京都大学教育研究振興財団助成事業
成 果 報 告 書
2019/10/4
公益財団法人京都大学教育研究振興財団会 長 藤
洋 作 様
所属部局・研究科

地球環境学舎職 名・学 年

博士課程2年氏

Chua Min Li

名

２０１９年度 ・助 成 の 種 類

国際研究集会発表助成

研 究 集 会 名

第20回健康関連水微生物に関する国際シンポジウム

発 表

形 式

□ 招 待

発 表

題 目

ザンビア・ルサカの都市郊外集落におけるヒト関連糞便の主要な伝播経路としてのハエおよび溜水の役割 (Flies and stagnated water as two major humanassociated fecal transmission pathways in peri-urban communities of Lusaka,Zambia)

開 催場 所

オーストリア・ウィーン

渡 航

期 間

２０１９年 ９月 １４日

成 果 の 概 要・□口 頭～・■ ポスター ・ □ その他（）

２０１９年 ９月 ２１日

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交付を受けた助成金額

300,000 円

使 用 し た 助 成 金 額

300,000 円

返納すべき助成金額

0円
航空賃および空港までの鉄道賃： 160,000円

会 計報 告学会参加登録料： 50,000円
助 成 金 の 使 途 内 訳

宿泊料： 60,000円
滞在費：30,000円

I would like to express my deepest appreciation for allowing myself to gain such fruitfulexperience.
当財団の助成についてInternational Conference Report
Chua Min Li
D2, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

1. Background and aim of the presentation
Low-income countries often face serious health crisis due to poor sanitation, water and hygiene (WASH).
Residents living in heavily-populated peri-urban community may be exposed to fecal contamination withcomplicated transmission pathways. Particularly in Zambia, frequent cholera outbreaks have recently beenreported mostly in peri-urban communities; however, their WASH conditions have yet been wellunderstood. Thus, this study aims to assess the fecal contamination by identifying the potential major
pathways contributing to fecal contamination and tracking their contamination sources.
2. People met and discussions madeDuring my poster session, interestingly, there were several researchers who asked a few questions regarding
my findings and the overall concept of my doctoral study. One Australian researcher who had work
experience in Zambia asked about the future work proceeding from my current study, as she understoodthe current sanitation issues in the country and would hope to see great positive impact to the locals basedon my work. Furthermore, another Ugandan student asked about the general daily lifestyle of thecommunity that would have caused the attraction of flies in their living environment. Most of theparticipants were more interested of experiment-based studies and therefore not many had approached tomy session.
I also found several interesting presentations on microbial source tracking, since I also apply the same
method in my study and understanding the usefulness of the methodology shared by many researchers.
3. Benefits for future studies, social and personal lives
This presentation allowed me to learn more research and social experiences in building international
connection with people from multi-disciplinary backgrounds and communicate the latest issues inenvironmental studies. Furthermore, this gave me the opportunity to speak in a public event and brush up
my presentation skills in front of many researchers. And personally, this presentation made me more
confident to speak academically and professionally which could be very useful for my future career.
4. Impressions regarding the conferenceMost of the presentations were focusing more on experiment-based studies, specifically in microbial source
tracking. Although they were not directly related to my fieldwork, however they were useful as I also
applied the same method in tracking the source of feces in the study site. It definitely broaden my knowledge
towards environmental issues worldwide and I appreciate the organizers’ effort in gathering many
specialists and keynote speakers to have this wonderful platform in delivering and exchanging ideas.