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ウェルカムプロジェクトは、G7都市を対象に気候変動対策と住民の健康増進を統合する国際共同研究である。最大の意義は、脱炭素化を大気質改善や熱中症予防といった「地域的な便益（コベネフィット）」に変換し、政策の根拠を強化する点にある。 活動は「知見共有」「エビデンス明示」「ツール開発」を軸とし、八戸市の営農型太陽光発電や新潟市のEV推進がもたらす多角的な利点を可視化し、環境対策が福祉や経済に資することを証明した。これは市民の理解と支持を広げる重要な役割を果たす。開発中のウェブツールは部局間の合意形成を支援し、気候変動対策を市民の幸福向上への好機と捉える新たな都市づくりの指針として期待される。

The knowledge product “Vulnerability of Highland Agriculture: Current and Future Climate Change Scenarios – Insights from Nan Province, Thailand” assesses how climate change is affecting smallholder highland farming systems in northern Thailand, with a detailed case study from Bua Yai subdistrict in Nan Province. Using climate projections, crop...

Highland communities are facing numerous challenges that heighten their susceptibility to climate change, particularly because of rapid alterations in land use and land cover, which in turn affect local ecosystems. In the absence of non-governmental organizations and other non-state entities, local governments assume a crucial role in enhancing...

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in Highlands – A Guidance Manual (Knowledge Product 3 under ADB TA-9993 THA) provides a practical, step-by-step framework for designing and implementing climate change vulnerability assessments (VA) tailored specifically to highland contexts. Grounded in field testing in Thailand’s highlands, the manual...

While food security is conventionally defined by four pillars—availability, access, utilisation, and stability—this apolitical framing overlooks underlying economic and political processes shaping food insecurity and constraining the agency of food producers. In doing so, it also overlooks the structural threats to human security. Considering the...

Agrivoltaics, which combines the use of land for both agriculture and photovoltaic energy production, is emerging as a promising solution to the land use conflicts between farming and renewable energy. By simul[1]taneously boosting crop yields, enhancing solar panel efficiency and revitalising rural incomes, agrivoltaics is attracting farmers and...

Toward a Sustainable and Equitable Future for Our Planet

Microplastic pollution poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems, with land-based activities being the primary source. Wastewater treatment plants (STPs) and river systems act as key pathways, concentrating and transporting these plastics from urban areas to the sea. This presentation establishes a direct link between these sources and their...

The widespread issue of plastic pollution is increasingly affecting human health, with growing evidence of exposure, particularly in regions such as ASEAN, which are rich in aquatic resources. Microplastics and nanoplastics contaminate water bodies and are ingested by aquatic organisms. Given the high consumption of seafood in the region, humans...

Microplastic pollution poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems, with land-based activities being the primary source. Wastewater treatment plants (STPs) and river systems act as key pathways, concentrating and transporting these plastics from urban areas to the sea. This presentation establishes a direct link between these sources and their...