3rd Workshop for “The nexus of international politics in climate change and water resource : from the perspective of security studies and SDGs”

The 3rd Workshop for “The nexus of international politics in climate change and water resource: from the perspective of security studies and SDGs” was held at International Academic Research Building and Ito Research Center through 23th to 24th. Nov.

Date Time:
2019/11/23 (Sat.)  13:00-18:00
2019/11/24 (Sun.) 09:00-12:00

Place:
(23th) Seminar Room, 3F, Ito Research Center, University of Tokyo (slosed)
(24th) Seminar Room B, 12F International Academic Research Building (open)

Adjenda: Day1
1. Introduction
“Overview: Where We Stand”
(Principal Investigator Kiich Fujiwara, University of Tokyo)
2. Case Studies from Asia
“Flood and Politics: The Case of Bihar, India”
(Kazuya Nakamizo, Kyoto University)
“Water for Life: Peace Building by Constructing Irrigation Systems in War-torn Afganistan”
(Hiromu Shimizu, Kansai University)
“Kashmir and Floods: Climate Change and New Risks on the Contested Land”
(Kazushige Nagano, Rikkyo University)
“Water Nationalism in South Asia: The Case of the Trans-Himalayan Tributary”
(Vindu Mai Chotani, University of Tokyo)
3. Case Studies from the Middle East and Africa
“Water Scarcity and Conflict in the Middle East”
(Aiko Nishikida, Keio University)
“Nexus of Evcironmental Change and Violent Conflict in Africa”
(Kazuyo Hanai, University of Tokyo)
4. Implications for International Politics
“Unravelling the UK’s Climate Change Risk Assessment Architecture”
(Yee Kuang Heng, University of Tokyo)
“Ideological Sources of Conservative and Right-wing Environmentalism in Europe”
(Robert Orsi, University of Tokyo)
“Resilient Governance of Interconnected Risks: The Case of Climate Change”
(Hideaki Shiroyama, University of Tokyo)
5. Summary

Adjenda: Day2 (open session)
1. Introduction
“Overview: Where We Stand”
(Principal Investigator Kiich Fujiwara, University of Tokyo)
2. Presentations
“Climate Change Resilience and Local Water Conflicts: Lessons from Latin America”
(Takeshi Wada, University of Tokyo) by Skype
“Can Democracy Survive Climate Change?”
(Chiharu Takenaka, Rikkyo University)
“Scarcity and Contention in Cities in the Global South: Evidence from Karachi and Manila”
(Nazia Hussain, University of Tokyo)
“Climate Geoengineering in the Context of the Paris Agreement and SDGs”
(Masahiro Sugiyama, University of Tokyo)