Atsushi WATABE

Sustainable Consumption and Production

Programme Director

Atsushi Watabe has a strong background in the Sociology of Rural Development, Population Movement, and Migration in the South-east Asian Countries. He is also experienced in monitoring and evaluating environmental policies (in particular climate policies) in the developing countries. He has been engaged in the tasks as follows: Monitoring and Advisory of Indonesia Climate Change Program Loan (2008-2012), Fukushima Action Research (2012-14), UN 10-Year Framework for Sustainable Consumption and Production (2014-), and Policy Design and Evaluation to Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns in Asian Region (2016-).

Research Topics & Areas of Expertise

Social Development
Local/Indigenous Knowledge,
International Developmental Cooperation,
Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery
社会開発、
ローカルノレッジ、
国際開発協力、
災害リスク管理・復興

Education

BA, Policy Management, Keio University
MA, Media and Governance, Keio University
PhD, Media and Governance, Keio University

Publications
Projects

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Non Peer-reviewed Article

September 2020

To See a World in a Grain of Sand—The Transformative Potential of Small Community Actions

In Sustainability

The recognition of the urgent need for more sustainable lifestyles dates from the late 20th century, originating in concerns about resource depletion and climate change. Research and policy measures have evolved since then, paying increasing attention to systemic change over individual behaviour. However, as individual behavioural change is...

Keywords:

sustainable lifestyles; collective actions; One-Planet Network

Discussion Paper

September 2020

Co-Creating Sustainable Ways of Living 17 Stories of On-the-Ground Innovations

Our lifestyles, through the impacts of our day-to-day activities such as eating, moving and commuting, heating and cooling our homes, caring, working, and so on, have become major threats to the sustainability of the environment. While continued economic growth and urbanisation in many countries are expected, it is imperative to consider how we...

Peer-reviewed Article

March 2020

ライフスタイルのイノベーションへ向けたEBPM

In 環境経済・政策研究

近年，環境負荷の低減と生活の質を両立する持続可能なライフスタイルに対する注目が集まっている. 2018 年 4 月に閣議決定された第五次環境基本計画では，消費の転換，食品ロスの削減，住まい，移動手段，働き方改革等を通した「環境にやさしく健康で質の高い生活への転換」が掲げられた. 2019年6月に閣議決定されたパリ協定に基づく成長戦略としての長期戦略においても，技術や社会システムと並び「ライフスタイルのイノベーション」が位置付けられた. GHG 排出量のネット・ゼロ目標等の長期目標へ向け，個別の行動変容や製品選択による改善に留まらず，社会技術システムとライフスタイルとを一体的に転換していくことが求められる. そのためには...

Keywords:

Sustainable Lifestyles

Innovation of Lifestyles

Evidence Based Policy Making

Book Chapter

January 2020

Apprehending food waste in Asia: policies, practices and promising trends

In Routledge Handbook of Food Waste

This chapter considers food waste from the perspective of cities in Asia, presenting case studies from Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. Interdisciplinary perspectives are brought together, drawing from sociology, industrial ecology, urban planning and public affairs, towards highlighting current efforts to manage waste in...

Technical Report

January 2020

1.5°Cライフスタイル ― 脱炭素型の暮らしを実現する選択肢 ― 日本語要約版

本報告書は、ライフスタイル・カーボンフットプリント（※）を軸に私たちの日常生活での消費や行動が気候変動に与える影響を推定し、パリ協定の目標達成と豊かな暮らしの両立を探るものです。 ※家計が消費する製品やサービスのライフサイクル(資源の採取、素材の加工、製品の製造、流通、使用から廃棄)において生じるGHGの排出量 IGESは、2019年2月にフィンランド・アールト大学およびD-matと共同で『1.5-Degree Lifestyles – Targets and Options for Reducing Lifestyle Carbon Footprints』を発刊し、日本、フィンランド、中国、ブラジル、インドの平均的な暮らしでの温室効果ガス(GHG)排出量や特徴...

Keywords:

paris agreement

Carbon Footprint

Consumer Lifestyles

Discussion Paper

November 2019

Sustainable Lifestyles Policy and Practice: Challenges and Way Forward

Sustainable Lifestyles Policy and Practice: Challenges and Way Forward provides an overview of the current (2019) situation for sustainable lifestyles globally. It includes 32 case studies from around the world, showing on-going efforts to support the transition to sustainable ways of living. The key messages of the publication are: There are...

Keywords:

Sustainable Lifestyles

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Conference Paper

October 2019

Thoughts of Food: Listening to (In)consistent Narratives on (Un)sustainable Practices

7th International Symposium on Environmental Sociology in East Asia (ISESEA)

Local-level actions toward sustainable societies have gained momentum following recent global agreements on sustainable development. These include, but not limited to the reconfiguration of production, consumption, resource management, etc. by the residents' groups and civil society organisations. It is important to note that local initiatives do...

Book Chapter

June 2019

"持続可能な生産と消費"

In 『持続可能な社会をつくる教育事典』

日本環境教育学会は、日本児童教育振興財団からの助成を得て、『持続可能な社会をつくる教育事典』を作成・刊行する方針を決め、日本国際理解教育学会、日本社会教育学会、日本学校教育学会、SDGs 市民社会ネットワーク、グローバル・コンパクト・ネットワーク・ジャパンの５つの団体にも執筆・編集でご協力をいただくことになりました。IGESは「持続可能な生産と消費」について、執筆しました。

Policy Brief

April 2019

Six Proposals for Future Policies towards Circular Economy and Society

T20 Japan Task Force 3: Climate Change and Environment

This policy brief suggests six priorities for developed and emerging economies represented by G20 countries to mainstream circular economy and society globally, as follows: 1) need to capture the momentum raised by public attention on marine plastic pollution; 2) raise the level of ambition of Extended Producer Responsibility; 3) provide policy...

Keywords:

Circular Economy

G20

marine plastic waste

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Commentary (Op. Ed)

April 2019

充足性 (Sufficiency)

日本LCA学会誌

人間の福利を満たすレベルに充分な程度の経済発展や消費のあり方を希求する考え方。持続可能性(Sustainability)に関連して充足性が議論される場合には、２つの大きな潮流がある。第１は、経済活動を際限なく拡大することへの反省を込めて、充足性が議論される場合である。ブータンの「Gross National Happiness」指標や、タイの「Sufficiency Economy（セータキット・ポーピアン）」の背景となっている。第２は、経済開発と資源利用ないしは環境負荷との「切り離し」に関する場合である。「切り離し」を実現する方法としては、これまで技術改良による効率性の改善が主流であったが、効率性の改善が消費や環境負荷の抑制につながらずに資源の総消費や環境負荷総量を高めてしまう...

Keywords:

sufficiency

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Dr. Atsushi WATABE

Programme Director

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Atsushi WATABE