Event

[Oct. 20, 2021] Future Earth New Japan Hub Launch Mini Symposium

The Future Earth New Japan Hub Launch Mini Symposium “Promoting Future Earth in Japan” will be hosted by the Future Earth Japan Committee, of which HUFEC is a member organization, and the Future Earth Global Secretariat Hub Japan.

Time and date: 12:30–13:30 Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Event format: Zoom (preregistration required)
Language: Japanese (partially English)
Hosts: Future Earth Japan Committee, Future Earth Global Secretariat Hub Japan
Application: Click the right-hand link. https://bit.ly/3Fvlk9t

Program (expected)

12:30 – 12:40 Inaugural declaration of the Future Earth Global Secretariat Hub Japan and congratulatory address (Ms Takamura, vice-president of the Science Council of Japan)
12:40 – 12:55 Activities of Future Earth and the new Japan Hub (Future Earth Global Secretariat Hub Japan)
  • Mission and activities of Future Earth
  • Significance and activities of Future Earth (global, Asia regional, national)
  • Future Earth’s new organization and new Global Secretariat Hub Japan
  • Introduction of new Japan Hub staff
12:55 – 13:25 Activities of the Future Earth Japan Committee
  • About the Future Earth Japan Committee
  • Introduction of trans-disciplinary research by participating organizations of the Japan Committee
13:25 – 13:30 Closing remarks (Dr. Yasunari, co-chair of the Future Earth Japan Committee)

Dr. Syukuro Manabe, who was a pioneer in developing global climate models to predict global warming and who laid the foundation for current climate study, was the first climatologist to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. The climate models based on his work and those of other researchers have been used as the basis for the IPCC and COPs, and are playing important roles in discussions on courses of action against global warming. This award reflects how critical an issue global warming is for humanity.
Amidst increasing concern about global environmental issues and urgency in addressing them, Future Earth has recently undertaken a bold organizational change to achieve its mission of accelerating the transformation of society toward sustainability through research and innovation.
In Japan, the Future Earth Global Hub Japan and the Regional Center for Asia merged to form the new Future Earth Global Secretariat Hub Japan in August of this year. To mark the occasion, the inaugural meeting of the new Japan Hub and a public mini-symposium “Promoting Future Earth in Japan” will be held as described above. Future Earth’s international initiatives, the reorganized international organization, and the organizations that promote Future Earth in Japan and their activities will be introduced.

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