Japanese Alliance for
Climate Change Observation(JACCO)

Supporting and coordinating earth observation
towards a better understanding of the collective picture of climate change

Office for Coordination of Climate Change Observation(OCCCO)Japanese Alliance for Climate Change
Observation (JACCO)

Towards continuous observations and solutions to social issues
Establishment

In response to the increasing need for earth observations, the GEO (Group on Earth Observations) wasestablished and the GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems) 10-year Implementation Plan wasadopted at the third Earth Observation Summit in 2005.
In Japan, the Japanese Alliance for Climate Change Observation (JACCO) was established following theproposal of the Earth Observation Promotion Strategy released by the Council for Science and Technology
Policy in 2004.
During the 10 years since its establishment, JACCO has initiated various activities such as surveying theneed for climate change observation in relevant ﬁelds and improving the usability of observational data.

Strengthening the role of JACCOIn 2015, two policies, “Implementation Policy of Earth Observations for 10 years” (Decision of the EarthObservation Promotion Commission, 25 August 2015) and “National Plan for Adaptation to Impacts ofClimate Change” (Cabinet Decision, 27 November 2015) were adopted. Following up on these decisions,
JACCO established the Climate Change Adaptation Platform to provide a link between observational dataand ﬁnding solutions to social issues, thus supporting local governments, businesses and individuals.

Tasks of JACCO
Collection of observational data and information, data standardization and needs assessment
Promotion of data integration and use, and provision of easy-to-understand information
Support to various stakeholders in solving social issues with the help of observational data

Report the status of implementation plan

Earth Observation Promotion Commission,
Subdivision on R&D Planning and Evaluation,Council for Science, Technologyand Innovation (CSTI)

Council for Science and Technology, MEXT
Report the status and implementation
plan as requested

Coordinate, create andpropose implementation plan

Japanese Alliance for
Climate Change Observation (JACCO)

Share information

Create the implementation plan
Compile basic
climate changeinformation

Commission
researchResearchers

Reportoutcome

Adaptation research(models, impact assessment）

Cooperate

Government

National Plan for Adaptation tothe Impacts of Climate Change

Providefeedback
Makefromenquiries knowhow

Provideguidance

Providesupport

Utilize /Cooperate

Local governments
local adaptation policy

Climate Change
Adaptation
Platform

Steering Committee
Supportpreparing
implementation
plan

Request for
implementation
plan

ProvideadviceScientific Advisory
BoardOperate
ProvideOffice for Coordination of Climate support
Change Observation, Japan(OCCCO)

Provide support foradaptation activities(provide information）

Relevant
Ministries
andOrganizations

Provideadvice

Request for scientific investigation

Scientific Working Group
Report scientific investigation

OCCCO (Oﬃce for Coordination of Climate Change Observation) is the managing oﬃce of JACCO(Japanese Alliance for Climate Change Observation).

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
Adaptation for the Future.
PLATFORM, JAPANTo achieve a sustainable society, it is important todevelop, along with mitigation policies such us reductionof greenhouse gases which cause climate change, also
adaptation policies with a long-term perspective toprevent or minimize the damages caused by climatechange.
The Climate Change Adaptation Platform is a basic
activity to support the adaptation eﬀorts of localgovernments, businesses and individuals, by＊ Sharing and providing information related to climate risk
＊ Promoting of adaptation in regions

National Plan for Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change-Vision of society“By promoting adaptation measures to climate change impacts, to build
a secure, safe and sustainable society that is able to minimizing andavoiding damage for life of citizens, properties, economics, and naturalenvironment due to its impacts, and to be resilient against damage.”(Cabinet Decision, 27 November 2015)

Impact & Adaptation in Seven Sectors
Agriculture,Forests / Forestry,
Fisheries
Water
Environment /Water Resources

NaturalEcosystems

Human HealthNatural Disasters /Coastal Areas

Industrial /EconomicActivity

Let's take action now!
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Guidelines for
local adaptation
plans

PRIVATE SECTORSGood practices
by privatecompanies

INDIVIDUALS andCOMMUNITIES

Tips on how toadapt our lifestyles

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLATFORM, JAPANhttp://www.adaptation-platform.nies.go.jp/en/Life of
Citizenry andUrban LifeInternationalNetwork■ Working groups / expert meetings
JACCO has organized expert meetings and set up working groups to discusscollaborative eﬀorts toward speciﬁc issues.

-Publications・Observations for the monitoring of greenhouse gases and the carbon
cycle, and for the assessment of the impacts of climate change (2008)
・Observations for the monitoring of clouds, aerosols and atmosphericradiation, and for the assessment of the impacts of climate change (2010)
・Technical report on the calibration of atmospheric radiation measuring
instruments (2015, in Japanese)
The above publications are available at :http://occco.nies.go.jp/e̲pub.html#rad■ Members of Steering Committee of JACCO
Chair : Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
Cabinet Oﬃce
Ministry of Internal Aﬀairs and Communications (MIC)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF)
Forestry Agency
Fisheries Agency (FA)Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI)
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Japan Coast Guard
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)

Contact us
Office for Coordination of Climate Change Observation
Climate Change Strategy Collaboration Oﬃce
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
Telephone : +81-29-850-2980 Fax : +81-29-858-2645
E-mail : occco@nies.go.jp
http://occco.nies.go.jp/e_index.html

January 2017