(An inaugural symposium spearheaded by the graduate students of UNU-IAS)
Thursday, 4 July 2019, UNU HeadquartersRegistration

9:30 - 10:00

Opening Program (2F Reception Hall)
Welcome Messages
DR. DAVID M. MALONE
Rector of the United Nations University (UNU)
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
AKANE MORIManaging Director
The Japan Foundation for the United Nations University (JFUNU)DAISUKE MACHIDA
Administrative Director for Postgraduate Degrees and Training Programme
United Nations University - Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability(UNU-IAS)
Outline of Events
SHERYL ROSE REYES (Philippines)
Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability Science, UNU-IAS
Chairperson, Scientific Committee, Sustainability Research Symposium 201910:00 - 10:30

Plenary Session 1: SDG Progress 2019 and State of the World(2F Reception Hall)
DR. RIYANTI DJALANTE
Academic Programme Officer, UNU-IAS
IPCC Lead Author on Assessment Report 6
Break / Poster Session (2F Multipurpose Space)

11:00- 12:30

Parallel Sessions:
Session 1.A: Global Change and Resilience (2F Reception Hall)
Moderators:
LEONARD CHIRENJE (Zimbabwe)
Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability Science, UNU-IAS
ANUSKA JOSHI (Nepal)
Candidate, Master of Science in Sustainability, UNU-IAS
Session 1.B: Sustainable Cities and Societies (2F Library Hall)
Moderators:
RAMANDITYA WIMBADI (Indonesia)
Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability Science, UNU-IAS
ALEXANDRA ROSAS (Philippines)
Candidate, Master of Science in Sustainability, UNU-IAS

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 13:45

Film Viewing: “Moments: The World River Story” (2F Reception Hall)#SRS2019#VisionsofSustainability

10:30- 11:00

PROGRAM

9:00 - 9:30

13:45- 14:15

Plenary Session 2: UNU Peace & Progress Journal (UPP) Discussion(2F Reception Hall)

14:15- 15:30

Parallel Sessions:
Session 2.A: Natural Capital and Biodiversity (2F Reception Hall)
Moderators:
ALBERT SOMANJE (Zambia)
Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability Science, UNU-IAS
ALI SELEMANI (Tanzania)
Candidate, Master of Science in Sustainability, UNU-IAS
Session 2.B: Education for Sustainable Development (2F Library Hall)
Moderators:
ALVIE ALIP (Philippines)
Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability Science, UNU-IAS
MARIA ALEJANDRA HERRERA (Colombia)
Candidate, Master of Science in Sustainability, UNU-IAS

15:30- 16:00

Break / Poster Session (2F Multipurpose Space)

16:00 - 16:45

Plenary Session 3: Your Voice Matters!:
An Interactive Session on the Future of Sustainability (2F Reception Hall)

Moderators:
MANOSI ABE (Japan)
Candidate, Master of Science in Sustainability, UNU-IASGABRIEL CALDERARO (Brazil)
Candidate, Master of Science in Sustainability, UNU-IAS
16:45 – 17:00

Synthesis and Evaluation (2F Reception Hall)

17:00

Networking Event (2F Reception Hall)
Symposium Moderator:
ELSON IAN NYL GALANG (Philippines)
Candidate, Master of Science in Sustainability, UNU-IAS
Chairperson, Institutional Coordination Committee,
Sustainability Research Symposium 2019

#SRS2019#VisionsofSustainability

Panelists:
DR. MAHESTI OKITASARI (Indonesia)
Research Associate, UNU-IAS
DR. ISABEL FRANCO (Colombia)
JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow, UNU-IAS
DR. LETICIA DOS MUCHANGOS (Mozambique)
JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow, UNU-IASPROGRAMPAOLOREGEL SAMONTE (Philippines)
Candidate, Master of Science in Sustainability, UNU-IAS
Editor-in-Chief, UPP
Chairperson, Program Committee, Sustainability Research Symposium 2019

ABOUT THE ORGANIZERSThe Japan Foundation for the United Nations University (JFUNU). JFUNU is a nonprofit organization that supports theactivities of the UNU, the academic and research body of the UN System. It provides full graduate scholarships to students fromdeveloping countries to finish their master's and doctoral studies in the Tokyo-based UNU-IAS. Current scholars of JFUNU
includes students from Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa. In addition, JFUNU has conducted activities such asexcursions, field trips, and company tours to strengthen cultural understanding and appreciation among UNU-IAS’ international
students. JFUNU also supports major programs of UNU-IAS such as the annual UNU Global Seminar Japan - Shonan Session.
The United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS). UNU-IAS is a leading researchand educational institute with a mission to advance eﬀorts towards a more sustainable future through policy-oriented research andcapacity development focused on sustainability and its social, economic, and environmental dimensions. The institute's activities
lies within three thematic areas: (1) Sustainable Societies including Education for Sustainable Development, (2) Natural Capital andBiodiversity, and (3) Global Change and Resilience. Other than the master’s and doctoral degrees, the institute also hosts
postdoctoral fellowships and innovative short courses, in close collaboration with leading universities in Japan and othercountries. For more information about the UNU-IAS please visit https://ias.unu.edu/en/.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS
TIME
11:00-11:05
11:05-11:15

11:15-11:25

11:25-11:35

11:35-11:45

11:45-11:55

11:55-12:05

12:05-12:30
TIME

14:15-14:20
14:20-14:30

14:30-14:40

SESSION 1.A: GLOBAL CHANGE ANDSESSION 1.B: SUSTAINABLE CITIES ANDRESILIENCE (2F RECEPTION HALL)
SOCIETIES (2F LIBRARY HALL)
Session Introduction
The Construction of Rationales forTsunami Evacuation in a High AwarenessCommunity
Carmina Correa; Riki Honda(University of Tokyo)
Policy Implications of FloodManagement in an Urban Context: The
Case of port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Rishard Khan; Yoshifumi Masago(UNU-IAS)

Benchmark Assessment of Recreational
Public Urban Green Space Provisions: A Caseof Typical Urbanizing Indian City, Nagpur
Shruti Lahoti*; Osamu Saito(UNU-IAS)
Transitioning towards Sustainable
Consumption: The Responsiveness ofConsumer Segments to Sustainability
Marketing in the Fashion and Cosmetics
Industries
Darian Williams(Sophia University)
Pretreatment of Waste Electrical andElectronic Equipment (WEEE) for Recoveryof Cu and Al
Yonggu Kim; Gjergj Dodbiba; Josiane Ponou;
Toyohisa Fujita(University of Tokyo)
From Recycling to Sustainable Consumption& Production: Using Transition Theory toAnalyze the PET bottle recycling system inTokyo, Japan
Tshering Dendup; Riyanti Djalante(UNU-IAS)
An Analysis of Climate-related Risk
Awareness and Disclosure in JapaneseCompanies
Aina Urano(University of Tokyo)

Transformative Change for Resilience:
Choices, Agency and Opportunity
in Surat City for Low-Income Groups
Living with Flood Risk
Meghana Shukla; Riyanti Djalante(UNU-IAS)The Research on Evaluation of Urban
Recovery Policy after the East Japan
Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011, taking
Rikuzentakada City as an Example
Song Tingting(Sophia University)
Impacts of future changes in climate
and water demands on water resourcesof the Bheri River Basin, Nepal
Miguel Velasco*; Mishra Kumar Binaya;
Yoshifumi Masago(UNU-IAS)
Pathways to Family Resilience: A CaseSpatial Effect of Carbon Emissions: A
Study of Post-Typhoon Ketsana
Perspective of China's External Economy byRelocation in the Philippines
Spatial Econometric Model
Paoloregel Samonte; Riyanti DjalanteSong Zhiguang(UNU-IAS)(Sophia University)
Question and Answer
SESSION 2.A: NATURAL CAPITAL AND
BIODIVERSITY (2F RECEPTION HALL)SESSION 2.B: EDUCATION FORSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (2F LIBRARYHALL)
Session Introduction

Understanding how Climate Change isConsidered in the Management of
Globally Important Agricultural
Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
Zealyn Heng; Ramanditya Wimbardana;
Dan Jezreel Orendain; Ali Selemani;
Anuska Joshi(UNU-IAS)
Women Empowerment throughCommunity Forestry User Groups inNepal
Jyoti Sedhain; Osamu Saito(UNU-IAS)

Learning the Gifts of Nature: The Case ofAgroforestry-based Ecosystem Services inSouthern Philippines
Elson Ian Nyl Galang*; Philip Vaughter(UNU-IAS)

Exploring the Impact of Sustainability
Education on Complex Problem-Solving
Ability, Contributed by Cognitive Flexibility,of Individuals
Sadaf Taimur; Motoharu Onuki(University of Tokyo)*JFUNU scholars

ORAL PRESENTATIONS
TIME
14:40-14:50

14:50-15:00

15:00-15:10

15:10-15:30

SESSION 2.A:

SESSION 2.B:

Why are Ethiopian Farmers Embracing
Impacts of Decentralization Policies on
Khat rather than Coffee and Other
Quality of Education: Insights from theCrops?
Federal System in NepalJuju Denabo*; Osamu Saito
Chandra Rai Sharad(UNU-IAS)(University of Tokyo)
Mapping the Supply of Ecosystem
Exploring Climate Change Institutional
Services Using Earth Observation Data
Framework in Malaysia: A Pilot Study
Sheryl Rose Reyes*; Osamu Saito
Mohd Hafdzuan Adzmi(UNU-IAS)(Sophia University)
Farmers’ perception of agricultural
The Impact of Education across Different
extension performance: A comparative
Subjective Well-Being Domains
case study of Upper West Region,
Agung Putra Sulaiman
Ghana, and Southern Province, Zambia(University of Tokyo)
Albert Somanje*; Osamu Saito(UNU-IAS)
Question and Answer

PROPOSAL POSTER PRESENTATIONS BY UNU-IAS STUDENTS(2F MULTIPURPOSE SPACE)

Sustaining Precarity?: Understanding the Role ofFood Banks in Transitioning towards a Sustainable
Food System
Manosi Abe

Policies of Regional Planning and their Impact on theUrbanization of the Brazilian Amazon during theMilitary Dictatorship
Gabriel Calderaro

Rethinking Livelihoods in SDG Agenda: Biofuels andLocal Communities in Zimbabwe
Leonard Chirenje*

Unlocking the Potentials of SDGs Advocation
Amongst Older Adults in Singapore
Zealyn Heng

Rights-based Approach for the Protection ofStrategic Ecosystems. The Case of the Amazon
Rainforest in Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador
Maria Alejandra Herrera

Adaptation Strategies Adopted by Indigenous
Community for Sustainable Livelihood in Responseto the Changing Climate: A Case Study of Sherpa
Community from Lukla, Nepal
Anuska Joshi

Evaluation of The Forest Trust (TFT) Free, Prior andInformed Consent (FPIC) Implementation in Zodua
Clan, Upper Garwular District, Grand Cape Mount
CountyJonathan Kpalu

Ignored No More: Integrating Urban InternallyDisplaced Persons (uIDPs) towards Inclusive andSustainable Cities in Mindanao, Philippines
Dan Jezreel OrendainUrban Climate Governance for Mainstreaming
Climate Change in Local Land-Use Planning: The
Case of Laguna, Philippines
Alexandra Rosas*

Institutionalizing Climate Compatible Development
at the Village Level: The Case of Policy Integration
through Village Fund in Pidie, Indonesia
Hatif Hawari Saputra

Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
Development in Tanzania: Solar Energy-Economic
Development Nexus at the Community Level (A Case
Study of Solar PV in Tanzania)
Ali Selemani*

Enabling the Governance of Low-Carbon
Development to Foster Low-Carbon Policy
Innovation through Climate Finance in IndonesianCities
Ramanditya Wimbadi*

Tackling Food Loss and Waste in Japan: Can ICTMediated Food Surplus Redistribution be aSolution?
Alice Yamabe-Ledoux

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*JFUNU scholars