Experts & Staff

Executives

Kazuhiko TAKEUCHI

President

Yasuo TAKAHASHI

Executive Director

Nobutoshi MIYOSHI

Managing Director

Integrated Sustainability Centre

Kaoru AKAHOSHI

Research Manager

Nobue AMANUMA

Deputy Director

Rajarshi DASGUPTA

Senior Policy Researcher (Specialist in Landscape Ecology and Planning)

Junichi FUJINO

Programme Director

Miki FUKUDA

Assistant Researcher

Matthew HENGESBAUGH

Policy Researcher

Miho KAMEI

Policy Researcher

So-Young LEE

Research Manager

Bijon Kumer MITRA

Research Manager (Deputy Director for ISC)

Mustafa MOINUDDIN

Deputy Director

Simon OLSEN

Research Manager

Mayuko ONO

Programme Coordinator

Shinji ONODA

Research Manager

Xin ZHOU

Research Leader

Eric ZUSMAN

Research Leader

Climate and Energy

Satoshi KOJIMA

Programme Director (KRC); Senior Policy Researcher (CE)

Xianbing LIU

Research Leader

Yosuke ARINO

Policy Researcher

Tomohiko HATTORI

Policy Researcher

Nanda Kumar JANARDHANAN

Research Manager - Climate and Energy; Regional Coordinator - South Asia

Zhen JIN

Research Manager

Akihisa KURIYAMA

Policy Researcher

Temuulen MURUN

Policy Researcher

Ayumi NAGATOMO

Assistant Programme Coordinator

Toru TAGUCHI

Program Manager

Kentaro TAKAHASHI

Deputy Director

Hajime TAKIZAWA

Policy Researcher

Kentaro TAMURA

Programme Director

Akibi TSUKUI

Policy Researcher

Kunihiro UENO

IGES Fellow

Chisa UMEMIYA

Research Manager

Sustainable Consumption and Production

Toru NISHIYAMA

Principal Visiting Researcher

Amila ABEYNAYAKA

Policy Researcher

Chika AOKI-SUZUKI

Programme Manager

Vivek Anand ASOKAN

Policy Researcher

Premakumara Jagath DICKELLA GAMARALALAGE

Director of CCET

Miho HAYASHI

Programme Manager

Yasuhiko HOTTA

Programme Director

Miki INOUE

Project Officer

Mizuki KATO

Policy Researcher

Chen LIU

Research Manager

Ayako MIZUNO

Programme Manager

Rajeev Kumar SINGH

Policy Researcher

Miwa TATSUNO

Programme Coordinator

Atsushi WATABE

Programme Director

Biodiversity & Forests

Hiromitsu SAMEJIMA

Research Manager

Kaoru AKAHOSHI

Research Manager

Taiji FUJISAKI

Research Manager

Hideyuki KUBO

Research Manager

André MADER

Programme Director; Adviser to the IPBES TSU

Koji MIWA

Policy Researcher

Osamu SAITO

Principal Policy Researcher

Yasuo TAKAHASHI

Research Manager

Chisa UMEMIYA

Research Manager

Tomoki YAGASAKI

Senior Researcher

Makino YAMANOSHITA

Joint-Programme Director

Adaptation & Water

Rajarshi DASGUPTA

Senior Policy Researcher (Specialist in Landscape Ecology and Planning)

Yukako INAMURA

Policy Researcher

Brian JOHNSON

Deputy Director

Pankaj KUMAR

Senior Policy Researcher

Akane MATSUO

Policy Researcher

Bijon Kumer MITRA

Research Manager (Deputy Director for ISC)

Osamu MIZUNO

Programme Director

Naoyuki OKANO

Policy Researcher

Ngoc-Bao PHAM

Deputy Director

Sivapuram Ventaka Rama Krishna PRABHAKAR

Principal Policy Researcher

Nagisa SHIIBA

Policy Researcher

Binaya Raj SHIVAKOTI

Senior Policy Researcher (Water and Adaptation)

Kazuyuki YAGI

Programme Manager

Business Taskforce

Sayuri CHIBA

Programme Coordinator

Takayuki SHIBAOKA

Programme Manager

Kei TAKAHASHI

Policy Researcher

Mina AKIMOTO

Assistant

Makoto HAYAMA

IGES Fellow

Yusuke MATSUO

Programme Director

Yuki OTAKA

Policy Researcher

Kota SEKIGUCHI

Policy Researcher

Mayuko SEKINE

Programme Coordinator

Masaaki YAMAMORI

Policy Researcher

City Taskforce

Kenji ASAKAWA

Programme Manager; Legal Expert

Yatsuka KATAOKA

Programme Director

Ryoko NAKANO

Research Manager

Sudarmanto Budi NUGROHO

Research Manager

Fernando ORTIZ-MOYA

Policy Researcher

Finance Taskforce

Naoki MORI

Programme Director

Maiko MORISHITA

Programme Manager

Abdessalem RABHI

Senior Programme Coordinator

Noriko SHIMIZU

Programme Manager

Kansai Research Centre

Yutaka SUZUKI

Director of KRC

Satoshi KOJIMA

Programme Director (KRC); Senior Policy Researcher (CE)

Toshinori HAMAGUCHI

Programme Manager

Mika TACHIBANA

Policy Researcher

Yugo TANAKA

Policy Researcher

Yo IGUCHI

Director for General Affairs

Kazuko NAMBA

Assistant Programme Coordinator

Toshizo MAEDA

IGES Fellow

Yoichi TOYAMA

Senior Policy Advisor

Kitakyushu Urban Centre

Junko AKAGI

Research Manager

Shiko HAYASHI

Programme Director

Kohei HIBINO

Programme Manager (KUC Deputy Director)

Shino HORIZONO

Programme Coordinator

Hiroyuki KAGE

Director of the Kitakyushu Urban Centre

Vesna LAVTIZAR

Policy Researcher

Nao MAEHATA

Project Officer

Junko OTA

Policy Researcher

Jun TAKAHARA

Director for General Affairs

Regional Centre in Bangkok

Sara GABAI

Communications and Knowledge Management Manager

Chatthep (Ping) CHANYAM

Climate Change Technical Officer

Chommanard CHINTAKANONT

Finance and Administrative Assistant

Chochoe DEVAPORIHARTAKULA

Progamme Manager

Pimvadee (Bern) KEAOKIRIYA

Senior Programme Manager for ASEAN DRR-CCA

Peter KING

Senior Policy Advisor

Sunantha (Mango) KOH-TEN

HR and Administrative Manager

Tetsuo KUYAMA

Programme Director; Director for BRC

Yuki OHASHI

Policy Researcher

Vanida SIRAWUT

Finance Manager

Nimnoun SUPAWONG

Office Assistant

Siyapah SURATHUMRONG

Administrative and Project Assistant

Wei Chin (Shom) TEOH

Programme Manager for Sustainable Cities (IGES Fellow)

Ridronachai WARUNGKARASAMI

Logistic Manager

Yuqing (Ariel) YU

Programme Manager; Deputy Director for BRC

Tokyo Sustainability Forum

Naoko GENJIDA

IGES Fellow

Junko HARA

Assistant Director

Yoko HATAKEYAMA

Administrative Officer

Ryoko KAWAKAMI

Administrative Officer

Kiichi MIMURA

Tokyo Sustainability Forum Director

Ryoko OGURA

Assistant

Beijing Office

Ayako HONGO

Programme Manager

Mei MENG

Assistant

Jian HUANG

Policy Researcher

Hideaki KOYANAGI

Director of the Beijing Office

Miho NOJI

Project Officer

IPBES Technical Support Unit for the Assessment of Invasive Alien Species

Tanara RENARD TRUONG

Assessment Coordinator

Ryoko KAWAKAMI

Administrative Officer

André MADER

Programme Director; Adviser to the IPBES TSU

Noriko MORIWAKE

Head, IPBES-TSU-IAS

Strategic Management Office

Masato AOKI

Website Specialist

Kenji ASAKAWA

Programme Manager; Legal Expert

Miyako CULSHAW-ISHII

Project Officer

Hiroyuki EGUCHI

Principal Fellow

Mark ELDER

Director of Research and Publications

Yoshinobu FUJIWARA

Accountant

Emma FUSHIMI

Editing Manager

Jun ICHIHARA

Programme Manager (Deputy Director for SMO-KC)

Hidefumi IMURA

IGES Senior Fellow

Michiko INOUE

Project Officer

Miki INOUE

Project Officer

Tomoko ISHIKAWA

Joint-Director of Knowledge and Communications

Satomi ISHIOKA

Senior Programme Coordinator

Yoriko ITAKURA

Chief HR Officer

Nobuaki ITO

Principal Fellow

Reiko ITO

Programme Coordinator

Akemi ITOHIYA

Human Resources Officer

Nanda Kumar JANARDHANAN

Research Manager - Climate and Energy; Regional Coordinator - South Asia

Saeko KADOSHIMA

Project Officer

Yuri KATSUIKE

Senior Communications Specialist

Tomoko KAWAKITA

Project Officer

Erin KAWAZU

Programme Coordinator

Megumi KIDO

Joint-Director for Finance and Human Resources

Eiko KITAMURA

Publication Manager

Tomoko KYOGOKU

Manager of Planning and Management

Aya LADSON

Assistant Accountant

So-Young LEE

Research Manager

Yumi MANABE

Senior Secretary/Administrative Officer

Toru MATSUMOTO

IT Manager

Naoki MATSUO

Principal Policy Researcher

Kazuo MATSUSHITA

IGES Senior Fellow

Bob MCDONALD

Deputy Director for Technology Solutions / Senior Web Developer

Megumi MIZUSHIMA

Technology Solutions Services Manager

Hideyuki MORI

Special Policy Advisor

Hiromi MORIKUNI

Accountant

Rie MURAKOSHI

Human Resources Officer

Tamiya NAITO

General Affairs Officer

Miho NOJI

Project Officer

Takashi OTSUKA

Director of Knowledge and Communications

Akio SAITO

Facilities Management Officer

Kaho SAITO

Project Officer

Osamu SAITO

Principal Policy Researcher

Daisuke SANO

Director of Planning and Management; Fundraising

Mitsunobu SEKIYA

Project Finance Manager

Sacre SHIKANO

Administrative Assistant

Kanae SHO

Director of Marketing and Communications

Keiko SHOJI

Chief Conference Coordinator

Rie SUGIHARA

Senior Programme Officer

David D. SUSSMAN

IGES Fellow

Akiko SUZUKI

Accountant

Tomokatsu TANIGUCHI

Accounting Manager

Yasue TINOCO

Administrative Assistant

Masashi TSUDAKA

Senior Programme Coordinator

Tomoko YAMASHITA

Programme Coordinator

Sayaka YANO

Programme Coordinator