The 2nd Regional Conference on Global Environment“Global Environmental Issues for Sustainable Developmentin the ASEAN Region”
Region”
March 8~9, 2010 at Windsor Plaza Hotel,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

RIEAE’s activities as a major environmental research institute in Asia

Research Institute for East Asia Environments

Chief, Professor Takayuki SHIMAOKA
Kyushu University
http://www.q-eaep.kyushu-u.ac.jp/

1. Targets of Kyushu University
Targets :to promote “Research focusing on Asia” according tohistorical and geographical necessity.
to aim to be the highest level university in educationand research.
To put it concretely;
Promote distinguished and creative research
focusing on Asia.
Enhance cooperation and collaboration
with world communities in research throughAsia.
Improve strategic international exchange
projects, and stimulate exchanges especiallywith universities in Asia.
(Partners: 122 universities in 14 countries currently in 2009)1

Environmental Problems in East Asia…
Air Pollution Problems
due to exhaust air from car, factoryand power plant caused by rapid
economic growth.
Rivera and Marine Environmental Change,
Spread of Contamination
due to dam construction accompanied byincreased demand for energy and agricultural
water.

Water and Soil Pollution
due to waste from factoryand house.
Desertification Problems
due to developing agriculturalland caused by increased
demand for food.

Rapid
Rapid andand severe
severe environmental
environmental degradation
degradation
that
that we
we havehave never
never experienced
experienced inin human
human history
history
We have to recognize that those problems hide behind benefits ofeconomic development and it could affect not only China, Korea andJapan, but all the countries in the world eventually.

“Cross-border pollution”,
Expanding to global problems

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2. Foundation of RIEAE
TheEastAsian

EnvironmentalProblems

Project

operated by Kyushu University, which was initiated inSeptember 2007 as part of the events held to mark the100th anniversary of the university, was reorganized as theResearch Institute for East Asia Environments (RIEAE) inApril 2009.
Through RIEAE, Kyushu University proposes what we,
as a nation, have to do as a member of the community ofEast Asian countries, and aims to provide practical solutions
for environmental issues in international cooperation withindustry, government, and academia.
33. Mission of RIEAE
With Kyushu University’s knowledge and technology
To create sustainable environment for the future.
To solve increasing serious environmental problems
in East Asia practically.
To foster researchers and East Asia environment
strategist.

Lake Eutrophication

Illegal WasteWaste-Dumping

Air pollution in Mega city44. Organization of RIEAE
1)

President

7)

Prof. Setsuo ARIKAWA,President of Kyusyu University

Vice president
Vice president of Kyusyu University6)

Research planning and operating committee
Promotion Office
Chief | Vice chief | Assistant chief | Academic research staffs

Infrastructure Consortium
1) Urban Environment Group2) Low-Carbon Society Group3) Food Risk and Assessment Group5)

Environmental SymbiosisConsortium
4) Water Environment Group5) Anti-Desertification Group

Environmental
Planning andManagement Group

Environmental Conservation Consortium

4)6) Atmospheric Environment Group7) Marine Environment Group8) Environmental Chemistry Group5

Infrastructure Consortium(1) Urban Environment GroupIn landfill sites in East Asia, the group develops advanced
waste-disposal method that reduce environmental loads, such as
greenhouse gases and leachate resulting from the degradation ofwaste.

Landfill waste at a field under study(Laogang landfill in Shanghai)

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Infrastructure Consortium(2) Low-carbon Society Group
With the common understanding that a low-carbon society
cannot be achieved without a reduction of energy consumption incities and a subsequent reduction in CO2 emissions from cities,
the group promotes international joint research projects thatenable cities in East Asia to grow sustainably.

Fields under study7

Infrastructure Consortium(3) Food Risk and Assessment Group
From the viewpoint of Kansoku-Fuji (the concept of a soundfood system in a sound agro-environment), the group aims toestablish theories and develop technologies to predict and control
environmental and food risks.

Japan-China academic symposium on food safty and risks
in agriculture, environment, and resources in East Asia, 2008

8Environmental Symbiosis Consortium(4) Water Environment GroupFor Lake Tai, which is notorious as an example of environmental
pollution in China, the group aims to propose comprehensive
measures to improve the quality of the water and bottom sediment
as well as measures to conserve the lake’s biodiversity.

Actual state of eutrophicationin Lake Tai

9Environmental Symbiosis Consortium(5) Anti-Desertification GroupThe group contributes to anti-desertification through the United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) andother bodies, and by working in concert with domestic andoverseas research institute for anti-desertification.

Ongoingdesertification

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Environmental Conservation Consortium(6) Atmospheric Environment GroupIn cooperation with China and other East Asian countries, thegroup develops and proposes technologies and systems that
contribute to the improvement of the atmospheric environment inmetropolitan areas.

Velocity vectors

Distribution of streamwise velocity component

Simulation of an atmospheric environment in urban areas

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Environmental Conservation Consortium(7) Marine Environment GroupThe group holds international workshops with Chinese andSouth Korean researchers to solve transboundary environmental
issues such as outbreaks of Nomura’s jellyfish in the Yellow Sea
and the East China Sea, and to promote international joint
research projects.

Calculated routes along which Nomura’s jellyfish drifted in 2003 and 2005

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Environmental Conservation Consortium(8) Environmental Chemistry GroupThe group aims to solve environmental issues in East Asia byusing new materials for energy saving and new energy, wastetreatment technologies and measurement technologies.

The International Symposium on Environmental Problems in East Asia 200913

5. EAEP International Symposium on the East Asian Environmental Problems
EAEP2009
Symposium :December 3~4, 2009
Nishijin Plaza, Kyushu University
Over 100 participants from
China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Japan

Symposium (Presentation)

Symposium (Discussion)

Total of 38 lectures and presentations
Overseas: 15, Japan: 23
Observation Tour :December 5, 2009
Minamata City, Kumamoto

EAEP2010
In the winter of 2010, in China
Proceedings
Observation Tour14

6. East Asia Environment Strategist
Contribution to solve environmental problems in East Asia
approaching from Education as well as Research
Human Resource Development Program on East Asia Environment Strategist
Acceptance by various departments
Engineering, HumanHuman-Environmental Studies,
Economics, Medical Sciences,
Engineering Sciences, etc...

Human Resource Development
based on practical education
Human resources who...

Education by Systematic Curriculum

have knowledge of the field.

Introduction of Asian Environment,
Environmental Systems Theory,
SocialSocial-Economic Analysis on Environment,
Environmental Solution Analysis,
Practical project class, Field training, etc...

can address environmental problems
strategically.
strategically.
Goal
Master’
Master’s 40 : Domestic 12, International 28
Doctor’Doctor’s 25 : Domestic 10, International 15

Support for International Students
Scholarship, Aftercare by workshop

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7. Future Plans
100th Anniversary

20092010

2011

Infrastructural Consortium
Urban
Urban
Environment
Environment
Gr.
Gr.

Low-Carbon
Low
Low-Carbon
SocietySocietyGr.
Gr.

Food
FoodRisk
RiskandandAssessment
Assessment
Gr.
Gr.

2012

2013

Promotingexperimental

Environmental Symbiosis Consortium
Water
Water
Environment
Environment
Gr.
Gr.

research that

AntiAnti
AntiDesertification
Desertification
Gr.
Gr.

integrates various

Environmental Conservation Consortium
AtmosphericAtmospheric
Environment
Environment
Gr.
Gr.

MarineMarineEnvironment
Environment
Gr.
Gr.

Environment
Environment
alalChemistry
Chemistry
Gr.
Gr.

fields based on
research results

East Asia Environmental Strategist Development Program

Fostering young researcher byinternational exchanges

Developing system
to foster young
researcher

Strengthening of collaboration withcounterparts

Enhancing cooperation
with domestic related
universities

Planning and promoting of field transverse
research of technical knowledge

Activity evaluation andPolicyPolicy-making

2018
Formulation ofinternational researchsystem that integrates
various institutions
to achievecomprehensive solutionof environmental
problems in East Asia
Expansion tointernational projects
supported by related
local government andagencies

Environmental
problem solution inEast Asia

Cooperation system that covers
target countries

16Thank you for your attention!
Research Institute for East Asia Environments