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●March 7, 2011 "Workshop on Sustainable Management of the Mekong River" was held on January 18, 19 in Thailand See the Special site. （This link open in another window.）  |
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| ●January 6, 2011 "Workshop on Sustainable Management of the Mekong River" will be held on January 18 in Thailand  *For more imformation, please see files below. Downroad of poster (PDF) Downroad of brochure (PDF) ●September 4, 2006 Cape Hedo Atmosphere and Aerosol Monitoring Station (CHAAMS) Data Workshop NIES established an atmospheric observation station focusing on aerosols at Cape Hedo, located in the north of the main island of Okinawa, in 2005 and has been conducting continuous observations since then. The station contains instruments that were installed by researchers from NIES and external organizations, and it is often used for joint research projects. The station has been designated by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Project Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) as one of the major sites in Japan. A workshop to introduce the data obtained at the station was held at the NIES Tokyo Office on August 31, 2006. About 30 people joined the workshop and engaged in lively discussions on the reports given by the individual researchers (see program below). They also debated about how to make the best use of the site in the future. Due to the popularity of the Cape Hedo Atmosphere and Aerosol Monitoring Station, the site is now facing a shortage of space and power supply. We are planning on constructing an expansion of the substation facilities and a new observation building. Table 1: CHAAMS Meeting Program (August 31, 2006)
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| ●July 1, 2006 Visit to Chang Jiang Water Resources Commission Upon the invitation of the Chang Jiang Water Resources Commission, nine people led by NIES President Dr. Ryutaro Ohtsuka visited the Chiang Jiang River basins and Three Gorges Dam and conducted a field survey from June 20 to 25, 2006. During the visit, the first “China-Japan Joint Workshop on Watershed Environmental Technologies" was held with experts from China who shared information and opinions about watershed management. The participants agreed to promote collaborative research in the field of watershed environments, and drew up a document outlining the nature of their proposed collaboration. The workshop resulted in lively debates about the improvement of the watershed database and development of an on-site monitoring system and an assessment system for industrial symbiotic technologies which enhance the efficiency of water, energy, and material cycles in watershed areas to realize a "Preferred Cycle of Economy and Environment." Based on this exchange, both sides agreed to continue efforts to transmit information on their joint research projects and promote further cooperation, as well as to advance collaborative research on urgent and important policy issues on watershed management, including the South-to-North Water Transmission Project. In order to facilitate smooth collaboration for the future, both sides have agreed to dispatch experts to each country and assemble a working group to discuss specific research subjects and terms. Also, a concrete exchange plan was set, which included a second China-Japan Joint Workshop on Watershed Environmental Technologies to be held in Japan in June 2007 to encourage further collaboration between China and Japan. 
Group photo taken at the First China-Japan Joint Workshop on Watershed Environmental Technologies |
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| ●May 6,
2006 Aircraft Observation in China In collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, NIES conducted aircraft observation of air pollution and aerosols around Beijing and Tianjin from April 9 to May 1, 2006. It was the first time that such large-scale aircraft observation has been done by foreign scientists near Beijing, the capital of China. The observation was carried out as a part of a research project sponsored by the Global Environmental Research Fund of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment. At the same time, ground-based observation was undertaken in Beijing, Fukue Island, and Cape Hedo in Okinawa through collaboration with the University of Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan University, and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. The purpose of this observation was to identify the process of change in the chemical composition of pollution during transport by conducting simultaneous observations at sites along the airflow. High concentrations of carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide were observed around Beijing and Tianjin. |
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 Figure 1: YUN-12 type airplane used for the observation |
 Figure 2: Route of the observation flight |
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