (Urban and Environmental Engineering), Kyoto University, Japan (2004-2007);
M.Sc. (Agriculture Systems & Engineering/Integrated Watershed Management), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (2002-2004);
B.Sc. Agriculture, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuban University, Chitwan, Nepal (1998-2001);
WORKING EXPERIENCES:
July 2017 - Current: Senior Water and Adaptation Specialist, IGES
April 2010 - June, 2017: Policy researcher/Water Resources Specialist, IGES
October 2009 - March 2010: Researcher at Global-COE Sustainability / Survivability Science for a Resilient Society Adaptable to Extreme Weather Conditions (GCOE-ARS), GSGES, Kyoto University
April 2009 - September 2009: Researcher at Global-COE Human Security Engineering for Asian Megacities (GCOE-HSE), GSGES, Kyoto University;
October 2007-March 2009: Researcher at Research Center for Environmental Quality Management (RCEQM), Kyoto University;
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Commissioned Report
令和7年度 AP-PLAT を通じた途上国適応計画策定 並びに実装支援業務においては、特に気候変動による影響に脆弱な3か国（ラオス、ネパール、バングラデシュ）に対して NAP の詳細把握及び実施支援内容、加えて気候資金アクセス支援を行い、NAP の実施促進を目的とする。更に AP-PLAT の活動に賛同する機関や他ネットワークと共同でイベントを開催することで、各機関との連携強化と効果的な実施を図る。このような複数の異なるアプローチによる活動を通じ、環境省による二国間および多国間の適応国際協力が推進することを目的として実施し、それらの成果を報告書として記した。
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Peer-reviewed Article
In Human Ecology
Through a study of Ra Province (northeast Viti Levu Island, Fiji) involving both archival research and community engagement, we highlighted a long history of Indigenous population mobility. Many coastal settlements have mostly undocumented histories of relocating inland due to shoreline retreat and land loss over recent decades. Studies of...
Report Chapter
In Global Environment Outlook 7
The global crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, together with land degradation, are putting both people and nature at risk by pushing the environment system beyond six out of nine planetary boundaries, which are critical for maintaining a safe operating space for human existence (very well established). Sustainable development...
Policy Report
Despite global efforts and calls for action, our planet has already entered into uncharted territory, facing global environmental crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation and desertification, and pollution and waste. These interconnected crises, which are undermining human well-being and primarily caused by unsustainable...
Commissioned Report
本報告書は、環境省委託業務の「AP-PLAT を通じた途上国適応計画策定並びに実装支援業務」で実施された業務について詳細を記述したものである。主な業務は、(1)Adaptation Planning 関連支援業務、(2)気候資金プロポーザル策定支援とその能力強化の実施、(3)関連機関とのネットワーク構築、(4)パートナー機関との連携とAP-PLAT 関連会合の実施の4つである。
Policy Report
WEPAアジア水環境管理アウトルック 2024
アジア地域の水質に関する問題を解決するためには、関係者の間で共通認識を持つことが重要であることを考慮し、アジア水環境パートナーシップ（WEPA）では、このイニシアティブで蓄積された情報及び知識、並びに人的ネットワークを活用して、「水環境管理に関するWEPAアウトルック」を定期的に作成しています。この報告書は、アジア地域の行政官、専門家及び水セクターのその他関係者を対象に、水環境の現状及び管理の状況に関する最新かつ有益な情報を提供することを目的としています。本報告書は、世界のその他の地域において水質問題に取り組んでいる関係者にとっても有益な情報源となるよう、これまで、2009年にイスタンブールで、2012年にマルセイユで、2015年に大邱・慶州で、2018年にブラジリアで...
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Policy Report
WEPA Outlook on Water Environmental Management in Asia 2024
Considering the importance of a common understanding among stakeholders to solve water quality issues in the region, the “WEPA Outlook on Water Environmental Management” has been periodically prepared by utilizing accumulated information and knowledge, as well as the human network developed under this initiative. The report aims to provide the most...
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Conference Paper
International Conference “Advancing solutions for climate change challenges in rural Vietnam”
Global strategies for adaptation to climate change that are based on western scientific knowledge often encounter difficulties being adopted in non-western contexts in the Asia-Pacific region. In the face of climate change, locally-led adaptation (LLA) has emerged as a promising approach, emphasizing the importance of local knowledge systems in...
Technical Report
The Guidebook on the State of the River Basin (SORB) Reporting System is intended for local governments and/or river basin organizations in the East Asian Seas region currently or planning to implement integrated river basin management (IRBM)/integrated water resources management (IWRM) programs. The Guidebook provides guidance to local governments...
Commissioned Report
WEPA Fourth Phase Final Report
Recognizing that the improvement of water environmental governance is essential to solve water pollution problems in the Asian Region, the Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA) was launched in 2004 by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. During the fourth phase of WEPA, which began in FY2019, the objective of WEPA’s fourth phase was...
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Project
Updated: March 2025
Environment Research and Technology Development Fund 1CN-2206 (FY2022-2024) - Research on the national long-term roadmap to synergise mitigation and adaptation towards a net zero and resilient ASEAN
Towards the establishment of a net-zero and resilient ASEAN Community as indicated by the ASEAN Climate Vision 2050, IGES is conducting a study on the formulation of a long-term roadmap to promote integrated transition of mitigation and adaptation in...