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S-4 Research Project Leader

Name Affiliation
Nobuo Mimura Director,Institute for Global Change Adaptation Science (ICAS), Ibaraki University

S-4-1 Research on dangerous level of global warming and stabilization pathways by integrated assessment model

Research on dangerous level of global warming and global warming mitigation targets using integrated assessment model
(1) Yasuaki Hijioka Social and Environmental Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Toshihiko Masui Social and Environmental Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Yasuko Kameyama Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Izumi Kubota Social and Environmental Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Naota Hanasaki Social and Environmental Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Research on development of sectoral impact functions (world) using global process model of global warming impacts
(2) Kiyoshi Takahashi Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies

S-4-2 (1) Research on projection of global warming impacts on water resources

Comprehensive assessment of impacts on water resource management corresponding to each level of global warming
(1) So Kazama Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Impacts on agricultural water supply and demand and adaptation measures corresponding to each level of global warming
(2) Hajime Tanji National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Assessment of impacts of global warming on urban water systems
(3) Satoshi Takizawa Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Policy options for water resource management corresponding to each level of global warming
(4) Atsushi Hattori River Department, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management
Assessment of increase or decrease in flood risk corresponding to each level of global warming
(5) Taikan Oki Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

S-4-2(2) Research on improvement of information on dangerous level of global warming from human health standpoint

Research on quantification, creation of economic indices, and mapping of health risks of global warming taking adaptation measures into account (disability-adjusted life years: DALYs)
(1) Masaji Ono Environmental Health Sciences Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Research on global warming and mortality risks
(2) Yasushi Honda Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Research on global warming and heat stroke/heat stress
(3) Masaji Ono Environmental Health Sciences Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Research on atmospheric pollution risks accompanying global warming
(4) Kenji Tamura Environmental Health Sciences Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Research on projection of impacts of global warming on incidence of arthropod vector-borne infectious diseases
(5) Ichiro Kurane Department of Virology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Mutsuo Kobayashi Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Hiroshi Ohmae Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases

S-4-2(3) Probabilistic risk assessment of climate change impacts on rice production in Asian region

Research on development of probabilistic assessment methods and assessment of variations in rice production due to climate change
(1) Masayuki Yokozawa
Agro-Meteorology Division, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
Motoki Nishimori Agro-Meteorology Division, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
Akihiko Kotera National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
Research on probabilistic risk assessment of variations in rice production in China
(2) Yosei Hayashi Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Research on projection of impacts of global warming on world food markets, and assessment of risks of price changes
(3) Jun Furuya Development Research Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Shintaro Kobayashi Development Research Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences

S-4-2(4) Research on impacts of global warming on forests and assessment of vulnerability

Research on impacts of global warming on forest vegetation and assessment of vulnerability
(1) Nobuyuki Tanaka
Department of Plant Ecology, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Tetsuya Matsui Hokkaido Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Research on projection and detection of impacts of global warming on highly sensitive ecosystems
(2) Hiromu Daimaru Department of Soil and Water Conservation, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Hiroshi Kominami Kansai Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Katsunori Nakamura Tohoku Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

S-4-2(5) Research on quantitative assessment of impacts and risk of compound disasters due to climate change in coastal zones and adaptation measures

Proposal of climate change sensitivity functions necessary for assessment of economic losses due to disasters and economic assessment of adaptation measures
(1) Takeshi Suzuki
Coastal and Marine Department, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management
Quantitative assessment of flood impacts and risks in coastal zones due to sea-level rise, storm surges accompanying typhoons, and river flooding, and studies on adaptation measures
(2) Hiromune Yokoki Center for Water Environment Studies, Ibaraki University
Projection of ground displacements in coastal zones due to sea-level rise caused by global warming, and adaptation measures
(3) Hideo Komine Department of Urban and Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Ibaraki University
Assessment of compound ground disasters due to climate change including extreme weather events and major earthquakes, and adaptation measures
(4) Kazuya Yasuhara Department of Urban and Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Ibaraki University
Hideyuki Tonooka Center for Information Technology, Integrated Media Bureau, Ibaraki University
Assessment of economic losses in ocean and river coastal zones due to sea-level rise and torrential downpour disasters caused by global warming
(5) Guangqi Chen Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University

S-4-2(6) Research on development of environment and resources integrated assessment model for assessment of global environmental policy options

Research on macroeconomic assessment of climate policies
(1) Yasuhisa Hayashiyama Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University
Hisayoshi Morisugi Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University
Atsushi Yoshimoto Department of Mathematical Analysis and Statistical Inference, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics
Kazunori Nakajima Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
Research on microeconomic assessment of global warming impacts
(2) Eiji Ohno Faculty of Urban Science, Meijo University
Masafumi Morisugi Faculty of Urban Science, Meijo University