Environmental Monitoring and Environmental Risks and Health

• Prof. Takahiro Osawa (Chair)
  Vice Director, Center for Remote Sensing and Ocean Sciences, Udayana University(UNUD), Indonesia
• Dr. I Nyoman Radiarta, S.Pi, M.Sc
  Research and Observation of the Ocean ( KKP ) Perancak – Bali, Indonesia
• Dr. Shiro Ochi
  JAXA Visiting Scientist, GeoInformatics Center, AIT, Thailand
• Prof. Dr. Ir. I Wayan Nuarsa, M.Si
  Graduate Study on Environmental Science Postgraduate Program, UNUD, Indonesia
• Dr. Tsuneo Matsunaga
  Director, Satellite Observation Center / Head, Center for Global Environmental Research, NIES, Japan
• Dr. Hibiki Noda
  Researcher, Center for Global Environmental Research, NIES, Japan
• Dr. David Gaveau
  Scientist, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Indonesia

In this session, the use of remote sensing technology for observation of various environmental data was introduced. Satellites can be used to observe and obtain a wide range of observational data, including changes in coastal environments, damage from disasters (floods, drought, etc.), greenhouse gases, and deforestation. In the presentations, it was noted that, although large volumes of observational data were being obtained, application of those data was needed to benefit people’s actual lives at a local level. There was much interest in the GOSAT project, in which NIES is involved, and in the discussion time, questions included at what scale (national, regional, municipal, etc.) the data could be collected, and whether it could be used to observe other chemical substances.

＜Related Information＞
GOSAT　 http://www.gosat.nies.go.jp/en/
GOSAT-2 (Japanese only)　 http://www.gosat-2.nies.go.jp/jp/

• Prof. Chiho Watanabe (Chair and Speaker)
  Professor, Dept. of Human Ecology, Graduate School of Medicine, UTokyo, Japan
• Dr. Bambang Wispriyono, PhD
  Chairman, Environmental Health Specialist Association Indonesia (EHSA Indonesia) / Lecturer, Dept. of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
• Dr. Noriyuki Suzuki
  Director, Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research, NIES, Japan
• Dr. I Made Ady Wirawan, Ph.D Head of Centre Excellence for Healthy Tourism, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNUD, Indonesia

This session included a look back at the kinds of environmental problems that Japan experienced in the past, and a presentation on the environmental problems currently faced in Indonesia. In Indonesia today, in addition to issues such as safe water supply and waste management, the environmental impact of tourism is also emerging as a problem. The presenter noted that, even when certain risks are reduced, there is still potential for other risks to emerge to take their place, and pointed out the importance of considering the balance between benefit and risk. Safe and secure environments will provide the foundations for sustainable societies, and consideration of environmental risks and their impact on health is an indispensable part of any discussion about the future of sustainable societies.

Poster sessions were also part of this year’s forum. Approximately 40 posters, including nine from NIES, were presented