Science and Technology Research Partnershipfor Sustainable Development Program
2011-2012

Contents

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The SATREPS Concept

About SATREPSAbout the SATREPS Program

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Friends of SATREPS Online Communit y

8Messages from SATREPS Interns

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SATREPS Inter view

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Picking up the pieces after 3/11
〜 Spanning borders between countries anddisciplines to confront massive earthquakes 〜

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SATREPS Projec ts around the WorldSATREPS Projec ts in Detail
Environment/Energy (Climate change)

8 projects

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Environment/Energy (Low carbon society/energy)

7 projects

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Environment/Energy (Global-scale environmental issues)

10 projects

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Bioresources

13 projects

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Natural Disaster Prevention

11 projects

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Infectious Diseases Control

10 projects

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SATREPS Principal Investigators

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SATREPS Program̶For the Earth, For the Next Generation
Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development
Many of the greatest threats that we face today̶including global warming, major natural disasters, and infectious
diseases̶are issues on a global scale.
In August 2011, the Japanese Cabinet approved the Fourth Science and Technology Basic Plan, under which Japan
will work to resolve global issues by actively promoting international cooperation with developing countries.
Japan sees it as its own responsibility within the international community to contribute to the advancement ofscience and technology in developing countries and to the cultivation of human resources.
In addition to the conventional approach of providing assistance by applying and transferring technology fromJapan, joint research will be conducted under the SATREPS program through collaboration between universities
and research institutes in Japan and in developing countries, with the objective of developing and utilizing newtechnologies and gaining new knowledge. The aim of this approach is to both resolve global issues and boost
the capacity for science and technology, enhancing overall capabilities at research institutions in developing
countries.
It is our expectation that SATREPS will assist the next generation of researchers in Japan and SATREPS partnercountries to launch themselves, full of dreams and hopes for the future, into a world of scientiﬁc and technicalinnovation.

For the Earth, For the Next Generation—
SATREPS researchers working around the world, around the clock

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About the SATREPS Program
Research Fields

SATREPS : Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development
SATREPS is a Japanese government program that promotes international joint research. The programis structured as a collaboration between the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), which
provides competitive research funds for science & technology projects, and the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), which provides development assistance (ODA). Based on the needs ofdeveloping countries, the program aims to address global issues* and lead to research outcomes ofpractical beneﬁt to both local and global society.

*Global issues：Issues that affect more than a single country or region, and cannot be resolved without
international collaboration. Examples include energy/environment issues, disaster risk reduction,
infectious disease control, and food security.

Addressing Global Issues, Advancing Science, Developing Capacity

Environment/Energy
Population levels are growing, cities are becoming increasingly overcrowded, and production and consumption levels are
increasing. There is a growing global need to pursue research into technology that can resolve environment and energy
problems, and to deploy the outcomes of such research. In this context, SATREPS supports joint research for the purpose of
reducing the negative impact of climate change on the natural environment.

Climate Change※Research area:"Research contributing to adaptation to or
mitigation of climate change" (closed for applications FY2010)

Mitigation strategies currently planned or being
implemented are insufficient to address climate change,
and further enhancement will be necessary. Current
conditions are already prompting forecasts that the
impact will be protracted, expanding across almost all

The objectives of SATREPS are to acquire new knowledge and new technologies that lead to the resolution

areas, meaning that climate change cannot be addressedof global issues as well as the advancement of science and technology. SATREPS is also engaged in capacity

through measures for mitigation alone. We need todevelopment, working with developing countries to develop human resources for R&D and to develop

reduce the pace of climate change and diminish the risks

sustainable research activities, leading to independent research capacity that can address global issues.

associated with it through a combination of adaptation

Global-scale Environmental Issues※Research area: "Research contributing to the resolution

and mitigation approaches.

of global-scale environmental issues"

Low Carbon Society/Energy

１．International Cooperation
Enhancing international cooperation in science and technology between Japan anddeveloping countries

２．Addressing Global Issues and Advancing Science
Developing and applying new technology for the resolution of global issues and acquiring
new knowledge that can lead to advancing the level of science and technology

３．Capacity Development
Boosting self-reliant research and development capacity in developing countries throughinternational joint research, constructing sustainable research systems that can contributeto resolving issues, coordinating networking between researchers, and training future
human resources in developing countries and in Japan

Climate change is occurring, population levels are※Research area: "Research contributing to energy systems forlow carbon society" (from FY2010)

growing, cities are becoming increasingly overcrowded,

It is essential that both developed countries andThere is a growing need, both locallydeveloping counties take part in the efforts to achieve a

and globally, to pursue research into

low carbon society in order to reduce global emissions.

technology that can resolve environment

Furthermore, research on low carbon energy

and energy problems, and to deploy

systems contributes to the reduction of fossil fueland production and consumption levels are increasing.

the outcomes of such research.

consumption. Development and deployment ofsuch systems is extremely beneﬁcial at both
local and global levels.

SATREPS joins and coordinates functions, activities, andcapabilities that were once separate, using scientiﬁc researchpotential as a mediator for developmental diplomacy

Bioresources※Research area: "Research contributing to sustainableutilization of bioresources" (from FY2009)

Sustainable production of food and other bioresources is threatened

Science and Technology
Promoting science and technology,
encouraging innovation

Meeting Global Needs
Resolving global issues and contributing to
the science and technology community

Japan's Capabilities
・World-leading technology, proven research capacity
・Soft power

X

International Cooperationby problems such as desertification, salinization of agricultural land,

ODA, development assistanceand pests. In order to be able to continue enjoying the blessings ofX

Meeting Local Needs

X

bioresources as the global population grows and climates change,
there needs to be collaborative research that can point the way tosustainable means of production and utilization.

Capacity development to address issues emerging
as local needs in developing countries

Developing Countries' Capabilities
・Direct experience, knowledge, and data needed forresearch on global issues
・Potential to contribute to the global economy

Natural Disaster Prevention※Research area: "Research on natural disaster prevention
attuned to the needs of developing countries"

Infectious Diseases Control※Research area: "Research on measures to address infectious
diseases control attuned to the needs of developing countries"

through new markets and industries
Natural disasters are a constant danger in Japan, andHIV/AIDS, malaria, dengue fever, tuberculosis, highly

have resulted in the accumulation of a great deal ofpathogenic influenza, and other emerging and re-knowledge and expertise. In addition to applying

emerging infectious diseases can be a major impediment

this knowledge to disasters and risk reduction indeveloping countries, collaboration

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Assistanceto social and economic development. Efforts
to address infectious diseases issues inis urgently needed to makedeveloping countries can have a direct

further progress in research

beneﬁt in protecting the health of individuals

into earthquake/tsunami early-

worldwide. Collaboration between Japan andwarning systems and high-developing countries on research inprecision weather forecasting.

this ﬁeld contributes to the control of
infectious diseases on a global scale.

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About the SATREPS Program

SATREPS Projects: Beginning to End
Project Progress

ＪＳＴ and ＪＩＣＡ Collaboration
Competitive Research Funds/Technical Cooperation Projects
SATREPS projects are conducted throughcollaboration between JST and JICA. JST uses
research contracts to support research costs
incurred in Japan (and in other locations outside
the developing country involved in the project).
In contrast, JICA provides support through its
technical cooperation project framework to cover
costs* in the developing country.
Overall R&D management of the international
joint research is handled jointly by JST, which has
expertise in funding research projects at research
institutions in Japan, and JICA, which has expertisein technical cooperation in developing countries.

Follow-up Evaluation

Follow-up Evaluation

Project Ends

Project Ends

Terminal Evaluation

About 3-6 Months
before End

Terminal Evaluation

Point

Mid-term Review

Mid-term Review
Project Mid-term■ Research Fields

Start of International
Joint Research

Environment/Energy, Bioresources, Natural DisasterR/D signed

Prevention, Infectious Diseases Control

Formal Approval（JICA and developing country
research institution）■ Research Period/Duration of Research

MOU signed（Research institute）

Three to ﬁve (3-5) years

Ex-ante Evaluation■ Countries Covered by SATREPS（Country where research institution is located）
Developing countries targeted for ODA "Technical

Project Selection

Cooperation Projects"

Examination of
Project Details

MOU and R/Dsigned after
about 1 year

Project Selection

Joint Approval（Provisional）（Provisional）(with emphasis on Asian and African countries)* Costs in the developing country: Since costs are covered by■ Project Size

JICA through its technical cooperation projects framework, self-

Approx. 100 million yen per project per year

help efforts by the developing country are crucial. Consequently,

Funding split:

personnel costs and office usage costs in the developing country,

JST: Approx. 38 million yen

Request Review

Peer Review

Request for TechnicalCooperation

Call for Proposals

JICA: Approx. 60 million yen

consumables used by the developing country research team, andlocal in-country travel costs for the developing country's researchers
are normally covered by the developing country itself.

JICA

Collaboration/CooperationJST

Selection of SATREPS Projects
SATREPS Project Scheme

SATREPS projects are selected by a process involving collaboration between Japanese government agencies. JST
initially calls for research proposals from Japanese research institutions. At the same time, Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA)/JICA receives requests from developing countries for ODA technical cooperation for international joint

Developing Country（Counterpart ）research. It is essential for the Principal Investigator (PI) in Japan to coordinate with researchers in the developing

Japan

Universities, Research Institutions, etc.
in Developing Country
International Joint Researchcountry in order to conﬁrm the details of the joint research. It is a requirement that ofﬁcial requests for ODA technical

Universities,
Research Institutions, etc. in Japan（MOU）
Principal Investigator& Researchers

Principal Investigator& Researchers

Dispatch of Experts（Researchers from Japan）

in the developing country responsible for ODA technical cooperation.

Preparation for an International Joint Research Project
To implement the international joint research, a Record of Discussions (R/D) must be signed by the developing
country and JICA to confirm that they agree on the details of the ODA technical cooperation. In addition a

Request for
Collaboration

memorandum of understanding (MOU), or similar document concerning the joint research, of which details shallmatch the R/D and JST's Contract Research Agreement, must also be signed between the research institutions (parties

Government Agency Responsible
for Technical Cooperation

Application for
ODA

cooperation be submitted by the research institution in the developing country to MOFA, via the ministry or agency

Application
Accepted

MOFA

〈JST〉
Contract research funding
including personnel costs

Project
Accepted

Project
Proposal

JICA

principal investigator and main researchers are afﬁliated in Japan.

Evaluation by JST and JICA

〈JICA〉JICA provides research equipment /JICA supports travel expenses
for researchers to train in Japan・Jointly Approve Projects
・Collaboration/Cooperation
・Complementary Funding

concerned). JST normally concludes the Contract Research Agreements with the research institutions to which the

The SATREPS program functions through research funding from JST and technical cooperation funding from JICA,
so projects are reviewed by both JST and JICA, acting in collaboration. JST reviews the whole of the international
joint research project, both in Japan and in the developing country, from the perspective of the project outcome

JST

MEXT

contributing to the resolution of global issues, and from the perspective of the project advancing science andtechnology. JICA evaluates the joint activities of the principal investigator and other researchers including thecounterpart research institutions' researchers from an ODA project perspective, confirming that the project hascontributed to developing human resources and enhancing capacity in the developing country, and has contributed
to the development topic.

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Friends of SATREPS
Online Community

Messages from SATREPS Interns

Messages from SATREPS Interns"What does SATREPS mean to you?"
SATREPS university student interns learn about projects being undertaken in various countries, and then use their own
words to communicate what they have learned to many other people. We invited our interns to depict in a sketchbook
what SATREPS means to them.

Friends of SATREPS
Online Community
Friends of SATREPS is an online community (SNS) for
people involved in SATREPS projects and for anyone else
concerned with the future of our earth and human society.
It provides a platform that supports and encourages links
between members worldwide. Registration is free ofcharge.

The SATREPS mascot is ashoebill stork, the mostpatient bird in the world.

■ Members are a rich source of information about life and culture in theDataﬁeld. Discoveries and encounters are not limited to research topics.
■ Stay up to date on developing country news. Communication channels
built between researchers, companies, and other entities can remain in●

Registered members：
Over 3,300●

Communities：
Approx. 240●

Countries involved：
Approx. 90

place after a research project ﬁnishes.

(as of February 2012)

Receive news andinformation about
related events

Cooperate withcurrent projects

Work onpreparations for
new projects

Share informationand ideas

Broadening horizons
through all kinds ofencounters

Power to protect the future,connect to the future,
work for the futureInternational Legal Studies 4th year student
Sophia University Faculty of Law

Division of Arts and Sciences 2nd year student
International Christian University College of Liberal Arts

Chisato Nasu

Takuya Ito

When I heard it had to do with science and technology, I was alittle worried at ﬁrst that I might not be of much use, but as I got
used to telling other people about projects in a way that they
could understand too, I found that meeting all sorts of people invarious situations was helping to broaden my horizons, and that
I too was gaining a lot from the experience. To me, SATREPS
was the "beginning" of many fascinating encounters.

The future is in the hands of young people̶that's one of thethings I've learned through SATREPS. The earth is our only
home, and we have a duty to protect its future and pass it on to
the next generation. SATREPS nurtures the "power to the future"that we need as young people inheriting the future. It is ourpower that can connect the world and create the future.

Opening my eyes to bring
the world much closer

Opportunity to meet theworld

Division of Arts and Sciences 2nd year student
International Christian University College of Liberal Arts

Division of Arts and Sciences 2nd year student
International Christian University College of Liberal Arts

Ikumi Sugie

Hikari Dateyama

I knew very little about science, technology and international
cooperation, but serving as a SATREPS intern brought such
subjects much closer to me. The more I learn about the projects
being carried out in different countries, the more I feel my eyes
are being opened to the world. I see SATREPS as a magicalforum that connects people to the big wide world out there.

It was a university course that I took quite by chance that led to
my becoming a SATREPS intern, but that chance opportunity
enabled me to learn a lot about the world. It's also often
through chance opportunities that SATREPS projects are born,and it's these little opportunities that shape the future world.
SATREPS taught me about the tremendous potential that suchsmall opportunities can have.

Showing us the way
ahead
Division of Arts and Sciences 2nd year student
International Christian University College of Liberal Arts

Voices of Friendsof SATREPS members

Kumiko Dojo

● I used to work on ground-

SATREPS has opened my eyes to theworld of research and connected me to that world. Throughthis internship, I've learned about all sorts of research, gained
knowledge, and met many people, and I'm sure I'll continue to do
so. I also feel that as cooperation between countries becomes more
and more necessary, SATREPS can set a great example to Japan andother developed countries. I see SATREPS as being at the forefront,
showing us̶me, Japan, the world̶the way ahead.

water projects in Africa. Now I'mhoping to put that experience to
use again and meet lots of newpeople, too. (Engineer, Japan)● Communication is one of a
researcher's jobs, but it's easily

A bridge connecting
points that would
otherwise remain apart
Division of Arts and Sciences 2nd year student
International Christian University College of Liberal Arts

Hironori Motoki
To me, SATREPS serves as a bridge connecting points̶
university students and professors, science and humanities,
developed and developing countries̶that would otherwise
remain apart. It can take you away from the world you know toshow you a world you never knew existed. Thanks to SATREPS,
I've been able to experience that kind of awakening.

forgotten when the research

Rekindling a sense of
excitement

Looking at the common
ground of science andthe world

Division of Arts and Sciences 1st year student
International Christian University College of Liberal Arts

Division of Arts and Sciences 1st year student
International Christian University College of Liberal Arts

Hiroshi Ichige

Takumi Kimura

I was really thrilled by my first encounter with SATREPS. All
that amazing science and technology, moments when Japan
connects with the world, projects connecting to the future̶
everything I encountered through SATREPS rekindled a senseof excitement that I had almost forgotten. I now want tocommunicate that excitement to others.

Science and technology play an indispensable role in our lives
now, and it was through this internship with SATREPS that
I learned how science and technology is being used to aid
developing countries. The great thing about SATREPS is the way
it gives me a real time glimpse at the way the common groundbetween science and the world is expanding.

work is interesting. Friends of
SATREPS is a great opportunity
to keep communicating.
(Researcher, Japan)● I'm interested in business at the base of the pyramid, and particularly in how governments, companies, and NGOs collaborate to
make BOP businesses work. (Student, Japan)● I am a teacher of English. I am much interested in protecting the earth and environment. (Educator, Algeria)● I have four children, and I'm very concerned about what the world will be like when they grow up. (NGO worker, Japan)

Find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Friends.of.SATREPS
Twitter: http://twitter.com/satreps

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SATREPS Interview

Picking up the pieces after 3/11
〜 Spanning borders between countries anddisciplines to confront massive earthquakes 〜
Science and Technology Research Partnershipfor Sustainable Development
Under the FY2008 SATREPS natural disaster prevention project titled "Multidisciplinary Hazard Reduction from Earthquakes and Volcanoes in Indonesia," over
200 Indonesian and Japanese researchers in both science and humanities disciplines
are working together to reduce disaster risks, focusing on the following themes: (1)earthquake forecast; (2) volcano eruption forecast; (3) tsunami hazard map creation,
simpliﬁed quake-prooﬁng technologies and other hard aspects; (4) communication of
information and other soft aspects; (5) disaster prevention education; (6) cooperation
with government.

Takuya Ito: Are any attempts being made to equip local

some way. For example after the Yogyakarta earthquake

community leaders with appropriate scientiﬁc knowledge?

occurred in Java in 2006, Mount Merapi erupted.

Satake: Of course. We're also researching education andthe dissemination of information sociologically. At theWhat are the pros and cons of cooperation
between specialists in sciences and humanities?

time of 3/11, the Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami
alert three minutes after the quake occurred, and it had
the technology to forecast tsunami height in detail̶

The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011 prompted a re-examination of earthquake
research priorities. To ﬁnd out more, eight SATREPS interns interviewed Prof. Kenji Satake, theprincipal investigator for the research project on January 13, 2012.

Takumi Kimura: If you divide academia broadly into

3 m, 6 m, or 10 m, but the problem was that we hadn't

sciences and humanities, I think that earthquake research

considered how people should adjust the way that they

Principal investigator: Prof. Kenji Satake, Earthquake and Volcano Information Center, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo

would fall on the side of science. This project, however,

evacuate according to whether the prediction is for 3 m

Born in 1958 in Tokyo. Devoted himself to mountaineering at Hokkaido University as a member of the Alpine Club. The eruption of Mount Usu andincorporates knowledge on the humanities side too. Whator 6 m. It's not good enough just to unilaterally provide

the Japan Sea Earthquake of 1983 inspired an interest in volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. After earning a doctorate, he spent seven years inare the merits of spanning this divide between science

information.

and humanities?

Ito: So one advantage of taking a combined science

Satake: Earthquake researchers tend to think that if theyand humanities approach is that you can develop

can nail earthquake prediction, earthquake casualties canmeasures that also consider aspects such as the sharing

be avoided, but that's just not the case. You also need toof information. It would have been great if this project's

the USA studying earthquakes and tsunamis that had occurred worldwide, but was prompted to return to Japan by the Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe)
Earthquake of 1995 to study active faults and tsunami sediments for evidence of earthquake and tsunamis that had occurred several hundred toseveral thousand years ago. He continues to focus on research into massive earthquakes and tsunamis.

How do you forecast earthquakes?

10mechanisms, but we see them as being connected insay, you've been able to determine that an earthquake

be able to forecast the type of tremors that will occur, andapproach had been applied to 3/11.

occurs once every 1,000 years, and about 1,000 years haveknow how to construct houses that are able to withstandSatake: I agree. We've long said that it's not enough just to

Chisato Nasu: To what extent do you think this project will

passed since the previous quake, you can predict that theearthquakes, and such like. Sociologists and otherstudy earthquakes, but have we heeded our own advice

enable you to forecast earthquakes in Indonesia?

next quake will occur soon. All sorts of research on active

humanities specialists investigate psychological aspects

in Japan in this respect? We had thought that Japan was

Prof. Satake: It's difficult to forecast every earthquake

faults and plate boundaries was carried out after the Greatsuch as how people react to alerts and ﬂee for safety. We

setting an example, but the 3/11 disaster has forced us toaccurately. In Japan, for example, three M4 quakes occur

Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 1995, and as a result, it wasalso needed to research Islamic religious concepts for thisrethink our approach to date.

every day, so you would be correct if you said that an

possible to predict with 99% certainty that a powerful M8

project. Our aim is to actually reduce casualties

earthquake is going to occur, but you have to be able to say

earthquake would occur within the next 30 years off theand damage by bringing all these disciplines

when and where exactly it's going

coast of Miyagi Prefecture where the 3/11 quake actually

together and applying them to policymaking,to strike, and how strong it's goingoccurred. This project has shed quite a lot of light onrather than just being satisﬁed with the science

to be. Where time of occurrence

Indonesia's past earthquake history, and so my answer toas an end in itself.

is concerned, there are long-term

your question is that we've accumulated the data required

Kumiko Dojo: Does Indonesia see disasters in aand short-term forecasts. For short-

to make long-term forecasts.

different way from Japan?

term forecasts, you use telltale signs

Hironori Motoki: Both volcano eruptions and earthquakes

Satake: Where the Mount Merapi eruption wasof imminent activity to predict theare natural phenomena, but what is the relationshipconcerned, an elder who conducts religious

earthquake will occur, say, in several

between them?

rituals as a means of appeasing the mountain

hours' time or within a week, but

Satake: They are basically caused by the same thing. Plate

was a major influence. Many people are also

this is still difficult. Long-term

movement causes the formation of active faults, andreadier to put their faith in local knowledge

forecasts are a completely different

earthquakes occur as a result. And magma rises up fromthan in what the government or scientists say.

matter, since you base them on

the boundaries between plates, causing volcanic eruptions.

You can't reduce disaster risks unless you baseactive faults and other historical

Earthquakes and eruptions don't necessarily occur at

the way you communicate information on aevidence of past earthquakes. If,

the same time, and we still don't understand detailed

sound understanding of such factors.

Chisato Nasu

Takuya Ito

Kumiko Dojo

Hikari Dateyama

International Legal Studies,
4th year student
Sophia University Facultyof Law

Division of Arts andSciences 2nd year student
International Christian
University College of Liberal Arts

Division of Arts andSciences 2nd year student
International Christian
University College of Liberal Arts

Division of Arts andSciences 2nd year student
International Christian
University College of Liberal Arts

Hironori Motoki

Ikumi Sugie

Hiroshi Ichige

Takumi Kimura

Division of Arts andSciences 2nd year student
International Christian
University College of Liberal Arts

Division of Arts andSciences 2nd year student
International Christian
University College of Liberal Arts

Division of Arts andSciences 1st year student
International Christian
University College of Liberal Arts

Division of Arts andSciences 1st year student
International Christian
University College of Liberal Arts

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Dojo: I'd also like to ask about the benefits of linking

share the same awareness, extending that to everyone

government ministries and agencies.

involved in the project is difﬁcult.

What are the most importantin Indonesia can also bring benefits to Japan. The idea

outcomes of this project?

of collecting data over a wide area really struck me as
making good sense.

Satake: Japan and Indonesia are very similar in that allsorts of ministries and agencies are involved in disaster

What does Japan stand to gain from this project?

prevention. This means that ensuring the horizontal

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Sugie: Lastly, I'd like you to come up with a single kanji

Kimura: 2011 was a watershed year for me too.

character that you think best symbolizes the achievements

3/11 was an event that I feel I want to go on

sharing of information is vital.

Ikumi Sugie: A distinguishing feature of SATREPS projects

Hiroshi Ichige: Are relevant Japanese branches ofis that they're designed to bring beneﬁts to Japan as well,

Satake: That would be 際 (sai), which iswhere we've been told for decades now that a Tokaigovernment being told about the need to incorporate arather than being just one-way assistance to developing

equivalent to the prefix "inter-" in English, as

earthquake is bound to occur sometime soon, and that's

humanities approach?

countries, aren't they?

in "international" (koku-sai in Japanese) or

why earthquake prediction research is fascinating to me.

of this project.

thinking about into the future. I'm from Shizuoka,

Satake: We didn't have anything to do with it, but theSatake: 3/11 was the ﬁrst M9 earthquake to occur in Japan"interdisciplinary" (gaku-sai in Japanese), and means

Dojo: I'm on the science side of things, and up to

Meteorological Agency and Central Disaster Prevention

in 1,000 years. Only five earthquakes of such strength"between" or "beyond."

now I've always thought that it's enough just to

Council conducted a questionnaire survey on when

have occurred worldwide since the start of the 20th

Sugie: Between and beyond

carry out research, so it was useful to learn thatpeople who heard the tsunami alerts actually heard them

century. One of those was the 2004 Sumatra quake, andnations and disciplines. Thatmaking the best use of research outcomes also requires

and how they responded. Also, the network that we havethen there were the Alaska and Chile earthquakes in thesums it up neatly. Thankpaying attention to psychological and educationalbuilt up with humanities specialists for this project has

1960s. So you see, such a quake will occur only once inyou very much for giving us

aspects. I realize now that it's particularly important toproved useful for 3/11 ﬁeld research.

1,000 years in the same place, but if you're looking at ten

your valuable time today.

think about how people are going to behave in a crisis

Kimura: Has the mindset of earthquake researchers

places, one will occur in one of those places every 100changed since 3/11?

years. As such, the greatest beneﬁt of conducting research

Satake: It's changed dramatically. We had forecast thein various places is that you can get your hands on

probability of an M7.5‒8 quake striking off the Miyagi

much more data. The same goes for volcano eruptions.

Prefecture coast, but what actually occurred was an M9

By increasing your points of reference, you can boost

Dateyama: When I compared the speed withby the strength of the people. I think that thequake with thirty times the energy. In that sense, we justthe overall precision of forecasts and hopefully reduce

which recovery was accomplished in Indonesia

sociological study of communities and industry before

hadn't anticipated such a possibility.

disaster risks.

and Japan, I was struck by the fact that Indonesia's

the quake and how to link that to future development issituation, and that's an aspect I want to focus on from=

Post-interview impressions
provided by the interns

now on.

=Ito: I spent a month last summer as a volunteer
in the 3/11 disaster zone, and I was struck

Ichige: I think that public attitudes have also changed. I

Dojo: Japan suffered extensive damage evenrecovery was perhaps faster precisely because its lifelines

a wonderful research theme. I'd like to see Japan putting

was in Ibaraki Prefecture at the time of the quake, and I

despite having fairly well-developed earthquake

were from the start not nearly as developed as Japan.

its research to good use for future quakes, and making

was really panicked by it. The experience brought homecountermeasures. Does Japan stand to gain anything

Professor Satake pointed out that how you deﬁne the aims

a name for itself worldwide as a leading authority on

to me the importance of providing emotional care.

from the ﬁndings of this project in Indonesia in terms ofof recovery is also an issue, and this was brought home torecovery from disasters.

Nasu: I think that dealing with psychological aspects isearthquake countermeasures?

me by the fact that temporary housing for tsunami victims

Sugie: Hearing about how information andreally difﬁcult. Are there any measures being taken?

Satake: I feel that both countries stand to gain a lot inin Indonesia has effectively become permanent housing.

awareness regarding disaster prevention

Satake: The most effective measure taken in Indonesiathat respect by sharing information on the reasons and

Motoki: I think that everyone is more aware ofhas been to teach teachers. The teachers then teachcircumstances behind the casualties and damage caused

the risks after 3/11, but up to now people haven'tof earthquake damage andcan affect the extent

the children, and they pass on the scientific knowledge

in each case.

really taken the matter into their own hands.

casualties made me more

they've gained to their parents.

Hikari Dateyama: Are there any aspects of recovery from

Hopefully, people will from now on take a more active

aware of the need to study

Kimura: I too thought about that aspect when I visited thethe Sumatra quake or 3/11 that connect with the goals ofinterest in earthquakes and the knowledge they need to

psychological and educational

disaster zone after the quake. I couldn't help feeling thatyour project?

prepare for them.

aspects. I now realize how

perhaps we're relying too much on technology recently,

Satake: Some researchers have been studying sociologicalNasu: I was struck by the breadth of knowledge

important it is to look at thethat it's risky putting too much faith in, say, tsunami alerts.

aspects of the recovery process, and I think their ﬁndings

with which earthquake research needs toissue from many different

Satake: 20,000 people were killed by 3/11, but they diedcan eventually be applied to 3/11. However, there areconcern itself. I was a little disturbed by theperspectives, rather

for various reasons. Some were elderly people who wereconsiderable differences between Indonesia and Japan,

somewhat excessive mood of self-restraint after 3/11. I

than just focusing

unable to escape, while others died attempting to rescue

since Indonesia is much more dependent on foreign aid.

feared that if the economy slowed down as a result, we'don one aspect.

elderly relatives, and so I don't think that putting too

start seeing problems in shipping supplies

much faith in technology was the only cause of death.

to the disaster zone. I think that education

Kimura: Were there any difﬁcult aspects to the cooperation

has an important role to play in changing

between science and humanities implemented in thissuch attitudes.

project?

Ichige: The thing that madeSatake: There are over 200 researchers involved in thisme happiest today was to learn

project, and while the leaders of each group are able toabout how studying earthquakes

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33 Valorization of Bio-resources in Semi Arid and Arid Land for
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Environment/Energy (Climate change)
01 Carbon Dynamics of Amazonian Forests
02 Study on Impact of Glacial Retreat on Water Resource
Availability for Cities of La Paz and El Alto

03 Prediction of Climate Variations and its Application in theSouthern African Region

04 Climate Variability Study and Societal Application throughIndonesia - Japan "Maritime Continent COE" - Radar-Buoy
Network Optimization for Rainfall Prediction

05 Wild Fire and Carbon Management in Peat-forest in Indonesia
06 Integrated Study Project on Hydro-Meteorological Prediction
and Adaptation to Climate Change in Thailand (IMPAC-T)

07 Eco-technological Management of Tuvalu against Sea Level Rise
08 Research on Ethanol Production from Sugarcane Wastes
Environment/Energy (Low carbon society/energy)
09 Information-based Optimization of Jatropha Biomass Energy
Production in the Frost- and Drought-prone Regions of Botswana

10 Multi-beneﬁcial Measure for Mitigation of Climate Change in Vietnam
and Indochina Countries by Development of Biomass Energy

11 Pilot Study for Carbon Sequestration and Monitoring in
Gundih Area - Central Java Province, Indonesia

12 Development of New Biodiesel Synthesis in Thailand
13 Sustainable Production of Biodiesel from Jatropha in Mozambique
14 Sahara Solar Energy Research Center (SSERC)
15 Development of Low Carbon Society Scenarios for Asian Regions
Environment/Energy (Global-scale environmental issues)
16 Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in
Semi-Arid Africa: an Integrated Approach

17 The Project for Development of Pollution Control and

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34 Sustainable Integrations of Local Agriculture and Biomass Industries
35 Development of Genetic Engineering Technology of Crops with
18 UASB - DHS Integrated System - A Sustainable Sewage
Treatment Technology

19 Establishment of Carbon-Cycle-System with Natural Rubber
20 Joint Research Project on Formation Mechanism of Ozone,
VOCs, and PM2.5 and Proposal of Countermeasure Scenario

21 Research Partnership for the Application of Low-Carbon
Technology for Sustainable Development

22 Improving Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems in
Sahel Region in Africa: Case of Burkina Faso

23 Sustainable Systems for Food and Bio-energy Production
with Water-saving Irrigation in the Egyptian Nile Basin

24 Conservation of Biodiversity in Tropical Forest throughSustainable Coexistence between Human and Wild Animals

25 Research and Development for Water Reuse Technology
in Tropical Regions

Bioresources
26 Flood- and Drought-Adaptive Cropping Systems to Conserve
Water Environments in Semi-arid Regions

27 Development of Aquaculture Technology for Food Security
and Food Safety in the Next Generation

28 Establishment of Sustainable Livelihood Strategies andNatural Resource Management in Tropical Rain Forest andits Surrounding Areas of Cameroon: Integrating the Global
Environmental Concerns with Local Livelihood Needs

29 Comparative Studies of the Reproductive Biology and Early
Life History of Two Tuna Species for the Sustainable Use of
these Resources

30 Project for Development of Internationally Standardized

Environmental Restoration Technologies of Waste Landﬁll Sites

Microbial Resource Center to Promote Life Science Research

Taking into Account Geographical Characteristics in Sri Lanka

and Biotechnology

Stress Tolerance against Degradation of Global Environment

36 Improvement of Food Security in Semi-arid Regions of
Sudan through Management of Root Parasitic Weeds

37 Project on Integrated Coastal Ecosystem Conservation
and Adaptive Management under Local and Global
Environmental Impacts in the Philippines

38 Innovation on Production and Automotive Utilization of
Biofuels from Non-food Biomass

Natural Disaster Prevention
39 Development of Landslide Risk Assessment Technology
along Transport Arteries in Viet Nam

40 Enhancement of Technology to Develop Tsunami-resilient
Community

41 Magmatic Fluid Supply into Lakes Nyos and Monoun, andMitigation of Natural Disasters in Cameroon

42 Research and Development for Reducing Geo-Hazard
Damage in Malaysia caused by Landslide & Flood

43 Enhancement of Earthquake and Volcano Monitoring and Effective
Utilization of Disaster Mitigation Information in the Philippines

44 Observational Studies in South African Mines to Mitigate
Seismic Risks

45 Information Network for Natural Disaster Mitigation and Recovery
46 Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster
Mitigation Technology in Peru

47 Multi-disciplinary Hazard Reduction from Earthquakes andVolcanoes in Indonesia

48 Study on GLOFs (Glacial Lake Outburst Floods) in the Bhutan
Himalayas

49 Risk Identiﬁcation and Land-use Planning for Disaster
Mitigation of Landslides and Floods in Croatia

Infectious Diseases Control
50 Development of Rapid Diagnostics and the Establishmentof an Alert System for Outbreaks of Yellow Fever and Rift
Valley Fever in Kenya

51 Determine the Outbreak Mechanisms and Development ofa Monitoring System at Food Administration for Multi-drug
Resistant Bacteria

52 Comprehensive Etiological and Epidemiological Study on
Acute Respiratory Infections in Children

53 Research and Development of Prevention and Diagnosis for
Neglected Tropical Diseases, Especially Kala-Azar

54 New Diagnostic Approaches in the Management of Fungal
Infections in AIDS and Other Immunocompromised Patients

55 Identiﬁcation of Anti-Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Substances andDevelopment of HCV and Dengue Vaccines

56 Studies of Anti-viral and Anti-parasitic Compounds from
Selected Ghanaian Medicinal Plants

57 Prevention and Control of Leptospirosis in the Philippines
58 Research and Development of Therapeutic Products against
Infectious Diseases, especially Dengue Virus Infection

59 Establishment of Rapid Diagnostic Tools for Tuberculosis
and Trypanosomiasis and Screening of Candidate
Compounds for Trypanosomiasis

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Environment/Energy( Climate change )= Prediction of Climate Variations and its Application in theSouthern African Region == Carbon Dynamics of Amazonian Forests =Health Checkup for the World s Lungs:
Measuring the Carbon Stocks in the Amazon Forests
Principal Investigator Research Coordinator, Dr. ISHIZUKA Moriyoshi / Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)The Virtual Earth Will Change Agriculture
in South Africa
Federative
Republic of Brazil

Principal Investigator

Head of Laboratory, Dr. YAMAGATA Toshio / Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ( JAMSTEC)

Republic ofSouth Africa

Incorporating forest protection into international climate change standards

Predicting climate variations up to a year in advance to mitigate the effect of abnormal weather

CO2 emissions resulting from the deforestation and degradation of tropical forests in the Amazon and other regions are estimated to

The southern African region is vulnerable to abnormal weather and researchers are trying to improve skills of seasonal forecasting toaccount for nearly 20% of global emissions from human activities. There are moves to internationally recognize prevention of deforestation

mitigate the impacts of abnormal weather. Specifically, they are using a high-resolution ocean-atmosphere coupled model

as a part of climate change schemes. To achieve this, however, it will be necessary to establish technologies for assessing the degree to(SINTEX-F ) ( a virtual earth on the Earth Simulator supercomputer that reproduces interactions between the atmosphere and oceans)

which emissions can be reduced by preventing deforestation. This project focuses on the forests of the central Amazon region in an effort

to predict global climate variations up to one year in advance. These prediction results will be used to conduct downscaling seasonal

to develop technologies for measuring carbon stocks and their changes ( emissions/uptakes ) in forests
Measuringbiomass of a tree
trunks, branches,leaves, and roots

prediction for southern Africa.

Seasonal prediction skills will also be applied in Japanover a large area.

Carbon stock measurements using satellite data help toclarify the dynamics of the Amazon forest

southern Indian Ocean and the South Atlantic, which induce abnormal weather in South

Research on the forest structure, carbon stock, etc. was conducted at approximately

Africa. It also successfully predicted heavy

1,500 locations in the central Amazon. Remote-sensing techniques were used to reveal therainfalls during the summer of 2010-2011. In

connection between the forest carbon stocks and the unique Amazon environment — suchthe future, this technology will be applied toas a seasonal flooded forest which is inundated when the water level rises during the rainy

agriculture, etc. in southern Africa and seasonal

This project has clarified the mechanism of the subtropical dipole modes in theseason. The project aims to map carbon stock in the Amazon forests.
Counterpart Institutions National Institute for Amazon Research ( INPA), National Institute forSpace Research (INPE )Collaborators
Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo (IIS)
Research Period

4 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Forest Management
Site of National
Institute for Amazon Research (INPA) in Brazil. Working with thegraduate students at INPA, researchers are studying topics suchas soil water content along topographic gradients and fine root
dynamics.

Counterpart Institutions Applied Centre for Climate and Earth Systems Science (ACCESS ), etc= Study on Impact of Glacial Retreat on Water Resource
Availability for Cities of La Paz and El Alto =The Condoriri Glacier, the major source ofwater for the cities of La Paz and El AltoThe University of Tokyo

Research Period

3 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Table Mountain in Cape Town. Improved seasonal predictions
achieved by this project will contribute to the production of wine
grapes grown at the base of the mountain.

Islands and Seas of Indonesia Maritime
Continent Control Global Climate
The Plurinational
State of Bolivia

Prof. TANAKA Hitoshi / Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

Collaborators= Climate Variability Study and Societal Application through Indonesia - Japan"Maritime Continent COE" - Radar-Buoy Network Optimization for Rainfall Prediction =Monitoring from an Eye in Space: Securing
Water for a City of 2 Million Above the Clouds
Principal Investigator

prediction in Japan.

Farmers in Limpopo Province benefit from forecasts.

Principal Investigator

Dr. YAMANAKA Manabu / Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

Republic ofIndonesia

Climate change is threatening an enormous reservoir of pure water with extinction

Observing maritime climate and precipitating clouds over Indonesia, the heart of global atmospheric circulation

Climate change is causing the glaciers in Bolivia to melt, and there are concerns that water resources may run dry

The Indonesian Archipelago, called “maritime continent”, plays a role of dam on the warm water that flow from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean,in the future. One study found a 56% glacier loss in the past 50 years. This project will work to develop monitoring

resulting in the world’s largest cloud activity and rainfall, and pumping the warm humid air upward and poleward like the "heart" in global atmospherictechniques for securing sustainable water resources. Efforts will focus on determining the amount of glacier melting

circulation. Variations in the seas and clouds of Indonesia may trigger abnormal climate such as droughts and heavy rains in different parts of the worldthat will occur in the future and predicting the changes in water demand accompanying climate change. The projectthrough changing the atmospheric and oceanic circulations. By optimizing the observation network on islands and seas in Indonesia andwill also consider sediment management, water quality surveying and the construction of water supply systems,

developing capability of observation techniques such as radars and buoys, it becomes possible to improve the accuracy of climate

and will include modeling to support water resource policy from a multifaceted perspective.

Water resources viewed from a multifaceted perspective to create
new management models
Satellite data will be used to analyze changes in glacier area in Bolivia and the ice and snow area in theAndes highlands. The project will also predict the accumulation of sediment in reservoirs, study water

predictions for the whole world. Such improvements of observations and predictions are also needed in Indonesia to mitigate flooding
TRITON( TRIangle
Trans-Ocean
buoy Network ),developed by
Japan, is usedby Indonesian
technicians.

and drought damage and for use in policymaking, in order to achieve climate-adapted social infrastructure and industrial development.

Establishing the first optimized atmosphere-ocean observation network in Earth’s equatorial region
This project will promote the creation of an observation network for climate on both land and sea, including improved radarobservation techniques for monitoring clouds and rainfall and compactized buoys for measuring marine climate andquality, consider the issue of water resources in the capital La Paz and the neighboring city of El Alto,seawater temperature. Optimizing the observation network over the Indonesian maritime continent, which holds the key

survey water supply systems and so on. The results of each study will be integrated and used in theto year-by-year fluctuations in global climate, will certify Japan’s leading position increation of water resource management models for La Paz and El Alto.

climate change research and push up Indonesia into the leading countries as well.

Counterpart Institutions San Andrés Main University's Instituto de Hidráulica e Hidrología(IHH-UMSA), etc
Collaborators

Fukushima University, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Wetlands extend throughout the lower
reaches of the glacier. Water and energy
cycle will be observed in this uniqueenvironment of tropical and arid regions
at an elevation of 4,000 m.

Counterpart Institutions Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Agency for Meteorology,
Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)
Collaborators

Kyoto University, Kobe University

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

TRITON buoy on board an Indonesian research vessel.
Similar training and cutting-edge obser vations areunderway for land-based radar as well, greatly improving
the accuracy of observations on both land and sea.

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Environment/Energy( Climate change )The island of
Fuakea, created byforaminifera

Peat fire= Wild Fire and Carbon Management in Peat-forest in Indonesia == Eco-technological Management of Tuvalu against Sea Level Rise =Preventing a Spark from Setting Off the
Global Ammunition Dump
Principal Investigator

Protecting Tuvalu, Island of Beautiful
Coral Reefs and Star Sand, from Sinking
Republic ofIndonesia

Prof. OSAKI Mitsuru / Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Prof. KAYANNE Hajime / Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

The peat accumulated beneath a tropical peat swamp forest could be ignited and burn down the forest

Rise in sea level and loss of creatures that produce sandEnormous quantities of carbon are stored in peatlands in the low marsh areas of Indonesia. If drainage channels are dug in the peat and theTuvalu is at risk of submerging due to rising sea levels caused by the effects of climate change. The

deposits of vegetation dry out, both hot combustion (peat fires) and cold combustion (microbial decomposition) occur, releasing large quantities

natural environment has been degraded by population increase and economic development, resulting inof carbon into the atmosphere and resulting in a loss of the biodiversity. Moreover, the carbon monoxide and fine particles released would threaten
the health of residents. This project aims to develop water management appropriate for the region, restore the forests, create an early fire detection

progressive deterioration of the coral reefs and a drop in the capacity of the ecosystem that creates theForaminiferababydeposits that constitute Tuvalu’s native soil. As a result, there is a need to understand the mechanism

system using satellites, and establish measures for rapidly extinguishing fires — all measures that are needed to restore these peat marshes. The
data will be integrated with satellite GIS data to build carbon flux models that will contribute to creating REDD-plus* and MRV** standards.
* REDD-plus: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests andenhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries ** MRV: Measurement, Reporting, and Verification

Trees selected by means of water resistancetests conducted to determine the tree
species suitable for wetlands

Asexual reproduction by foraminifera(common name: star sand)island’s restorative capabilities. These policies can be applied not only to Tuvalu but to atolls throughout
the world, and to the islands off the coast of the Japanese mainland.

Development of technologies to aid coral and foraminifera propagation

The world’s only MRV system capable of accurately determining carbon emissions from peatland was created byshowing the distribution of coral and foraminifera and the production, movement and deposition of

integrating ground and satellite data. This system will be used with REDD-

sand by these organisms. In addition, experiments to raise and propagate foraminifera were conducted

plus to restore and maintain the tropical peat swamp forests that are thesuccessfully. This study will aid in efforts to maintain the national territory while restoring the ecosystem,

earth's most important carbon sinks and treasure troves of biodiversity.

and in formulating measures to combat coastal erosion and coastal management plans.

A study of the topography, ecosystem etc. of Funafuti Atoll was conducted, and a map was preparedCounterpart Institutions Tuvalu's Department of Environment, Deparment of Fisheries,
Department of Lands and Survey
Collaborators
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Ibaraki University, University of the Ryukyus
Carbon absorption and emissions (flux) observations reveal thatemissions resulting from biodegradation in past forest fire sites
are extremely large, more than five times those of forests thathave had comparatively little impact from fire.

= Integrated Study Project on Hydro-Meteorological Prediction
and Adaptation to Climate Change in Thailand ( IMPAC-T ) =5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008

Surveying the topography of the shallow seafloor near the shoreline with
GPS in hand. This was an enthusiastic collaborative effort by a young
Japanese researcher and a Tuvalan counterpart, chest-deep in the sea.

Mountain of sugarcane
wastes (bagasse)

Sugarcane Wastes: Producing Sustainable
Energy from Residues
Kingdom ofThailandProf. OKI Taikan / Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo (IIS)

Research Period= Research on Ethanol Production from Sugarcane Wastes =Resolving Water-related Issues in Thailand
through Observation and Prediction
Principal Investigatorthat forms and maintains the island and consider the ecosystem, and then devise policies to increase the

Building a system for comprehensive management of peatland, inhibition of
Flux
carbon release and carbon management
Tower

Counterpart Institutions National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (BSN), University of Palangka Raya (UNPAR), Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI),
State Ministry of Research and Technology (RISTEK), Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN),
Forest Research and Development Agency (FORDA), Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT)
Collaborators
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), The University of Tokyo, Ehime University, etc
Research Period
5 Years
Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008

Principal Investigator

Director, Dr. SAKANISHI Kinya / Biomass Technology Research Center (BTRC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Federative
Republic of Brazil

Establishment of a support system for resolving water-related issues caused by climate change

Contribution to mitigating climate change by using existing resources effectively

Water-related disasters such as flood and drought have expanded, and may become even more serious as a result of climate change,

There is increasing demand for bioethanol fuel produced from grains and sugars, as an effective means for mitigating climate change withoutchanges in land use and so on. This project will propose effective techniques for management of water resources and models for water-increasing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. However, there can be problems such as deficiency of raw materials due to competition withrelated disaster mitigation, and will create support systems for policy implementation. The existing rainfall observation networks of thefood and feed use, rising food prices, and deforestation due to increased cultivation area of crops. For these reasons, research and development

Thai Meteorological Department and the Royal Irrigation Department and local survey information will be used to enhance accuracy ofis underway for the production of fuel ethanol from the bagasse, which are remains after the sugarcane is crushed to collect cane juice, andnumerical simulations, and an integrated system for hydrological information will be proposed that the estimation of variability of thewastes like straws. As bagasse or straws have rigid structure, research for fine gridinig to break down the structure and so on is underway.

Construction of optimum fuel ethanol production system for the useof bagasse and straws

hydrological cycle accompanying climate change and changes in land use.

Search for the adaptation through the survey of flood of the Chao Phraya River

In order to reduce the time needed for the fine grinding process, technologies that involve alkaline

A system for accumulating observational data and a system that integrates the observational data

Study of the operational status of an
drainage treatment facility on the leftbank of the Chao Phraya River

additives and so on are being studied. In addition, a fungal strain thatand water resource management models were established.
Fine grinding
equipment at the
National Instituteof Advanced
Industrial Scienceand Technology(AIST )In 2011, emergency survey of flood of the Chao Phraya
River was implemented, and contributed to the planningof adaptation. In the future, these data will be integrated,
together with historical data.
Counterpart Institutions Kasetsart University (KU), Thai Meteorological Department (TMD ),Royal Irrigation Department (RID ), etc

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TuvaluCollaborators

Kyoto University, Tohoku University

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008

produces enzymes necessary for hydrolysis has been successfully
developed, to reduce the cost of the process. The goal of this project is tocontribute to mitigating climate change through sustainable fuel production,and deployment in other regions such as Southeast Asia is also planned.

Counterpart Institutions Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ( UFRJ), Federal University of Santa
Catarina ( UFSC)
H08 numerical simulation was installed and run for the Chao
Phraya River as an example on workshop participants' laptops.

Collaborators

None

Research Period

3 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008
Brazil is already producing ethanol from sugar
cane juice, but the use of wastes will result in
more effective climate change prevention.

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Environment/Energy
Environment/Energy(Lowsociety)( Lowcarbon
carbonsociety/energy )= Information-based Optimization of Jatropha Biomass Energy Productionin the Frost- and Drought-prone Regions of Botswana =Using the Energy Hidden in Plants in the
Arid Regions of Botswana
Principal Investigator

Republic ofBotswana

Associate Prof. AKASHI Kinya / Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University

Jatropha: an ideal biofuel utilizing the environmental tolerance of wild plants
Crops in Botswana grow slowly due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the achievement of a low carbon society
based on bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can withstand dryness and winter cold. It also has large
numbers of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil considered to hold great promise as a biofuel. The goal of thisproject is to utilize these resources to develop Jatropha varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and offer high productivity,

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Environment/Energy( Low carbon society/energy )as well as to develop methods of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological approach will help to achieve a low carbon society.

Creating a bioenergy production model based on the country’s
own biological resources
A database of biological resource data relating to Jatropha will be constructed andsuitable varieties will be developed. Moreover, in this arid region that is subject tocold weather, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is flexible
with respect to climate change. The project will work tobuild a sustainable bioenergy production model using

Joint research into
indigenous Jatropha andother wild plant resources

plant genetic resources that are indigenous to Botswana.

Counterpart Institutions Energy Affairs Division (EAD) in the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources (MMEWR),
Department of Agricultural Research (DAR) in the Ministry of Agriculture, University of Botswana (UB)
Collaborators

University of the Ryukyus, RIKEN

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2011

The cultivation and genetic
characteristics of indigenous Jatrophawill be analyzed. Based on the
results, an integrated database will
be constructed to aid in technicaldevelopment for biofuel production.

Site of defoliant warehouse at
Da Nang International Airport= Multi-beneficial Measure for Mitigation of Climate Change in Vietnam
and Indochina Countries by Development of Biomass Energy =Four Birds with One Stone: Energy Production
System Resolves All Problems at Once
Principal Investigator

Research Prof. MAEDA Yasuaki / Research Organization for University-Community Collaborations, Osaka Prefecture University

Socialist Republicof Vietnam

Revitalizing devastated land + Preventing atmospheric pollution + Creating jobs + Mitigating climate change
Vietnam faces serious problems: the 9 million ha of land contaminated with defoliants or devastated by activities such as slash-and-burn agriculture,
the atmospheric pollution in urban areas resulting from rapid economic development, and the poverty in mountainous regions. The goal of this projectis to plant trees in the devastated land and use them to produce oil as a feedstock for fossil-fuel alternatives, manufacturing clean fuels that can beused in urban areas. Not only would this resolve three issues at once — revitalize devastated land,
Top: Motorcycles
in Hanoi, Bottom:
Devastated land
abandoned afterslash-and-burn
agriculture in a
mountainous region

prevent atmospheric pollution and create local jobs — it would also create a biomass energy
production and utilization system that would be an effective means of mitigating climate change.

Establishing a production process and making the technology
available to neighboring countries
After studying the devastated land and cleaning the contaminated soil, trees will be planted to
produce inedible oil in order to manufacture biodiesel fuel that is energy efficient and produces
little waste, which will then be used for the public transport system. Technical development willaddress issues such as vehicle exhaust emissions, and thetechnologies will be made available to neighboring countries.

Garbage collection vessel at Ha Long
Bay that runs on biodiesel fuelCounterpart Institutions Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi), etc

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Collaborators

Ehime University, Osaka City University, Japan International Research Center
for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)

Research Period

5 Years

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Environment/Energy( Low carbon society/energy )= Pilot Study for Carbon Sequestration and Monitoring in Gundih
Area - Central Java Province, Indonesia == Sustainable Production of Biodiesel from Jatropha in Mozambique =CO2 with Natural Gas Production Should
be Sealed Deep Inside the Earth
Principal Investigator

Creating Environmentally Friendly Fuelfrom Land Unsuitable for Agriculture
Republic ofIndonesia

Prof. Matsuoka Toshifumi / Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

Principal Investigator

Republic ofMozambiqueProf. IMOU Kenji / Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

The mission is to resolve CO2 emissions problems associated with natural gas production

Enriching the people and forests of Mozambique through biodiesel fuel production

Indonesia plans to reduce CO2 emissions by 26% by the year 2020. However, the large quantities of CO2 that are released into the

In this project, biodiesel fuel plants will be cultivated in the arid regions in southern Mozambique that are not suitable for crop cultivation,

atmosphere during production of natural gas in gas fields is seen as a problem for the achievement of this goal. Thisin an effort to reduce CO2 emissions, improve the lives of local residents through the creation of industry and so on. At the same time,

problem can be resolved by creating a system for carbon dioxide capture and storage ( CCS ) technology — in which

the solid fuels that are produced as a byproduct will be made available for use in place of the firewood and charcoal that are currently

the CO2 that is emitted during natural gas production is captured and sealed into the ground — as a means of directlymajor sources of fuel in Mozambique, thereby reducing tree cutting and preventing deforestation. This is an effort to build a sustainablereducing CO2 emissions. This project will conduct research and development of CO2 underground storage andHelping to improve the environment through the cultivation of Jatropha

Imaging the subsurafce CO2 storage is indispensable for the safe operation of CCS

The project is studying the breeding of varieties of Jatropha, a biodiesel fuel suitable for cultivation in

The project goal is to develop technologies for geologically and geophysically evaluating deep subsurface CO2

arid regions, as well as cultivation methods that are low-riskstorage in and around the gas fields and for monitoring injected CO 2

with regard to climate change. Technologies for inspecting the

Jatropha seeds
hold great
promise as biofuel

movement for ascertaining the distribution and behavior of CO2 in the storage.

A drill rig in preparation for natural gas production

quality and safety of the manufactured fuel are also being

The achievements will be used to systematize CCS technologies for safe

developed. The project is being conducted with a view tounderground storage of the CO2 that is emitted during natural gas production,

future industrialization of fuel production and deploying
the approach to other countries in Africa.

helping to reduce CO2 emissions on a global scale.

Counterpart Institutions Institute Teknologi Bandung ( ITB), etc
Collaborators

Akita University, The University of Tokyo, University of Toyama, Waseda University, Kyushu
University, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX), Fukada Geological Institute (FGI)

Research Period

5 Years

Counterpart Institutions Eduardo Mondlane University ( UEM ), etc
Kanazawa Institute of Technology (K.I.T.), Kurume University, Nippon Biodiesel
Fuel Co., Ltd. (NBF), Association of African Economy and Development (AFRECO)

Collaborators
Indonesian and Japanese joint research team standing infront of a drill rig that is prepared to produce natural gas.
The team was visiting the site to formulate research plans.

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2011

New HiBD Biofuel Can Use Waste FoodOils, Animal/Vegetable Fats and Oils, Etc.
Prof. ASAMI Kenji / Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

When trees are cut down to produce firewood and charcoal, the land isleft devastated. Similar practices are a serious problem in various parts ofAfrica.

= Sahara Solar Energy Research Center (SSERC ) == Development of New Biodiesel Synthesis in Thailand =Principal Investigatorproduction system by ensuring both economic viability and a positive environmental impact.

monitoring technologies in the Gundih gas field in Central Java, where natural gas production is scheduled to begin.

Transforming the Desert into an Energy TreasureHouse with Sunlight, Sand, and Superconductors
Kingdom ofThailandPrincipal Investigator

Visiting Prof. KOINUMA Hideomi / Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

People's Democratic
Republic of Algeria

Manufacturing High Bio Diesel from biomass resources (oils and fats, etc.)

A major power project that uses the most abundant raw material on earth

Currently we rely on fossil fuels for most of our primary energy needs, but this is seen as a cause of climate change. For this reason, oils,

Deserts such as the Sahara Desert, the world’s largest, cover vast areas of land, have an abundance of sunlight, and are a treasure-fats, and other biomass resources have attracted a great deal of attention as new and environmentally friendly sources of energy. The goalhouse of sand that contains large quantities of silica, the raw material for silicon. In this project, solar breeders ( silicon factory +of this project is to manufacture high quality light diesel oil (HiBD : High Bio Diesel) from waste food oils, almost allphotovoltaic power plant) will be constructed in the desert, and the power that is produced will be used to construct more solar breeders.

of which are treated as industrial wastes, and from natural oils and fats. The project will work to develop simpler,

Then high-temperature superconducting power transmission systems that have little power transmission loss will be used to send thehighly efficient processes and deploy them in Thailand and Japan.

power to various parts of the world. The project represents an attempt to provide an ultimate solution to the world’s energy problem by

Successful use of low quality oils as fueltransforming barren deserts into a new energy resource.

The project has succeeded in developing a method for the

Studying purification of silica in sand and silicon manufacture in preparation for the project

HiBD cracked oil ( purified oil )derived from waste food oil

manufacture of light diesel oil that works smoothly even when using

Currently, the establishment of basic data is underway in anticipation of the project’s realization from cooperative basic

waste food oils, other very poor quality oils, and crude oils that still

research. Instead of introducing bultin technology, Japanese and Algerian researchers work together

have many impurities derived from the raw materials. In the future,

to discover new knowledge, including the development of new technologies for efficiently converting

the project will also investigate the possibility of using coconuts andsilica into silicon. Collection of the basic data required to enable high-temperature superconducting
cables to pass through desert regions, and studies to analyze and separate the components ofother oil plants that are cultivated in large quantities in Southeast
A circular farm that uses groundwater in the desert.
Electricity is needed to pump up the groundwater.

Asia for the manufacture of light oil.

Counterpart Institutions Chulalongkorn University (CU )Collaborators

Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry Science and Technology (FAIS),
Kitakyushu International Techno-Cooperative Association (KITA), Nippon Institute of Technology (NIT)

Research Period

4 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

Sahara sand and to identify its untapped resources are also proceeding.

Counterpart Institutions University of Science and Technology, Oran ( USTO), etc

Training of researchers from Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)

Collaborators

The University of Tokyo, Hirosaki University, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS),Tokyo Institute of Technology, Chubu University, National Institute of Informatics (NII)

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

Ever ything you see, all the way to thehorizon in every direction, is raw material forphotovoltaic cells.

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SATREPS 2011-2012

Environment/Energy( Low carbon society/energy )Environment/Energy( Global-scale environmental issues )= Development of Low Carbon Society Scenarios for Asian Regions =Achieving a Low Carbon Society,
the Scenario for a Future VisionPrincipal Investigator

Prof. MATSUOKA Yuzuru / Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

Malaysia

Using statistics to paint a picture of the low carbon society of 2025
To achieve reductions in greenhouse gases worldwide, effective measures in emerging nations are

Palm oilfactory

indispensable. In a special economic zone in Malaysia known as Iskandar Malaysia, data on the economy,society and technology for creating a low carbon society will be gathered and analyzed for five categories( power generation, industry, transportation, commercial, and residential ), creating an integrated
assessment model and scenarios for achieving a low carbon society in 2025. The project will also provide
assistance in devising solutions to the problems of atmospheric pollution, waste treatment management,

Malaysia is the world's top producer of palm oil,which can be used as a biofuel.

SATREPS 2011-2012

and poverty and other social problems in connection with the establishment of a low carbon society.

From Iskandar, which holds the key to a low carbon
society, to the entire Asian region
This project will prepare a policy roadmap based on the quantitative analaysis

Environment/Energy( Global-scale environmental issues )Constructing
a low-carbon
societyand, in the process of implementing this policy roadmap, will work to improve the practicality
and effectiveness of methods. Disseminating the achievements of research in Iskandar Malaysia,
which symbolizes the growth of Asia, will help to achieve a low carbon society in Asia as a whole.
Counterpart Institutions Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ( UTM), etc

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Collaborators

National Institute for Environmental Studies ( NIES), Okayama University

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

Malaysia is experiencing rapid growth and cities aredeveloping throughout the countr y. It is essential toincorporate the low carbon perspective into developments at
the planning stage.

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Environment/Energy( Global-scale environmental issues )The Volta, themajor river innorthern Ghana= Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes
in Semi-Arid Africa: an Integrated Approach == UASB - DHS Integrated System— A Sustainable Sewage Treatment Technology =The Ghana Model: Creating Resilient Communities
that Cope with Abnormal Climates
Principal Investigator

Restore the Holy Rivers by JapaneseEnvironmental Technology

Deputy Executive Director, Prof. TAKEUCHI Kazuhiko / Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo

Republic of
Ghana

Principal Investigator

Prof. HARADA Hideki / Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

India

Adaptation strategies for mitigating impacts of climate and ecosystem changes on developing societies

Born in Japan and grown-up in India, DHS is set to become a de facto standard for wastewater treatment

Coping with global climate and ecosystem changes requires developing countries with weak socioeconomic and resource management

Contamination of water environments represents a serious threat to the public health in developing countries. To restore safe and pleasantinfrastructures to devise adaptation strategies. This project aims to develop integrated strategies to build a management base that is resilient

water environments, the Down - flow Hanging Sponge ( DHS ) Reactor, a new sewage treatment technology that has minimal energy

to the changes and maintains certain socioeconomic and resource levels. Based on the research on rainfall, abnormal climates, ecosystems,

consumption and is applicable to developing countries, will be brought on line. The proposed technology is an original one developed inand governance in the undeveloped, semi-arid northern Ghana, the project suggests that the effective strategy

Japan, and the project marks the first time that this environmental preservation technology is being used to help improve the environment

involves rural development and floods and droughts risk management along the Volta River, which should also

Prototype DHS plant in Indiaof a developing country. The project site is a sewage treatment plant in the city of Agra, very near to the Taj Mahal,lead to alleviate the economic disparity between the north and the rapidly growing southern Ghana.

India's greatest treasure. This is an indication of the great expectations of the Indian government for this technology.

Disseminating the integrated resilience strategy widely across Africa

Aiming to become the de facto world standard: Innovative technology can purify the world's water

The project investigates climate and ecosystem changes and major crops through field survey andAn actual DHS system capable of treating water for a population of 28,000 will be installed at a sewage treatment

modelling, assesses impacts of the changes on agriculture and rural development, and develops

plant in Agra, and demonstration tests will be conducted by the international joint

infrastructure and local capacity to cope with flooding and droughts.

research consortium between India and Japan. Design guidelines and O&M manual

The research process leads to integrated strategies that enhance resilience of farming communities

will also be prepared for the purpose of disseminating this technology first along thein northern Ghana to climate and ecosystem changes and immanent disasters. These strategies are

Yamuna River and the Ganga River, and then throughout India and to other parts ofmade available as the "Ghana Model", which will be applicable to semi-arid regions across Africa.

Asia, Africa and Central and South America as well.

Community development to cope with floodingCounterpart Institutions University of Ghana ( UG), University for Development Studies, Ghana(UDS), Ghana Meteorological Agency ( GMet)
Collaborators
Kyoto University, United Nations University ( UNU)
Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2011

Counterpart Institutions Ministry of Environment & Forests's National River Conservation
Directorate (NRCD), etc
Japanese researchers, local government representatives,and farmers are working on agriculture that enhances
resilience to disasters.

= The Project for Development of Pollution Control and Environmental Restoration Technologies
of Waste Landfill Sites Taking into Account Geographical Characteristics in Sri Lanka =Prof. TANAKA Norio / Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Saitama University

Kisarazu National College of Technology, Nagaoka University of Technology

Research Period

5 Years

Japanese and Indian project team members survey a
sewage treatment plant in Agra where an actual DHS
system is scheduled for construction.

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

= Establishment of Carbon-Cycle-System with Natural Rubber =Environmental-Friendly Solid Waste
Management
Principal Investigator

Collaborators

Focus on Natural Rubber as a Recyclable
Biological Resource
Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka

Principal Investigator

Socialist Republicof Vietnam

Prof. FUKUDA Masao / School of Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology

Develop site-specific pollution control and remediation techniques for waste disposal sites
utilizing locally-available materials

Reducing CO2 emissions by replacing synthetic rubber with natural rubber

Unregulated waste dumping is a crucial contributor to social and environmental problems in developing countries. The project aims are 1 ) to

replace synthetic rubber with natural rubber — which comes from plants that capture CO2 — as a measure against global warming, thiscarry out monitoring of soil and groundwater pollution, and perform environmental risk assessment at waste dumping sites and surrounding

project seeks advancement in the technology to purify natural rubber to expand the range of its application. The project also aims toareas, 2 ) to develop site-specific pollution control and remediation techniques for waste dumping sites utilizing locally available geo-/biomaterials, and to evaluate the developed techniques through small-scale pilot experiments, and 3 ) to propose a guideline for sustainable

Synthetic rubber is made from fossil fuels, and enormous quantities of CO2 are emitted during its manufacture and use. In order to

Har vesting natural rubber
latex from a hevea rubber tree

With the introduction of the energy-recovering wastewater treatment technology and the production system of
biofuel from rubber tree waste, a basis for a next-generation natural rubber industry will be established.

design and construction of waste dumping sites that is specifically linked and applicable to the waste management system in Sri Lanka.

Field survey at open dump by SATREPS members

develop new materials derived from purified natural rubber that can be used for ultra-lightweight tires and so on.

Development of sustainable techniques to prevent contamination, withverification based on small-scale field experiment

Creating new industries through high-performance rubber and advanced polymers

Solid waste management at local municipalities and soil and groundwater monitoring at selected disposal sites are being

advanced technologies for producing high-performance polymers from natural rubber for new applications such as

Concurrent with research aimed at developing high-performance natural rubber for conventional applications,investigated. Utilizing locally-available materials, low-cost and site-specific pollution control and remediation techniquesmaterials for batteries and vehicle bodies are also being developed. Work is also

for waste dumping sites are developed. A small-scale field experiment including these techniques will also be carried

underway to develop new method for quality evaluation of natural rubber. The

out. Integrating the results from these studies, applicable guidelines for the design andapproach to upgrade wastewater and waste treatment systems will reduce themaintenance of solid waste disposal sites will be proposed to the Sri Lankan government.

environmental burdens at production sites.

Counterpart Institutions University of Peradeniya (UOP), Univeristy of Ruhuna (UOR), Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS),
National Solid Waste Management Support Center (NSWMSC), Central Environmental Authority (CEA)
Collaborators
Center for Environmental Science in Saitama (CESS), National Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Waseda University
Research Period
5 Years
Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

Counterpart Institutions Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Rubber ResearchInstitute of Vietnam (RRIV)National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tokyo National College of Technology
Collaborators
Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

Collecting the natural rubber latex harvested

Laboratory measurement of landfill gases. The
measured data provides us with information on
buried waste characteristics.

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SATREPS 2011-2012

Environment/Energy( Global-scale environmental issues )Air pollution survey conductedusing tethered balloons= Joint Research Project on Formation Mechanism of Ozone,
VOCs, and PM2.5 and Proposal of Countermeasure Scenario == Improving Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems
in Sahel Region in Africa: Case of Burkina Faso =Scenarios to Resolve Air Pollution Problems
Associated with Modernization
Principal Investigator

Made inFinland

Don't Collect and Don't Mix: Clean Toilets
for the Land of Upright People
United Mexican
StatesProf. WAKAMATSU Shinji / Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University

Principal Investigator

Prof. FUNAMIZU Naoyuki / Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Comprehensive analysis of the differences between Japan and Mexico in order to devise air
pollution measures

Low cost and safety through a pipeless network

Up until the early 1990s, Mexico City suffered serious air pollution caused by automobile exhaust, but environmental improvementfrom water-borne diseases because the infrastructure for clean water is not in place. There are many conditions needed for the waterprojects managed to avert a crisis. In recent years, however, a new type of air pollution has become a problem: ozone and other chemical

facilities that are introduced: for example, they must be able to withstand the harsh climate, and they should be easy to maintain at a low

substances react with one another and produce health hazards. This project will compare the situation in Mexico and Japan — in terms ofcost. The goal of this project is to create a system that does not collect wastewater in a single location but rather

Made in Germany air pollution sources, climate, topography, inflow of polluted air from neighboring countries and outflow from
Mexico to other countries — in order to propose effective air pollution measures.
Personal exposure survey
Made inconducted
Japanin the Centro Historico

treats water on-site, and that separates water by use and quality rather than mixing it all together, in order to

Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 27.2% of the population at the poverty level. Many people become sickachieve a sanitary system with low costs. The new type of system to be developed to provide water

Using Mexico as the point of departure for cleaning up
the world's airand sanitation will not require a large-scale water distribution pipe network.

Bringing composting toilets to Africa to turn human waste into fertilizer
Two models were proposed to match the population density and infrastructure level. The

The project is working to develop systems for measuring the composition of air

Measurements conducted simultaneously withrawinsonde ( upper air observation ) equipment at
the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional in Mexico

polluting substances and systems for measuring the effect on the human body. In therural area model converts human waste into fertilizer with composting toilets and uses

future, these techniques will be rolled out from Mexico, one of the leading countries

the wastewater for irrigation, only disinfecting and filtering the water for drinking. The urbanof Central and South America, to neighboring countries, in orderto improve the air environment both regionally and globally.

Counterpart Institutions National Center for Environmental Research and Training ( CENICA)
National Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Osaka Prefecture University, National InstituteCollaborators
for Environmental Studies (NIES), Center for Environmetal Science in Saitama (CESS), etc
Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

A very curious boy
encountered during
the site survey

Personal exposure survey
conducted in the Centro
Historico. A study of air
pollution on a street that wasrecently designated a nocar zone. Each researcher
carried a measuring unit
to determine how much air
pollution is being inhaled.

Prototype of low-cost
composting toilet

Collaborators

The University of Tokyo, Kochi University of Technology (KUT)

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Drawing water in the vegetable fields. Human waste isconverted into fertilizer and wastewater is reused in order
to boost vegetable production and raise income levels.

= Sustainable Systems for Food and Bio-energy Production
with Water-saving Irrigation in the Egyptian Nile Basin =Opening the Door to a Low Carbon Society:Japanese Technologies Change Indian SMEs
Principal Investigatorarea model uses vehicles to collect human waste, and wastewater is collected by individual
communities. The technologies needed for each process are currently under development.

Counterpart Institutions International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering ( 2iE)

= Research Partnership for the Application of Low Carbon
Technology for Sustainable Development =Director General, Prof. SUZUKI Yutaka / Kansai Research Centre, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Sustainable Farming: Using Limited Water
Resources to Resolve Food Issues
Principal Investigator

India

Prof. SATOH Masayoshi / Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Arab Republic of
Egypt

Applying Japanese low carbon technologies to small and medium-sized enterprises in India

Water conservation as a strategy for creating new water resources to turn deserts into farmland

India is the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Conversely, this also means that there is the potential for substantial reduction

The arid country of Egypt is totally dependent on the Nile River, and is experiencing a continuous rise in population. Consequently, foodin emission. To this end, an effort is underway to introduce Japanese low carbon technologies to small and medium-sized enterprises

production and job creation are pressing issues. But the capacity of food production in the Nile Delta, the traditional major agriculturalin India. This project will determine the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, analyze the factors which lead to successful

region, is limited, and the available water resources in the Nile River have already reached their limit. Therefore the goal of this project istechnology application, propose specific strategies on assessment systems for costs and investment periods, as well as conduct a study

to rationalize water use in existing farms in the Delta region in order to send water to the surrounding desert regions, enabling farmland

to select technologies that have high energy-saving effect and are highly applicable to India.

development and thereby increasing food production. Efficient and sustainable methods of using irrigation

Measuring!

Searching among case studies of technology introduction to locate technologies that match Indian needs

water and farmland will be constructed for this purpose.

Examining water and farming in the Nile Delta to work out the proper
approach for farming communities

In addition to inspection tours by Indian researchers to relevant Japanesefacilities, case studies of the introduction of technologies in a number

The water consumption by various crops, water quality, salt damage, the waterof industrial sectors will be collected and the process of introduction,

Interview with personnel responsible for equipment/
facility about existing system and operations

differences in preconditions and so on will be identified to develop

The Nile delta plain has been a foodproducing center since ancient times.

mechanisms for the application of low carbon technologies in accordance

analyzed. In FY 2010, corn and sugar beet were cultivated using various irrigation methods, and the results werewith Indian needs. Pilot projects will be implemented on a trial basis toanalyzed from three perspectives: crop production, soil and meteorology. Agriculture and water management

enable the Indian side to select the most appropriate technologies for them.

models for arid regions will be established with the aim of achieving an efficient and sustainable farming system.

Counterpart Institutions The Energy and Resources Institute ( TERI), etc

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Burkina Faso

Collaborators

Kyoto University

Research Period

4 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Study and measurement of equipments and facilities. The
current situation and needs of small and medium-sizedenterprises will be determined through interviews andmeasurements, etc. in an effort to probe the applicabilityof Japanese low carbon technologies.

management behavior of farmers, crop growth and so on are being observed andCounterpart Institutions Cairo University (CU )Collaborators

Tottori University

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008

Water brought from the Nile River is ultimately used toirrigate farmland by means of pumps. In Egypt, where
there is little or no rainfall, this water is the farmers' only
hope.

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SATREPS 2011-2012

Environment/Energy( Global-scale environmental issues )Bioresources= Conservation of Biodiversity in Tropical Forest through Sustainable
Coexistence between Human and Wild Animals =Creating a Future in which Human Beings and Wild Animals
can Live in Harmony in the Tropical Forests of Africa
Principal Investigator

Gabonese
Republic

Prof. YAMAGIWA Juichi / Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

A project that resonates with Japan, where people have lived in harmony with nature since ancient times
In Gabon, where forests make up 80% of the national land area, a rich natural environment inhabited by gorillas and other wild creatures
has been preserved. The country is working to develop eco-tourism that balances nature conservation with a contribution to the local
economy, but lack of knowledge and technology on the part of both researchers and neighboring residents is a problem. This project will
study the ecosystems and analyze the genetic diversity of Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, which has aparticularly high level of biodiversity, and work to habituate gorillas and chimpanzees to human beings, prepare
a guidebook to plant and animal life, train tour guides, provide environmental education to residents and so on.

Viewing tropical forests from a comprehensive perspective in search of
the proper path for eco-tourism
A laboratory has been set up at the Research Institute of Tropical Ecology ( IRET ) in Gabon to study the
Infant gorillas play happily in a group that is
becoming habituated to human beings.

distribution and diversity of fauna and flora in the park. Efforts to habituate

SATREPS 2011-2012

Bioresources

animals to human beings and studies of the society and economic statusof neighboring areas will be conducted on an ongoing basis, in an effort to preserve biodiversity in thetropical forest through the coexistence of wild animals and human beings in harmony.
Counterpart Institutions Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Development's Research Institute ofTropical Ecology (IRET), National Center of Scientific Research and Technology (CENAREST), etc
Collaborators

Chubu Gakuin University, Kagoshima University, Yamaguchi University

Research Period

5 Years

In training on the island of Yakushima, researchers
from Gabon engage in conservation activities together
with members of the Yakushima Biodiversity Council.

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008

= Research and Development for Water Reuse Technology
in Tropical Regions =Recycling Water in Tropical Regions to
Secure Safe and Reliable Drinking Water
Principal Investigator

Kingdom ofThailandProf. YAMAMOTO Kazuo / Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo

Seeking technologies for water recycling at a purification facility to meet the rapidly increasing demand for water
Water demand in Thailand is increasing rapidly due to industrialization, urbanization and so on. However, water resource quantities are
unstable, and there are problems with sanitation as well. For this reason, an effort is underway to purify and reuse water that has beenused once, in order to secure an adequate quantity of water. The goal of this project is to construct three types of water purification
facility suited to the tropical climate and local conditions in Thailand: energy conserving distributed facilities, solar-powered facilities, andDemonstration plant set up at Chulalongkorn
University to conduct test production ofrecycled water and biogas from campus
wastewater and food wastes

facilities that treat water while at the same time producing bioenergy. Demonstration plants have already been set up
at locations such as a university campus in Thailand, and development of water recycling technologies is underway.

Experiments and data collection are performed in the same environment as thesite to aid in technical development
Water analysis equipment was set up in Thailand to establish a research anddevelopment center. In addition to testing and data gathering in Japan, work
using test plants is progressing at a Thai university campus and other locations
in order to develop new technologies. The test plants for recycling water within
local areas will be installed at locations such as factories and residential facilities.

Counterpart Institutions Environmental Research and Training Center ( ERTC), Chulalongkorn
University (CU ), Kasetsart University ( KU )32

Collaborators

Tohoku University, Ritsumeikan University, Waseda University,Yamagata University

Research Period

4 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008

Water quality survey at the Chao Phraya River. The data will
be made available on a water quality information platform
currently under development, in order to make it easy for thegeneral public to learn how good the water quality is.

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Bioresources
Oasis in desert: Seasonal wetland
during rainy season= Flood- and Drought-Adaptive Cropping Systems to Conserve
Water Environments in Semi-arid Regions =Design Agriculture to Withstand Flooding andDroughts: New Farming Techniques for Semiarid Zones
Principal Investigator

Protecting Tropical Rainforest through Raising
Living Standards of the Local Population
Republic ofNamibiaProf. IIJIMA Morio / Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University= Establishment of Sustainable Livelihood Strategies and Natural Resource Managementin Tropical Rain Forest and its Surrounding Areas of Cameroon:
Integrating the Global Environmental Concerns with Local Livelihood Needs =Principal Investigator

Republic of
Cameroon

Prof. ARAKI Shigeru / Center for African Area Studies (CAAS), Kyoto University

Agriculture that supplies a constant yield in years with flooding and droughts

Protecting a storehouse of global warming gases from the extinction

Many areas of southern Africa suffer from food shortages as a result of flooding and drought. The instability of seasonal wetlands that

People concern the protection of tropical rainforests as storage of carbon that causes global warming. However in the Congo basin of Africa,

is formed during the rainy season is forcing the desert nation of Namibia to redesign its agriculture to ensure sufficient food supplies.

60 million people in this region depend on the rainforest for fuel, food, medicines and construction materials. This project accordingly aims

The aim of this project is to develop new agricultural techniques that supply a constant yield even in years of flooding and drought.

to both protect the rainforest from extinction, while also raising the living standards of the region's local populations through introducing

Specifically, rice, a newly introduced crop, is being grown with pearl millet, the local staple, to assess water requirements andnew crops and farming techniques to support sustainable agriculture, implementing the planned utilization of

economic feasibility, and develop a new cultivation model.

forest resources, practicing sound soil management based on nutrient dynamics, and drawing up guidelines forAnalyzing data on water, farming, and wetlands to introduce a new cultivation model
We are investigating appropriate mixed cropping combinations andarrangements to ensure economic water use. By investigating wetland
water quantity and the degree of dependence of crop growth on flooding,we aim to establish and introduce a new sustainable cultivation model insouthern Africa that both protects the aquatic environment and makes

Rice grown and harvested at
the University of Namibia (left)
and pearl millet grown by
local farmers ( right ). We aredeveloping a new cultivation
method that ensures stableyields of both crops.

establishing sales channels for foodstuffs, alcoholic and other beverages manufactured
from surplus cassava produce. We will also reassess non-timber forest products as
an alternative to the over-exploitation of timbers. The project's findings will be applied
Cassava tubers grow in the surface
dark horizon, and it is thus importantto protect this soil.

Counterpart Institutions University of Namibia (UNAM)
Nagoya University, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN),The University of Shiga Prefecture ( USP)

Research Period

5 Years

Raising living standards by bolstering traditional cassava production
We are aiming to raise living standards by bolstering cassava* production andsubsistence farmers.

Collaborators

Women processing cassava on a rock outcrop
1.5 km out of their homes. Dust is a big
problem in the dry season, and many womentravel 1-2 km from the road to process cassava
on rock outcrops and riverbanks.

sustainable rainforest management.
Soil in the village of Andom near Bertoua

maximum use of seasonal wetlands to help raise the living standards ofMillet, the staple
local crop, is milled
by hand.

Processing cassava

to the construction of land scape and environmental protection
models for both forest and its contact zones.
The people of Gribe, a mix of hunters/
gatherers and farmers, were asked toparticipate in discussions about theconstruction of a base for researching nontimber forest products.

Counterpart Institutions Institute of Agricultural Research for Development ( IRAD ), University of
Yaounde, University of Dschang, University of Douala

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2011

Collaborators

None

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

Meeting in Gribe about
construction of a researchstation* Cassava is a food crop cultivated widely in tropical regions. Tapioca is made from cassava.

= Development of Aquaculture Technology for Food Security
and Food Safety in the Next Generation == Comparative Studies of the Reproductive Biology and Early Life Historyof Two Tuna Species for the Sustainable Use of these Resources =A Team Effort between Thailand and Japan
to Open Up New Horizons in Aquaculture
Principal Investigator

Supporting Sustainable Fisheries and Aquacultureof Tuna, One of Japan's Best-loved Foods
Kingdom ofThailandPresident, Dr. OKAMOTO Nobuaki / Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT)

Principal Investigator

Republic ofPanamaProf. SAWADA Yoshifumi / Fisheries Laboratory, Kinki University

Next-generation of aquaculture system promises solutions to current issues

Elucidating the riddles of tuna growth to create the foundation for full life cycle tuna farming

Aquaculture has boomed in recent years worldwide, and now accounts for almost 50% of all fishery produce. However, fish farms face great many

Yellowfin and Pacific bluefin tuna are caught by many countries including Panama and Japan, but overfishing and climate change are driving

problems, including frequent disease outbreaks, securing stable supplies of feed, and maintenance of safety, and there is an urgent need for next-

a decline in catches. Bluefin tuna were first reared from eggs in Japan, and here we are leveraging Japanese technology to improvegeneration technologies that address these problems. As the leaders of Asia's aquaculture industry, Thailand and Japan have teamed up to leverage

the resource management technology essential to sustainable fisheries of both species, and also seeking to establish the foundation for thebiotechnology to develop new systems for boosting production of groupers, sea bass, prawn and other commerciallyaquaculture of yellowfin tuna. We are focusing in particular on elucidating the reproductive biology of both species and ecology of larvae andA candidate parent prawn selected
for breeding new prawn strains

important varieties of seafood. In particular, molecular breeding, surrogate broodstock technology, immunization /juveniles, and developing technologies for monitoring and predicting stocks as well as basic tuna culture technologies.

vaccines, development of feed alternatives, establishment of stricter seafood safety protocols will be the focus.

Adult yellowfin tuna at the Achotines
Laboratory

Focus also on creation of improved strains as a new departure in aquaculture

A giant grouper weighing over 100 kg
being reared at Krabi Coastal Fisheries
Research and Development Centre. This is
the tastiest grouper species.

Elucidating reproductive ecology and early life history of yellowfin andPacific bluefin tuna through rearing experiments

This project aims to leverage molecular genetic findings to develop strains that grow rapidly and areExperiments to elucidate mechanisms of reproduction and growth and survival of yellowfin and Pacific bluefin

resistant to disease and stress. We will also attempt to use certain species oftuna were launched in May 2011 at research stations in Panama and Kinki

fish as surrogates to produce the gametes of species that have so far proven

University respectively. We will use our findings to support sustainabledifficult to culture, as well as developing technologies for other aspects offisheries and aquaculture of tuna in Panama, Japan, and the whole world

aquaculture, including the production of alternatives to fish meal as feed,by applying them to the prediction of changes in future stocks of bothprevention of infectious diseases, and assurance of food safety.

species and development of yellowfin tuna culture technologies.

Counterpart Institutions Department of Fisheries ( DOF), Kasetsart University (KU), Chulalongkorn
University (CU ), Walailak University ( WU )Collaborators
National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Fisheries Research Agency (FRA),
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
Research Period
5 Years
Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2011just after hatching
5 days after
hatching

fertilized egg

Counterpart Institutions Autoridad de Recursos Acuáticos de Panamá ( ARAP), Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission ( IATTC )A trained technician eyes the future. Reliable
breeding techniques are the strength of thisSATREPS project.

Collaborators

None

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010
25 days after
hatching

22 days after
hatching

Yellowfin tuna growth stages

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hatching

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SATREPS 2011-2012

Bioresources= Project for Development of Internationally Standardized Microbial
Resource Center to Promote Life Science Research and Biotechnology == Project for the Development of Crop Genotypes for the Midlands
and Mountain Areas of North Vietnam =Invisible Rainforest Treasures: Searching for
Biotechnology Building Blocks of the Future
Principal Investigator

Director, Dr. SUZUKI Ken-ichiro / Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)

Developing New Promising Lines of Riceto Boost Food Security in Vietnam
Republic ofIndonesia

Utilizing the microorganisms that underpin rich tropical ecosystems in adiversity of industries

Socialist Republicof Vietnam

Prof. YOSHIMURA Atsushi / Faculty of Agriculture, Kyusyu University

Improving food self-sufficiency by applying Japanese genome technology of rice
Vietnamese economy has grown rapidly in recent years, but in the northern area, food shortages, income disparities and other problems

Indonesia boasts the second richest biodiversity in the world, and the conservation of its biological resources is a matterstill exist. Food self-sufficiency is particularly low in northern mountainous regions, where yield of rice is limited. This project aims to applyof keen interest. However, no system yet exists for the sustainable use of Indonesia's microbiological resources, which are

efficient breeding technology that utilize rice genomics to develop new promising lines of rice that show short growing duration, highbeing viewed eagerly for potential application in agriculture and environmental technology. This project aims to establish a
microbial resource center to accommodate microorganisms for their utilization in life sciences and biotechnology studies.
Samples of
microalgae
collected fromnature using
cotton buds. A
medium is added
to these tubes totry culturing the
microalgae.

Principal Investigator

Newly discovered useful microorganisms will also be added to the collection and the database available to the world so as

Use of vacuum pump emasculation (removalof anthers to prevent self - pollination )in Vietnam for the first time to carry out
hybridization of rice in large-scale

yield, and resistance to disease and insect pests. The project will contributeto ensure food production in the midlands and mountainous areas of Vietnam,
eventually boosting food self-sufficiency to 90%.

Supporting developing countries through the Sleeping Microbial Beauties Project

Leveraging rice genomics to drive next-generation
breeding research in rice

The goal of the Sleeping Microbial Beauties Project is establishment of a microbial resource center which holds diverse microorganisms

We have succeeded in identifying several genes of rice, and aim to hybridize

to contribute to resource conservation and development of new industries.

characteristic for Indonesia. The microbial resources are correctly identified and preserved forpromising lines carrying these genes to create new lines with more desirable

utilization in agriculture and industries. The management skill of the center for utilization of materials is transferredcharacters. We are also searching related cultivation methods for ensuring theas well as the knowledge and techniques for isolation, preservation and taxonomy of microorganisms. The project

adaptability of the newly developed lines in the midlands and mountainous

will contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and discovery of valuable microorganisms.

areas of northern Vietnam.

Counterpart Institutions Research Center for Biology of Indonesian Institute of Sciences (RCB-LIPI), etc
Collaborators

RIKEN, The University of Tokyo

Research Period

5 Years

Counterpart Institutions Hanoi University of Agriculture (HUA), etc

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

Sampling river water from a boat to collect water-dwelling
microorganisms ( in this case, microalgae)

Collaborators

Nagoya University

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

Vi s i t i n g s c i e n t i s t s f r o m Vi e t n a m c o n d u c t
experiments for DNA extraction of rice

Wheat breeding field of MAIL’s infront of Darul Aman Palace in Kabul= Project for the Development of Wheat
Breeding Materials for Sustainable Food Production == Valorization of Bio-resources in Semi Arid and Arid Landfor Regional Development =Sowing Seeds of Hope in Afghanistan,
Wheat Seed is Food for Life!
Principal Investigator

Prof. BAN Tomohiro / Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University (YCU)

Harnessing the Powers of Plants Capableof Surviving in the Desert
Islamic Republicof Afghanistan

Republic ofTunisiaProf. ISODA Hiroko / The Alliance for Research on North Africa (ARENA), University of Tsukuba

Development of new wheat varieties deploying novel genes conferring resistance to droughtand disease from Afghan local germplasms

Developing drugs and foods by making effective use of plants adapted to harsh environments

In Afghanistan, where over 20 years of civil war have destroyed not only croplands, but all foundations of society, restoring stability to everyday life requires reconstruction ofenvironments, but little research has been carried out on those components and their potential usefulness. Under this project, we are

the infrastructure and knowledge of human capacity for sustainable wheat production, the nation's staple food. This project aims to leverage Japan's science, technology,

collecting and analyzing plants growing in Tunisia, which has a range of arid habitats, based on local traditional knowledge regarding

and postwar reconstruction experience to lay the groundwork for their own wheat breeding system and materials with conserving and screening the germplasms of Afghan

medicinal properties to identify and investigate new functional components and consider their industrial application. We will also

wheat landraces developing new materials deploying resistance to drought and disease. It will improve their technologies to develop wheat varieties as ‘Wheat Seeds ofsimultaneously assess economic feasibility and develop local production bases and technologies for the sustainable use of plant

Hope’ to be adapted to marginal lands in Afghanistan to come true their sustainable wheat production and conservation of environment and biodiversity.
Harvesting a local variety of wheat in
Afghanistan

Capacity development of young scientists who can conserve their national genetic resources of wheat

Plants growing in arid and semi-arid habitats such as desert contain many unique components that enable them to adapt to harshresources and local economic development.
Investigating plant density to estimate
resources presumption of useful plants

Amazing functional components discovered in arid land plants

We are conducting research and education of plant science with developing new genetic and breeding techniques for wheat improvement to reveal

We have discovered potential anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-allergy and other functional

genetic diversity of Afghan wheat landraces. It will open the way to improve high-yielding wheat with good bread making quality and highly adaptability

components in olive and medicinal plants found in Tunisia, and are seeking to apply

by crossing with modern varieties. In autumn 2011, around 350 accessions of Afghan wheat landraces, which were

the findings to industry through water- and soil-related production base improvements,

collected in 1955 by Dr. Hitoshi Kihara and has been conserved in Japan, returned to their homeland for the first time

economic feasibility studies and production technology development. We aim toin half a century to be sown in Kabul. Looking ahead, we aim to reconstruct the Agricultural Research Institute ofcontribute through our research to the worldwide development of sustainable,

Afghanistan and contribute to the sustainable wheat production and stable supply in Afghanistan as ‘Food for Life’.

food resources circulation system and prevention of desertification.
Counterpart Institutions Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), etc

Counterpart Institutions Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock ( MAIL), etc

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Principal Investigator

Collaborators

RIKEN, Tottori University

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

Accessions of the Afghan wheat
landraces growing in their
homeland for the first time inhalf a century in Badam Baghexperiment field, Kabul

Collaborators

Kyoto University, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Olive

We not only analyze the properties of extracted
components in detail, but are also developing methods
for extracting and identifying functional components forevaluation at the genetic level.

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SATREPS 2011-2012

Bioresources= Sustainable Integrations of Local Agriculture and Biomass
Industries == Improvement of Food Security in Semi-arid Regions of
Sudan through Management of Root Parasitic Weeds =Integrating Agriculture with Locally Selfsufﬁcient Bioenergy Generation in Asia
Principal Investigator

Managing Striga（Witchweed）
Socialist Republicof Vietnam

Prof. SAKODA Akiyoshi / Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo (IIS)

Principal Investigator

A field of sorghum
devastated by Striga

The Republic of
the Sudan

Prof. SUGIMOTO Yukihiro / Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University

Supporting local agricultural development in Asia through biomass technology

Parasitic plants cause enormous damage to crops in arid regions

Population growth in Vietnam has led to a number of serious problems including food and energy shortages, environmental degradation,

Sudan has vast areas of potential cropland, but has been suffering from the devastating effects of the root parasitic weeds of the genus

and poverty. We are seeking to address these problems by designing systems and developing relevant technologies for integrating

Striga, commonly known as witchweeds. The parasites are widespread in the arid and semiarid regions in Africa on economically

locally self -sufficient, sustainable agriculture with sustainable energy in the form of biomass. We are focusing

important food crops, sapping them of nutrients and water and thus causing serious losses in grain yields.

in particular on the construction of a plant that puts these ideas to the test by manufacturing

The aim of this project is to i ) identify novel compounds or microorganisms capable of modulating Striga

bioethanol from rice straw and biogas from domestic animal manure.

germination, ii) develop effective management strategies and iii) introduce crops resistance to the parasites.

From experimentation to verification: operating a biomass plantwith sights on practical implementation

Combining traditional knowledge and cutting edge technology to manage Striga

We installed an experimental bioethanol plant on the grounds of Ho Chi Minh City University

Striga and conducting research on reducing damage by appropriate waterof Technology and are conducting pilot operations while

management. We interviewed local inhabitants to acquire knowledge on

providing local personnel with on - site technical training.

traditional Striga and crop management practices. Farmers field schools

We plan to also install a plant for testing biogas - related

have been initiated to transfer available Striga management technologies.

Conducting an environmental survey in a farming village
on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh CityWe, in collaboration with Sudanese scientists, are developing substances that induce self-destruction intechnology, and are continuing research both in Japan and

We are aiming to boost and stabilize food production in Sudan, andStriga flowering on sorghum, a grain crop that it
parasitizes

Vietnam aimed at creating a viable system.
Counterpart Institutions Hochiminh City University of Technology (HCMUT), etc
Collaborators

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)

Research Period

5 Years

Counterpart Institutions Sudan University of Science and Technology ( SUST)The biomass plant installed on the grounds of Ho Chi
Minh City University of Technology to test technology
for the locally self-sufficient production of bioethanolfrom rice straw

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

= Development of Genetic Engineering Technology of Crops with
Stress Tolerance against Degradation of Global Environment =Dr. YAMAGUCHI-SHINOZAKI Kazuko / Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)

None

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Japanese knowledge regarding Striga being passed on to
Sudanese researchers at a laboratory established by the
project in the Sudan University of Science and Technology

Conserve Rich Coastal Ecosystems with High
Biodiversity Sustaining Local Community Livelihoods
Federative
Republic of Brazil

Overcoming drought as an obstacle to soybean production

Drought damage in Brazil

Collaborators= Project on Integrated Coastal Ecosystem Conservation and Adaptive Management
under Local and Global Environmental Impacts in the Philippines =Biotechnology to Generate a Droughtresistant Soybean
Principal Investigator

eventually spread the developed technologies across sub-Saharan Africa.

Principal Investigator

Prof. NADAOKA Kazuo / Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Republic of thePhilippines

For Brazil, soybean is an important export crop, but its yield has suffered badly in recent years as aComprehensive assessment of environmental stresses on coastal ecosystem and its
responses towards a new conservation scheme development

result of drought. This project aims to develop strains capable of withstanding drought by applying

The Philippines is among the world's richest in coastal ecosystems, but has suffered rapid degradation due to combined effects of

the outcomes of research on model plants and using gene sequencing to probe the soybean genome

uncontrolled tourism developments, overfishing, exploitation in adjacent watershed areas, global climate changes and others. This projectfor genes conferring resistance to drought and elucidate mechanisms for controlling those genes. We

is aiming at comprehensive assessment of these environmental stresses on coastal ecosystem and its responses, and socioeconomic

will use the outcomes of our research to develop new soybean strains for cultivation and evaluation tofactors in local communities causing these stresses, and thereby at developing a new conservation and adaptive management scheme

select strains showing greatest resistance to drought.

both for the sustainable development of local communities and coastal ecosystem conservation.

Identification and application of genes conferring drought resistance to the molecular
breeding of soybean capable of withstanding drought

A continuous and comprehensive environmental
monitoring system deployed in Bolinao, Luzon

A new scheme proposal for conservation and adaptive management ofcoastal ecosystems under local and global environmental impacts

We analyzed the functions of genes conferring drought resistance in a model plant

We carried out intensive joint surveys at five focus sites and associated numerical simulation studies for comprehensive( Arabidopsis thaliana ), and pinpointed soybean genes displaying the same properties. We

assessment of various environmental stresses on the coastal ecosystem of each site. We are developing an integrated

also comprehensively analyzed the expression of soybean genes under stress. Moving

decision support system which may be effectively used by, e.g., local communities for their sustainable developments

forward, we plan to identify the best combination of drought resistance genes and DNA

including marine protected area managements and thereby for mitigating

segments that modify their expression, and introduce that combination into soybean.

environmental stresses and promoting coastal ecosystem conservation and recovery.

Counterpart Institutions Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation-National Soybean ResearchCenter (Embrapa Soybean )Collaborators

The University of Tokyo, RIKEN

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Counterpart Institutions Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPMSI), etc
Strategy for the use of genetic engineering technologies to develop
drought - resistant soybeans. Experiments are being conducted inboth open fields and greenhouses.

Collaborators

Hokkaido University, The University of Tokyo, Kochi University, etc

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Conducting a biological survey at Laguindingan, Mindanao

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SATREPS 2011-2012

Bioresources

Natural Disaster Prevention= Innovation on Production and Automotive Utilizationof Biofuels from Non-food Biomass =Reducing CO2 Emissions with Vehicle
Biofuel Made from Nonedible Vegetable Oil
Principal Investigator

Dr. YOSHIMURA Yuji / Research Center for New Fuels and Vehicle Technology (NFV) of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Kingdom ofThailandUsing Jatropha as a biofuel feedstock that does not compete with food crops
The utilization of biofuels in the transportation sector could help to mitigate global warming, but because of the risk that production of biofuels
derived from grains or vegetable oil will compete with food crops, there is a demand for manufacturing technologies that exploit nonfood
sources of biofuel. For this project we are cooperating with Thailand, which is the Asian automotive production hub, to develop the production
technologies of fuels from Jatropha, an inedible plant. We are also conducting engine tests and developing the automotive utilization
Jatropha tree
High-quality
bio diesel
manufactured
from jatropha oil

technologies, as well as estimating CO2 emission reduction benefits through life cycle assessments.

Successful production of high quality biodiesel that meets East Asia
Summit biodiesel quality recommendations

SATREPS 2011-2012

Natural Disaster Prevention

We have succeeded in manufacturing high quality biodiesel
from Jatropha oil on a pilot plant scale ( 1 ton /day ), producing
biodiesel that meets East Asia Summit quality recommendations
for the transport biodiesel. We plan to evaluate our products
suitability as a vehicle fuel by conducting engine and exhaustemission tests as well as the automotive durability tests.

Jatropha
fruitsCounterpart Institutions National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), etc

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Collaborators

Waseda University

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

The pilot plant for manufacturing high-quality biodiesel ( 1 ton/day) installed on the grounds of the Thailand Institute of Scientificand Technological Research

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SATREPS 2011-2012

SATREPS 2011-2012

Natural Disaster Prevention= Development of Landslide Risk Assessment Technology
along Transport Arteries in Viet Nam == Magmatic Fluid Supply into Lakes Nyos and Monoun,
and Mitigation of Natural Disasters in Cameroon =Reducing Landslide Disasters that Block
Sustainable Development across the Country

Probing the Mystery of Limnic Eruptions
that Release Clouds of CO2

Principal Investigator

Socialist Republicof Vietnam

Executive Director, Dr. SASSA Kyoji / International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)

Principal Investigator

Republic of
Cameroon

Prof. OHBA Takeshi / School of Science, Tokai University

Finding a way to reduce landslide disasters is essential for national development

Limnic eruption: a horrifying disaster that took 1,800 lives

Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and other countries in the mountainous areas of the Greater Mekong Subregion are subject to frequent slope

Cameroon has many volcanos, some of them with lakes in their craters. In the 1980s, limnic eruptions occurred at two crater lakes, Lakedisasters caused by a combination of weak ground and heavy rain during the rainy season that are characteristic of tropical regions.

Nyos and Lake Monoun, in which large quantities of CO2 that had collected on the lake bottom suddenly erupted to the surface.

Finding a way to reduce landslide disasters that damage roads and other infrastructure is a pressing issue in Vietnam which has currently

1,800 residents in the three villages at the foot of the volcano died from lack of oxygen, and there are concerns that the gas disaster may

pursued nationwide land development. Japanese science and technology — which lead the world in the study of the landslides —Sampling of deep
layer lake water

will be used to develop technologies for assessing the risk of landslide disasters, thereby contributing torecur. This project will study both lakes and attempt to determine the CO2 flows and explain the eruptions that occurred in
the past. In addition to simulating limnic eruptions and determining the mechanism that causes them, an organization formonitoring the lakes will be established and comprehensive measures to prevent future disasters will be proposed.

sustainable development in Vietnam.

The goal is to develop technologies for assessing landslide risk on slopes along

Comprehensive study of two crater lakes in search of clues that will help
explain the phenomenon

arterial roads in the central region and the north-west region, where disasters

Analysis is being conducted from various perspectives, including lake water observation, study

Formation of a disaster research network and monitoring of landslide disasters

Damage to residences from landslides in Son La,
the capital of Son La Province in Vietnam

frequently occur in mountainous communities and along lifelines. Disasterof CO2 concentration, reaction analysis with surrounding rocks, andmitigation measures that include early warning, land use planning and personnel

explanation of the CO2 supply system. The goal is to establish an

training will also be conducted. An effort will also be made to create a landslideorganization to continue and expand lake observation and study indisaster research network for mountainous areas in the Greater Mekong Subregion.

order to predict gas disasters at both lakes.

Counterpart Institutions Institute of Transport Science and Technology ( ITST) of Ministry ofTransport (MOT )Tohoku Gakuin University (TGU), Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)
Collaborators
Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2011

In Vietnam and other countries in
the Greater Mekong Subregion,
ensuring safety from damage
to arterial roads and railways
caused by landslides is a basic condition for sustainable development.
For this reason, Japanese scientific and technical assistance is needed.

= Enhancement of Technology to Develop Tsunami-resilient
Community =Research Director, Dr. TOMITA Takashi / Asia - Pacific Center for Coastal Disaster Research (APaC-CDR) of the Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI)

Evacuation drill in Antofagasta, Chile

Collaborators

Toyama University, The University of Tokyo, Osaka University, Kumamoto University, National
Research Institute of Earth Science and Disasrer Prevention (NIED)

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010Children watchwith greatinterest
Large fountain from a CO2 degassing pipe in Lake Nyos

= Research and Development for Reducing Geo-Hazard Damage
in Malaysia caused by Landslide & Flood =Collaboration with Chile to Prevent Future
Tsunami Tragedies
Principal Investigator

Counterpart Institutions Institute for Geological and Mining Research (IRGM)

Use of Satellites to Predict and Reduce the
Occurrence of Landslides and Flooding
Republic of
Chile

Principal Investigator

Prof. NISHIO Fumihiko / The Center for Environmental Remote Sensing ( CEReS ), Chiba University

Malaysia

Create tsunami-resilient communities through an early warning and tsunami
observation network

Urbanization and concentrated heavy rains caused by climate change result in serious disasters

In Japan, higher tsunamis than those envisaged in each of the regional disaster management plans struck the Tohoku

concentrated heavy rains thought to be caused by climate change. Disaster studies and observational data are insufficient, hampering theregion, where tsunami countermeasures were the most advanced in Japan, and caused devastating damage. Tsunami

implementation of disaster mitigation policies. To resolve this situation, this project will focus on regions that have experienced significant

impacts on structures and the dangers of tsunami-induced debris have been recognized as a result of this disaster. In

urbanization. Through a study of existing data, on-site observations and observations using Japanese satellites, the project will seek ways

the joint research project between Chile and Japan, precise tsunami warning methods including a tsunami observation

to reduce the occurrence of landslides and flooding. The data obtained through observation will be used to create a landslide and flooding

Landslides and flood damage have occurred frequently on the Malay Peninsula in recent years, due to rapid urbanization andnetwork will be developed and proposed in Chile. Programs will be also investigated to create tsunami resilient

hazard map and an early warning system, so that Japanese science and technology can be of benefit to other East Asian nations.

communities in order to prevent loss of life due to tsunamis.

Concurrently with data evaluation, designing a system to help predict
and reduce disasters

Analyze past damage and prepare for possible tsunami damage
Information and data on tsunami damage that occurred in both countries will be summarized, and methods to estimate tsunami damage will be

Topographical factors relating to landslides and flooding, a history of disasters that havedeveloped, validating the estimates by reproducing the damage through computer simulations. In addition,

occurred, and rainfall and other statistical data will be collected and evaluated and usedearthquakes and tsunamis likely to occur in Chile in the future will be estimated, and measures will be proposed toto create a statistical database. In addition, a system will be established to aid in disasterprevent and mitigate damage by the tsunamis envisaged. The goal of the research project is to enhance technologies

mitigation through assessment of high-risk and particularly dangerous regions, the creation

to develop tsunami-resilient communities for the benefit of people in Chile, Japan and other tsunami-prone areas.

of maps, and the implementation of proactive measures, early warning, evacuation and so on.

Counterpart Institutions Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC )Counterpart Institutions Multimedia University (MMU), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM),Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)

Collaborators

Kansai University, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology( JAMSTEC), Yamaguchi University

Collaborators

The University of Tokyo, National Research Institute of Earth Science and Disaster Prevention(NIED), VisionTech Inc. (VTI), Public Works Reserch Institiute (PWRI)

Research Period

4 Years

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2011

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

Middle reaches of Kelantan River:During flooding, water level rises
to the floors of houses

Collapse of base of power line tower: slope failures occur frequently, causing roaddamage and blockages and damaging power line towers and thereby threatening
the social infrastructure.

The town of Dichato, which was inundated by
the tsunami in Chile in 2010. Many people
sought refuge and escaped with their lives.

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SATREPS 2011-2012

Natural Disaster Prevention

GPS measurements formonitoring earthquake andvolcanic activity on Mindanao= Enhancement of Earthquake and Volcano Monitoring and Effective
Utilization of Disaster Mitigation Information in the Philippines == Information Network for Natural Disaster
Mitigation and Recovery =A Minute Sooner Can Make the Difference: RealTime Observation of Earthquakes and Volcanos
Principal Investigator

Principal Senior Researcher, Dr. INOUE Hiroshi / Earthquake Research Department, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)A Trump Card in Disaster Planning:
Full Use of Information Networks
Republic of thePhilippines

Prompt and accurate monitoring data to enable appropriate disaster response

Principal Investigator

Prof. MURAI Jun / Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University

India

Meteorological and earthquake data are collected continuously and shared via a global network

The Philippines are in a Western Pacific Plate subduction zone. As in the case of Japan, earthquake and volcano disasters occur frequently,

The use of data in the event of a natural disaster has long been an issue of crucial importance worldwide. The data is used to reduce the extent

and therefore disaster measures and prediction techniques are urgently needed. Accordingly, a real-time earthquake and earthquakeof damage by identifying early signs and indications of impending disasters, determining the situation immediately after a disaster has occurred,

intensity observation network will be introduced to enable prompt and accurate estimates of earthquake motion distribution and damage,ensuring prompt and appropriate resource allocation during relief operations and so on. However, an effective infrastructure for the use of such

crustal movement observations for assessing the potential for earthquakes on the island of Mindanao, and integrated earthquake, crustal

data has not yet been established. The goal of this project is to use Japan and India, countries that are beset by natural disasters, as examples

movement and electromagnetic observations of Taal and Mayon volcanoes in order to determine and predict underground magma activity.

to establish an infrastructure for ongoing collection and analysis of weather hazard and earthquake data utilizing global

The results of research will be made available on a portal site and used fordisaster information sharing and awareness of the community

information networks, and to develop the communication and other technical infrastructures for use in an emergency.

Development and installation of the system is progressing smoothly, and work has begun on constructing a disaster prevention

The specifications for the meteorological sensors crucial to monitoring weather

information portal site to make the observed earthquake and volcano data available. Simple earthquake-resistance diagnostic tools

conditions were established and IT strong - motion seismograph systems that canfor the general public are also being created to promote disaster preparedness. Tsunami

measure building-specific vibrations were developed. In addition, preparations for the

Research is proceeding smoothly. Technology transfer to other countries is planned.

disaster preparedness efforts have also begun, based on the lessons learned in the Greatdevelopment of communication services with disaster areas and the establishment of

East Japan Earthquake. The ultimate objective is to improve disaster preparedness at theMonitoring instruments installed on the Taal
volcanoBriefing at the National
Geophysical ResearchInstitute (NGRI)

national, regional, local government and community level in the Philippines.

specifications for disaster response information systems were also implemented.
The deployment of these systems to relevant countries is also planned.

Counterpart Institutions Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

Counterpart Institutions Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad ( IITH), etc

Collaborators

Kyoto University, Tokai University

Collaborators

The University of Tokyo

Research Period

5 Years

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

The information of the earthquake source will be used for
rapid estimate of the ground shaking damage and tsunami.

A weather sensor developed in Japan installed at IIT-H
in Hyderabad, linking with the India Meteorological
Department ( IMD). In the future, the same type of sensor
will be installed in the surrounding regions to gather
data via the Internet.

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

The mine shaft at KDC mine extending

down to 3 km from earth’s surface= Observational Studies
in South African Mines to Mitigate Seismic Risks == Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster
Mitigation Technology in Peru =Observe Earthquakes at Proximity
at 1-3 km Depths from Earths Surface
Principal Investigator

Prof. OGASAWARA Hiroshi / College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University

Standing Up to Earthquakes and Tsunamis:
Joining Hands with Peru across the Paciﬁc
Republic ofSouth Africa

Prof. YAMAZAKI Fumio / Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University

Republic of Peru

Earthquakes caused by rock mass failure induced by mining

Support that only another earthquake-prone nation can provide

Among many mines in the Republic of South Africa, gold mines are excavated to particularly great depths. Mining causes stress

Like Japan, Peru is located in the circum-Pacific seismic zone and subject to frequent earthquakes and tsunamis. The 2007 earthquake

concentration to rock mass. The rupture results in mine earthquakes, posing a serious risk. For safe mining, risk of mine earthquakes

and tsunami caused major damage. Efforts are underway to study and develop effective technologies for evaluating the risk of disasters

must be accurately assessed and mining must be planned to minimize the risk. The outcome of this study iscaused by future earthquakes and tsunamis and mitigating the damage caused by these disasters. In this project, researchers will develop

also expected to be applicable to assessment and prediction of natural earthquake, a major issue for Japan

seismic source models based on past major earthquakes, conduct tsunami simulations, study building earthquake-resistance, develop

Probing target fault

as well.
Probing target
fault

Busy withprobing
the fault

Gathering observational data at proximity, improve the accuracy ofseismicity assessment

Church in the centerof Pisco City thatcollapsed in the2007 earthquake

retrofitting technologies and so on. An effort will also be made to promote comprehensive earthquake andtsunami damage prediction and disaster mitigation technologies that take into account regional attributes.

Based upon geological structure and mining schedule, we can anticipate to some degree hypocenters

Determination of regional attributes and establishment of effective
disaster mitigation plans for earthquakes in Peru

and magnitudes of mine earthquakes. Installing observation instruments

Model case studies of major earthquakes that have occurred in the past will be selected to predict earthquake

in advance at the proximity, we elucidate preparation and generation of

motions resulting from plate boundary earthquakes off the coast of Peru and promote tsunami damage

earthqauakes. In addition, national observation network on earth’s surface

assessment. Study of the earthquake resistance of buildings including historical structures

will also be upgraded. Through these steps, an effort will be made tois progressing smoothly, and satellite images have been used to prepare land use maps.

improve the accuracy of earthquake hazard assessment.

These results will be integrated to establish effective disaster mitigation plans that are appropriate for the region.

Counterpart Institutions Council for Science and Industrial Research (CSIR), Council for Geoscience (CGS)

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Principal Investigator

Collaborators

The University of Tokyo, Tohoku University, National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), etc

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Researchers, mining rock engineers, geologists
and surveyors. Several times the number ofpeople shown here collaborated to establish thedense monitoring network.

Counterpart Institutions Japan-Peru Center for Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation(CISMID) of National University of Engineering ( UNI)
Tohoku University, Building Research Institute (BRI), Tokyo Institute of Technology
Collaborators
Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Observations of microtremors in Lima,
using equipment provided in this project.
This makes it possible to assess groundshaking in the event of an earthquake.

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SATREPS 2011-2012

Natural Disaster Prevention= Multi-disciplinary Hazard Reduction from Earthquakes
and Volcanoes in Indonesia == Risk Identification and Land-use Planning for Disaster Mitigationof Landslides and Floods in Croatia =Standing Up to Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanoes:
Combining the Capabilities of Science and Society
Principal Investigator

Reducing the Danger of Landslides andFlooding in Fault Zones on the Adriatic
Republic ofIndonesia

Prof. SATAKE Kenji / Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Prof. MARUI Hideaki / Research Institute for Natural Hazards and Disaster Recovery, Niigata University

Republic of
Croatia

250 researchers gather to work on comprehensive disaster prevention measures

Japan provides assistance for problems resulting from unique topography and geology

Indonesia is very similar to Japan in that it has many volcanoes and is subject to frequent earthquakes. Nearly 250 researchers from the two

Croatia is in a region with a concentration of ground strain, and with a complex topography and geological structure. For this reason,

countries are pooling knowledge and technologies to establish an unprecedented comprehensive disaster prevention setup. These researchers

earthquakes occur frequently, as do landslides and localized flooding. Accordingly, Japanese science and technology — which leads

will not merely conduct research on forecasting earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions as has been done in the past; they will establish

the world in the field of disaster preparedness — is being applied to Croatia in research aimed at mitigating landslides and flooding.

channels for the prompt communication of disaster information, promote measures to counter ground liquefaction and the like, and support theSpecifically, this project focuses on developing regions and places with significant social value and promotes the establishment of land

creation of a disaster-resilient society from a variety of perspectives. The results of their research will be reflected in disaster education, public

use planning policies to mitigate disasters.

Accurate determination of natural conditions in the country anddevelopment of useful tools

awareness campaigns and even national policy, in an effort to improve overall earthquake and volcano disaster preparedness.

Disaster prevention technologies created through joint research can be fed back to Japan
Eruption of the Merapi volcano. The pyroclastic flow
reached approximately 4 km from the vent.

The project has already succeeded in clarifying the earthquake history

As specific achievements, a comprehensive movement observation system was put in place inthrough a study of active faults, as well as preparation of a detailed

typical landslide zones and an early warning system was introduced. In addition, the prototype fortsunami hazard map, successful short-term forecasting of volcanica “landslide re-creation test unit” that is effective in predicting the movement distanceeruptions, field testing of tsunami control forests and other achievements.

Use of a 3D laser scanner to measure the location ofrock blocks with a high risk of collapse that are scatteredacross the steep slopes of the Adriatic coast ( example ofmeasurements made in Duće, on the outskirts of Split )The ultimate goal of the project is to mitigate earthquake, tsunami andvolcanic eruption disasters in both Indonesia and Japan.
Counterpart Institutions Indonesian Institute of Sciences ( LIPI)Collaborators

Tohoku University, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Fuji Tokoha University

Research Period

3 Yearsof landslide soil mass was manufactured. Furthermore, the at-risk areas for landslide andflood disasters were classified by characteristics in an effort to help achieve sustainable
national land development.

Counterpart Institutions University of Split (UNIST), University of Rijeka (UNIRI), University of Zagreb (UNIZAG)
A study of the Lembang fault on the outskirts of Bandung. A
trench was excavated at the base of the fault escarpment
at the rear. The study of the geological layers revealed thatan earthquake had occurred several thousand years ago.

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008

Collaborators

International Consortium on Landslides (ICL ), Kyoto University

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008

Training using a landslide re-creation test
unit. The trainees learn techniques foranalyzing the movements of landslides in
Croatia using a unique test unit developedin Japan.

The automatic weather station
installed in the altitude of 5300 m= Study on GLOFs (Glacial Lake Outburst Floods)
in the Bhutan Himalayas =Protecting the Land of Happiness from Glacial Lake
Outbursts: A Disaster Resulting from Climate Change
Principal Investigator

Prof. NISHIMURA Kouichi / Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University

Kingdom
Kingdom ofof
BhutanBhutanFirst in the world to develop scientific approaches to glacial lake outburst
There have been concerns in Bhutan and Nepal in recent years about the danger of glacial lake outburst floods resulting from theeffects of climate change. To deal with this issue, satellite images are being analyzed to assess the degree of danger posed by glaciallakes. If a glacial lake is assessed as posing a danger, researchers will actually visit that lake and conduct surveys of the surrounding areaand measure the water depth. They will also focus on the moraine* that is damming up the glacial lake, analyzing its internal structure andChildren in a
mountain villagethen conducting flood simulations in order to prepare a hazard map and construct an early
warning system. * Moraine: accumulation of stones and gravel carried by glaciers

Demonstration of the effectiveness of Japanese satellites;
outburst measures will be expanded on a global scale
As of November 2010, approximately 60% of the glacial lakes within Bhutan had been identified andanalyzed, demonstrating that Japan’s Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS ) is very effective foranalysis. The results of the study raise the possibility that there are more glacial lakes than predicted,
and the study provided material for use in determining exactly which glacial lakes pose a danger.
These results indicate the importance of worldwide measures to deal with glacial lake outbursts.
Counterpart Institutions Department of Geology and Mines in the Ministry of Economic Affairs (DGM), etc

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Collaborators

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Earth System Science Co., Ltd. (ESS)

Research Period

3 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008

Study of a glacial lake
at 5,000 m elevation.
In addition to rowing
out in a rubber dinghy
to measure the water depth, the researchers checked for factors thatcause lake outburst, studied the strength of the moraine and so on.

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SATREPS 2011-2012

Infectious Diseases Control= Development of Rapid Diagnostics and the Establishment of an Alert
System for Outbreaks of Yellow Fever and Rift Valley Fever in Kenya =Using Mobile Phones to Ensure Speedy Vigilanceand Warning in the Spread of Arboviral Diseases
Principal Investigator

Republic of
Kenya

Prof. MORITA Koichi / Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University

Applying Japanese diagnostic techniques for the detection of various infectious diseases in Africa
Outbreaks of zoonotic arboviral diseases* including yellow fever and Rift Valley fever, are frequent in Kenya and other African countries.
We will apply diagnostic technology that has been developed in Nagasaki University to create speedy, low-cost and simplified diagnostic
kits for the use of regional healthcare facilities and communities in Kenya. The kits will identify outbreaks of the diseases. We eventuallyplan to build an early warning system for alerting the central government through the use of mobile phones to help early containment

SATREPS 2011-2012

Infectious Diseases Controlof outbreaks. We will share information about them with WHO and other organizations. We plan to share this technology in neighboring
Developing speedy arbovirus(yellow fever, Rift Valley fever,etc.) diagnostic kits with the
Kenya Medical ResearchInstitute (KEMRI)

countries to create an international early containment network for the diseases.

Building a sustainable nationwide emergency disease response network
We are applying molecular techniques to analyze pathogen samples collected in the field and designing
matching antigens for diagnosis to create speedy, low -cost and simplified diagnostic kits. We will alsobuild a network for speedy 2-way communication between
regional medical facilities and central government agencies,
and put together a model early warning system for the speedy
feedback of frontline diagnosis results.

Counterpart Institutions Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Collaborators

None

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2011
African forestland harbors many arboviruses.

* Viral diseases spread to people and vertebrate animals through arthropod vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks.

Pig breedingin the suburb of Hanoi= Determine the Outbreak Mechanisms and Development of a Monitoring
System at Food Administration for Multi-drug Resistant Bacteria =Elucidating the Mechanisms behind Super
Resistant Bacteria, and Stemming Their Spread
Principal Investigator

Guest Prof. YAMAMOTO Yoshimasa / Osaka University Global Collaboration Center (GLOCOL)

Socialist Republicof Vietnam

Tackling the worldwide threat of super resistant bacteriaWith the emergence in recent years of super resistant bacteria that display resistance to therapeutic drugs, the number of
untreatable infectious diseases is rising rapidly worldwide. The emergence of such bacteria is thought to have been driven by excessive
use of antibiotics in livestock and fisheries industries as well as healthcare. The spread of super resistant bacteria beyond national
borders necessitates a global response. This project is focused on Vietnam, where the number of people infected with drug-resistantbacteria is growing dramatically. We are analyzing infection mechanisms, and aim to identify and investigate
Work at a duckfarm locatedaway from humanhabitation

improper use of antibiotics and other factors causing the spread of super resistant bacteria.

Multifaceted analysis of the factors driving emergence of super
resistant bacteria
We are analyzing the factors and mechanisms driving the emergence of super resistant bacteria
from anthropological perspectives that consider socioeconomic factors in Vietnam as well as frommicrobiological and pharmacological perspectives. Based on our findings, we plan to help curb theworldwide spread of super resistant bacteria by building a
resistant bacteria monitoring system.

Counterpart Institutions National Institute of Nutrition ( NIN), etc

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Collaborators

Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka Prefecture University

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2011

Antibiotic sensitivity experiment: once a bacterium develops multiple drug
resistance, almost no antibiotics are effective against it.

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SATREPS 2011-2012

Infectious Diseases Control= Comprehensive Etiological and Epidemiological Studyon Acute Respiratory Infections in Children == New Diagnostic Approaches in the Management of Fungal
Infections in AIDS and Other Immunocompromised Patients =Saving Children in Developing Countries
from Death by Pneumonia
Principal Investigator

Researching New Diagnostic Techniques for Protecting
Immunocompromised Patients from Fungal Infections
Republic of thePhilippines

Prof. OSHITANI Hitoshi / Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University

Preventing acute respiratory infections from developing serious conditions deadly to infants

Principal Investigator

Prof. KAMEI Katsuhiko / Medical Mycology Research Center (MMRC), Chiba University

Enabling accurate, speedy, and sensitive identification of causative fungi for early diagnosis and treatment

Acute respiratory infections are the leading cause of death of infants in developing countries. Reducing the number of

Fungal infections caused by yeasts and molds not only adversely affect quality of life, but can also often be fatal. HIV infection depresses

deaths from pneumonia and other serious acute respiratory infections with high mortality rates is a particularly urgent

immune functions, thus increasing susceptibility to fungal infections, and in Brazil where over 730,000 people are HIV-positive, addressing

issue worldwide. For this project, we are collecting basic data such as demographic data, incidence and mortality rate ofsuch infections is an important issue. Under this project, fungal infection data are being collected from people living with HIV and otheracute respiratory infections in areas of the Philippines with particularly high infant mortality, and identifying etiologies ofacute respiratory infections including fatal cases. Based on our results, we plan to develop control strategies including more

Laborator y of Molecular Epidemiology
and Medical Mycology at the University ofCampinas

immunosuppressive diseases and researched to develop simplified diagnostic and identification techniques
based on gene sequencing data and DNA chips for strain identification developed by Chiba University's

effective treatment protocols, preventive interventions and other measures to reduce mortality and prevent serious infections.

Medical Mycology Research Center (MMRC).

Obtaining reliable data to develop control measures for acute respiratory
infections in children that can be applicable to other developing countries

Application of development outcomes to other regions and diseases
Diagnostic and identification techniques and technologies are being transferred steadily to Brazil. After
analysis, we will also share epidemiological and diagnostic technique outcomes obtained in Brazil

Prior to launching our research, we selected project hospitals and set up laboratories. Since poor people are often

Examining an infant with pneumonia at a regional
hospital in the Philippines

unable to visit hospitals for consultation, we actively visit homes in local

with the world through the Internet and academic journals. Since thesecommunities to collect basic data. The outcomes of our research will beoutcomes can be applied to the diagnosis and treatment of other infectious

applicable to other developing countries, and will hopefully contributediseases in South America, they should help advance treatment of

to combating acute respiratory infections in children globally.

infectious diseases.

Counterpart Institutions Department of Health – Research Institute for Tropical Medicine ( RITM)
Collaborators

None

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

Counterpart Institutions Sao Paulo State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
Collecting data in local communities. We are investigating
poverty, hygiene, and other factors posing a risk of acuterespiratory infections, and assessing risks alongside
pathogens found in local communities.

Fighting against NTDs*; Long Ignored as a
Malady of the World's Poorest People
Principal Investigator

Associate Prof. NOIRI Eisei / The University of Tokyo Hospital

Collaborators

None

Research Period

3 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Lung tissue affected by aspergillosis. The aspergillosis
mycelia spread out, destroying the lung.

= Identification of Anti-Hepatitis C Virus ( HCV ) Substancesand Development of HCV and Dengue Vaccines == Research and Development of Prevention and Diagnosis
for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Especially Kala-Azar =Creating Drugs from Plants to Combat
Hepatitis C and Dengue Fever
People's Republicof Bangladesh

Principal Investigator

Prof. HOTTA Hak / Graduate School of Medicine/School of Medicine, Kobe University

Kala-azar, a lethal disease caused by parasites

Technical cooperation to confront two rampant infectious diseases

Kala-azar ** is a serious disease that infects another 300,000 of the world's poorest people every year. It has long been ignored in

Researchers are using the latest technologies toisolate candidate substances with antiviral properties
from plants traditionally used in many different partsof Indonesia to treat diseases, and to identify usefulnatural compounds.

Bangladesh and other countries where it mainly afflicts the poorest people, and is not only a health hazard, but also a major obstacle
to socioeconomic development. This project aims to establish genetic diagnostic, immuno-diagnostic, urine test and other diagnostic

CDC light traps used to capture sand flies for research

Launch of research aimed at introduction of Japanese diagnostic,
treatment, and disease control techniques(HCV ) , no vaccine has yet been developed for HCV . Dengue fever too is feared to be spreading beyond
tropical zones. New treatment and prevention measures for these two infectious diseases are urgently

We plan to introduce loop - mediated isothermal amplification ( LAMP ), a highly precise genetic diagnostic

New plant - derived hepatitis C drugs and vaccines created using
genetic engineering

technique, together with simplified diagnosis based on analysis of specific proteins in urine, and other techniques

We are investigating the effects of substances extracted from plants of both countries on HCV
replication with the aim of identifying effective substances and elucidating the mechanisms by which

We will also conduct research on drugs with only light side effects, and on

they are effective. We are also seeking to identify candidate DNA vaccines that provide higher thandrug-resistant parasites, as well as studying the behavior of the sand fly, thenormal immunity to HCV and dengue, and based on this research, create recombinant vaccines and carryinsect vector of kala-azar, and exploring means of preventing the spread ofout experiments that will hopefully contribute to the creation of novel vaccines for treatment andthe disease.

prevention of these diseases.

Counterpart Institutions International Center for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh(ICDDR,B ), etc
Research Period

Although an estimated 170 million people worldwide are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus

Japanese plants, and to use genetic engineering to develop vaccines for HCV and dengue.

developed in Japan suitable for localities that lack sophisticated equipment.

Collaborators

Republic ofIndonesia

required. This project aims to develop drugs that are effective against HCV from endemic Indonesian andtechniques tailored to local conditions, and get to grips with the malady.

Aichi Medical University
5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2010

* NTDs ; Neglected Tropical Diseases ** Kala-azar, also known as black fever, is a zoonotic disease affecting
internal organs that is caused by protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus. Symptoms include fever, severe
anemia, abdominal swelling, desiccation, and blackening of the skin.

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Federative
Republic of Brazil

Counterpart Institutions University of Indonesia (UI ), Airlangga University (AU )A joint international research team of SATREPS
investigating sand fly behavior in Trishal, a subdistrictof the district of Mymensingh in northern Bangladesh

Collaborators

National Institute of Biomedical Innovation (NIBIO )Research Period

4 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Medicinal plant

Collecting traditional medicinal
plants in remote parts of Indonesia

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SATREPS 2011-2012

Infectious Diseases Control
Noguchi Memorial Institutefor Medical Research= Studies of Anti-viral and Anti-parasitic Compounds
from Selected Ghanaian Medicinal Plants == Research and Development of Therapeutic Products
against Infectious Diseases, especially Dengue Virus Infection =Leveraging the Power of Traditional Herbs to Create
Drugs Fitting for Combating Infectious Diseases in Ghana
Principal Investigator

Prof. YAMAOKA Shoji / Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)

Creating Drugs Effective against the
Dengue Virus from Human Beings
Republic of
Ghana

Finding substances in Ghanaian herbs that are effective against infectious diseases

Preventing the further spread of dengue fever in Southeast Asia

Understanding and availability of advanced healthcare is still limited in Ghana, and lack of modern therapies is

Dengue fever is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes that infects 50 million people living in the tropics every year, with 250,000 sufferingdriving the spread of HIV, malaria and other diseases. To address this problem, we are seeking to isolate substances

seriously as a result, but no effective therapies have yet been discovered. We are studying patients and microorganisms from Thailand toeffective in suppressing the replication of viruses and multiplication of parasites from herbs native to Ghana that

contribute to the development of drugs effective against dengue fever. Since the human body creates proteins ( antibodies) to combat thehave been traditionally used as therapies for infectious diseases. We aim to develop sustainable therapies tailored

Using mice to assess the effectiveness of
discovered antibodies

to Ghana's circumstances by elucidating the mechanisms by which beneficial substances exert their effects.
The protozoon parasite
Trypanosoma brucei

We have found several herb extracts that are effective against viral infections, and have
Medicinal herb
specimens

We have succeeded in creating many human-derived antibodies

multiplication of Trypanosoma brucei, the parasitic protozoan

against the dengue virus, and have also set a course of actionthat causes sleeping sickness. We will analyze these extracts tofor research on influenza virus and botulinum toxin. We will

identify the effective substances and determine how they exert

now conduct animal and other experiments to assess thetheir effects, with the eventual aim of reducing the incidence ofeffectiveness of antibodies showing the most potential with theinfectious diseases and mortality rate in Ghana.

aim of developing new therapeutic drugs.
Counterpart Institutions Ministry of Public Health・National Institute of Health (NIH), Mahidol University

Nagasaki International University
5 Years

Young Ghanaian researchers receiving training from Japanese
specialists at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical
Research's Parasitology Department

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Controlling Leptospirosis,
a Neglected Disease

None

Research Period

4 Years

We have provided repeated training to transfer advanced
Japanese technology for creating antibodies from the blood
cells of Thai dengue patients to help develop possible
therapies.

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008

Speed, Accuracy, and Low Cost Vital toTreating Trypanosomiasis and Tuberculosis
Republic of thePhilippines

Prof. YOSHIDA Shin-ichi / Faculty of Medicine Sciences, Kyushu University

Getting to grips with a deadly infectious disease in the Philippines

Principal Investigator

Republic ofZambiaProf. SUZUKI Yasuhiko / Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University

Preventing spread of infection through fast and accurate diagnosis

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infectious disease with a worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical regions that causes multiple

Tuberculosis, one of the most serious infectious diseases in Zambia, is a zoonotic disease that is expected to spread because itorgan failure—including jaundice, renal failure and pulmonary hemorrhage—in humans, but since little research has been reported, few

has developed resistance to existing therapies. Another major disease is malaria, but misdiagnosis of trypanosomiasis and otherare aware of how serious an illness it is. The purpose of this project is to research the incidence of leptospirosis in people, livestock,similar ailments as malaria often leads to death as a consequence of failure to provide appropriate treatment. Early diagnosis andand wild rodents, and develop a diagnostic kit and DNA vaccine. We will also disseminate information andappropriate treatment is essential to preventing the spread of these diseases. For this project, we are seeking to adapt highly sensitive,

educate people to prevent the spread of leptospirosis.

Introducing examination methods developedin Japan to Zambia

The leptospirosis laboratory of the College of Public
Health, University of the Philippines–Manila

Stronger cooperation between Japan and the Philippines promises
progress

speedy and low-cost diagnosis systems developed largely in Japan to the diagnosis of tuberculosis andtrypanosomiasis, and at the same time develop drugs to treat trypanosomiasis.

We have started examining the blood serum of suspected leptospirosis patients, and are testing the

Successful development of diagnostic techniques and discovery ofmany potential therapeutic drugs

effectiveness of DNA vaccines. Surveying infection incidence, researching

Our research led not only to the successful development of speedy techniques for diagnosing tuberculosis

environmental risks, and conducting educational activities could not

and trypanosomiasis, but also to the synthesis of over 100 candidate

be done without Philippine cooperation, and the goodsubstances with potential to become therapeutic drugs, and we are

relationships between teams from Japan and the Philippines

now assessing their effectiveness. We plan to transfer these outcomes

aids in the progress of this issue.

to Zambia, and improve its research and development capabilities.

Counterpart Institutions University of the Philippines Manila ( UP Manila)
Collaborators

Chiba Institute of Science ( CIS)

Research Period

5 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2009

Counterpart Institutions University Teaching Hospital ( UTH)
Project staff processing samples at the Philippine
Carabao Center

Leptospira(Weil's disease pathogen)

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Collaborators= Establishment of Rapid Diagnostic Tools for Tuberculosis andTrypanosomiasis and Screening of Candidate Compounds for Trypanosomiasis == Prevention and Control of Leptospirosis in the Philippines =Principal Investigatorvirus. We are also searching microorganisms prevalent in Thailand for compounds that block the virus.

also isolated candidate plant extracts capable of suppressing theCounterpart Institutions Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIRM), Center for
Scientific Research into Plant Medicine (CSRPM)
Research Period

dengue virus, we are investigating these proteins to find any that appear particularly effective against theConducting experiments to develop new drugs following the successful
creation of antibodies

Discovering beneficial herbs and identifying the effective substances they contain

Collaborators

Kingdom ofThailandPrincipal Investigator Prof. IKUTA Kazuyoshi / Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (RIMD), Osaka University

Collaborators

Tottori University, etc

Research Period

4 Years

Adoption Fiscal Year FY 2008

Trypanosome

We are studying Trypanosome prevalent in animals, and sequencing thegenes of those likely to infect humans so as to boost the precision of ourdiagnostic techniques.

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SATREPS 2011-2012

SATREPS Principal Investigators

BrazilAfghanistan

TANAKA Hitoshi

YAMAGATA Toshio

YAMANAKA Manabu

OSAKI Mitsuru

BAN Tomohiro

YOSHIMURA Atsushi

ISODA Hiroko

SAKODA Akiyoshi

YAMAGUCHI-SHINOZAKI Kazuko

Forestry and Forest Products
Research Institute

Graduate School of Engineering,Tohoku University

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth
Science and Technology

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth
Science and Technology

Graduate School of Agriculture,
Hokkaido University

Kihara Institute for BiologicalResearch, Yokohama City University

Faculty of Agriculture,
Kyusyu University

The Alliance for Research on North
Africa, University of Tsukuba

Institute of Industrial Science,
The University of TokyoJapan International Research Center
for Agricultural Sciences

Health Checkup for
the World’s Lungs:
Measuring the Carbon Stocks in
the Amazon Forests

Monitoring from an
The “Virtual Earth”
Eye in Space:Will Change
Securing Water for a City of 2 Agriculture in South Africa
Million Above the Clouds

ThailandBolivia

TuvaluSouth Africa

BrazilIndonesia

Preventing a Spark
Islands and Seas ofIndonesia “Maritime
from Setting Off theContinent” Control Global Global Ammunition Dump
ClimateBotswana

VietnamSowing “Seeds of Hope”
Developing New
in Afghanistan, Wheat
Promising Lines of
Rice to Boost Food Security
Seed is Food for Life!
in Vietnam

Sudan

Philippines

Tunisia

VietnamHarnessing the Powers
Integrating Agriculture
Biotechnology toof Plants Capable ofGenerate a Droughtwith Locally Self-sufficient
Surviving in the Desert
Bioenergy Generation in Asia
resistant Soybean

Thailand

VietnamChile

OKI Taikan

KAYANNE Hajime

SAKANISHI Kinya

AKASHI Kinya

MAEDA Yasuaki

SUGIMOTO Yukihiro

NADAOKA Kazuo

YOSHIMURA Yuji

SASSA Kyoji

TOMITA Takashi

Institute of Industrial Science,
The University of Tokyo

Graduate School of Science,
The University of Tokyo

Biomass Technology Research Center, National Instituteof Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Faculty of Agriculture,
Tottori University

Research Organization for University-Community
Collaborations, Osaka Prefecture University

Graduate School of Agricultural
Science, Kobe University

Graduate School of Information Science andEngineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Research Center for New Fuels and Vehicle Technology,
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

International Consortium on
Landslides

Asia - Paciﬁc Center for Coastal Disaster
Research, Port and Airport Research Institute

Four Birds withOne Stone:
Energy Production System Resolves
All Problems at Once

Managing Striga(Witchweed)

Conserve Rich Coastal
Ecosystems with High
Biodiversity Sustaining Local
Community Livelihoods

Reducing CO2 Emissions
Reducing Landslide
Collaboration with
with Vehicle Biofuel Made
Disasters that Block
Chile to Preventfrom Nonedible Vegetable Oil
Sustainable Development across Future Tsunami Tragedies
the Country

Resolving WaterProtecting Tuvalu,
Sugarcane Wastes:
Using the Energy
Island of Beautiful
Producing Sustainable
Hidden in Plants inrelated Issues inThailand through Observation Coral Reefs and Star Sand, Energy from Residues
the Arid Regions of Botswana
and Prediction
from Sinking

Indonesia

ThailandMozambique

Philippines

South Africa

MATSUOKA Toshifumi

ASAMI Kenji

IMOU Kenji

KOINUMA Hideomi

MATSUOKA Yuzuru

OHBA Takeshi

NISHIO Fumihiko

INOUE Hiroshi

OGASAWARA Hiroshi

MURAI Jun

Graduate School of Engineering,
Kyoto University

Faculty of Environmental Engineering,
The University of Kitakyushu

Graduate School of Agricultural andLife Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,
The University of Tokyo

Graduate School of Engineering,
Kyoto University

School of Science, Tokai University

The Center for Environmental
Remote Sensing, Chiba University

Earthquake Research Department, National ResearchInstitute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention

College of Science and Engineering,
Ritsumeikan University

Faculty of Environment andInformation Studies, Keio University

CO2 with Natural Gas
New “HiBD” Biofuel
Production Should be
Can Use Waste Food
Sealed Deep Inside the Earth Oils, Animal/Vegetable Fatsand Oils, Etc.

Creating Environmentally
Friendly Fuel from Land
Unsuitable for Agriculture

Transforming the Desert
Achieving a Low Carbon
into an Energy TreasureSociety, the Scenario
House with Sunlight, Sand, and for a Future Vision
Superconductors

Algeria

Malaysia

Cameroon

Malaysia

India

Probing the Mystery
Use of Satellites to
A Minute Sooner Can
Observe Earthquakes
A Trump Card inof Limnic Eruptions
Predict and Reduce
Make the Difference:at Proximity at 1-3 km
Disaster Planning:
the Occurrence of Landslides Real-Time Observation of
Depths from Earth’s Surface Full Use of Information Networks
that Release Clouds of CO2
Earthquakes and Volcanosand Flooding

TAKEUCHI Kazuhiko

TANAKA Norio

HARADA Hideki

FUKUDA Masao

Mexico
WAKAMATSU Shinji

YAMAZAKI Fumio

SATAKE Kenji

NISHIMURA Kouichi

MARUI Hideaki

Kenya
MORITA Koichi

Integrated Research System for Sustainability
Science(IR3S), The University of Tokyo

Institute for Environmental Scienceand Technology, Saitama University

Graduate School of Engineering,Tohoku University

School of Engineering,
Nagaoka University of Technology

Faculty of Agriculture,
Ehime University

Graduate School of Engineering,
Chiba University

Earthquake Research Institute,
The University of Tokyo

Graduate School of Environmental
Studies, Nagoya University

Research Institute for Natural Hazards
and Disaster Recovery, Niigata University

Institute of Tropical Medicine,
Nagasaki University

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Air Pollution Problems
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Burkina Faso
FUNAMIZU Naoyuki

Egypt
SATOH Masayoshi

YAMAGIWA Juichi

Kansai Research Centre, Institutefor Global Environmental Strategies

Graduate School of Engineering,
Hokkaido University

Graduate School of Life and Environmental
Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Graduate School of Science,
Kyoto University

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Tsunamis and Volcanoes:
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Landslides and Flooding
Ensure Speedy Vigilancein Fault Zones on the Adriatic and Warning in the Spread of
Arboviral Diseases

YAMAMOTO Kazuo

Vietnam
YAMAMOTO Yoshimasa

Philippines
OSHITANI Hitoshi

Bangladesh
NOIRI Eisei

BrazilKAMEI Katsuhiko

HOTTA Hak

Environmental Science Center,
The University of Tokyo

Osaka University Global
Collaboration Center

Graduate School of Medicine,
Tohoku University

The University of Tokyo Hospital

Medical Mycology Research Center,
Chiba University

Graduate School of Medicine/
School of Medicine, Kobe University

ThailandCreating a Future in which
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Opening the Door to
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Using Limited Water
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Indonesia

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Saving Children in
behind Super Resistant
Developing Countries
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Ghana

Philippines

ThailandZambiaOKAMOTO Nobuaki

ARAKI Shigeru

SAWADA Yoshifumi

SUZUKI Ken-ichiro

YAMAOKA Shoji

YOSHIDA Shin-ichi

IKUTA Kazuyoshi

SUZUKI Yasuhiko

Faculty of Agriculture,
Kinki University

Tokyo University of Marine Scienceand Technology

Center for African Area Studies,
Kyoto University

Fisheries Laboratory,
Kinki University

Biological Resource Center, National
Institute of Technology and Evaluation

Graduate School of Medical and Dental
Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Faculty of Medicine Sciences,
Kyushu University

Research Institute for Microbial
Diseases, Osaka University

Research Center for Zoonosis
Control, Hokkaido University

Invisible Rainforest
Supporting Sustainable
Treasures:
Fisheries and Aquacultureof Tuna, one of Japan's Best-loved Searching for Biotechnology
Building Blocks of the Future
Foods

Leveraging the Power ofControlling
Traditional Herbs to Create
Leptospirosis,
Drugs Fitting for Combating Infectious a Neglected Disease
Diseases in Ghana

Indonesia

Fighting against NTDs;
Researching New Diagnostic
Creating Drugs fromLong Ignored as a MaladyTechniques for Protecting
Plants to Combat
Immunocompromised Patients from Hepatitis C and Dengue Feverof the World's Poorest People
Fungal Infections

IIJIMA Morio

Design Agriculture to
A Team Effort between
Protecting TropicalWithstand Flooding andThailand and Japan to
Rainforest throughDroughts: New Farming Techniques Open Up New Horizons in Aquaculture Raising Living Standards of
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Creating Drugs Effective
Speed, Accuracy, andagainst the Dengue Virus
Low Cost Vital to Treatingfrom Human Beings
Trypanosomiasis and Tuberculosis

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