Bottlenecks of Climate Change Adaptation and Their Formulas

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24510047
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: Ibaraki University
• Principal Investigator: MIMURA Nobuo 茨城大学, その他の部局, 学長 (60133089)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TAMURA Makoto 茨城大学, 地球変動適応科学研究機関, 准教授 (10376585)
• Research Collaborator: KAWANISHI Masato 国際協力機構, 国際協力専門員(Senior Advisor) ; SAITO Norio アジア開発銀行, 上級都市開発専門家 ; KATO Sadahisa 茨城大学, 国際コーディネーター ; AJIMA Kiyotake 茨城大学, 地球変動適応科学研究機関, 技術補佐員
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 気候変動適応策 / 緩和策 / 主流化 / 科学主導適応策 / コミュニティ主導適応策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study tried to identify bottlenecks of climate change adaptation and propose its formulas in the Asian developing countries.
First, the study assessed national and local adaptation policies in Asian countries using the multi-criteria and identified bottlenecks. Second, this study revealed the recognition of local residents throug a questionnaire survey of awareness about climate change and adaptation among 1350 residents in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Third, two main approaches were examined to address adaptation, i.e., science-based and community-based adaptions. Science-based adaptation involves long-term adaptation measures for both national and local governments while community-based adaptation addresses challenges at the local level and seeks to promote the participation of stakeholders. Using these two approaches complementarily, sustainable adaptation incorporating can be implemented more effectively.

Free Research Field

地球環境工学