UK-Japan workshop on climate modelling and business risks
Session 1: How is climate variability and change affecting Japan? (Parallels with UK)
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"How is climate variability and change affecting Japan? Overview from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report"
Dr Jane Strachan Willis Research Fellow, Walker Institute for Climate System Research, University of Reading |
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“How is the climate of Japan changing and projected to change?”
Dr Akio Kito Director, Climate Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute |
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“What are the impacts of climate change on Japan?”
Dr Yasuaki Hijioka Senior Researcher, Social and Environmental Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies |
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Session 2: Cutting-edge climate science taking place in the UK and Japan
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"Societal needs and the challenges for climate science"
Dr Pier Luigi Vidale NationalCentre for Atmospheric Science - Climate & Walker Institute forClimate System Research, Department of Meteorology, University ofReading |
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"Met Office Hadley Centre and the UJCC"
Dr Malcolm Roberts Co-manager, UK-Japan Climate Collaboration, Climate Research, Met Office Hadley Centre |
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"Modeling the impacts of climate change and uncertainty on global and regional river flows"
Mr Simon Gosling Research Fellow (Hydrology), Walker Institute for Climate System Research, University of Reading |
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"CLIMATE2030: A Japanese Project for Decadal Climate Prediction"
Prof Masahide Kimoto Centre for Climate System Research, University of Tokyo |
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"Shaping CO2 Emission Scenarios with Earth System Modelling"
Dr Michio Kawamiya Group Leader, Frontier Research Centre for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
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“Ultra high resolution climate modelling”
Prof Masaki Satoh Associate Professor, Center for Climate System Research, University of Tokyo & Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
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Session 3: Climate Science and Business: examples of climate science influencing business practice and vice versa
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"How the UK Government is helping organisations to adapt to climate change"
Ms Clare Hawley Deputy Director, Adapting to Climate Change Programme, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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"Adaptation to Climate Change"
Dr Malcolm Roberts Representing Met Office Consulting |
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"Willis Research Network: a long term collaboration between academia and the insurance industry"
Mr Rowan Douglas Managing Director, Willis Re & Chairman, Willis Research Network |
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"Adapting the business community to climate change"
Mr Gareth Williams Climate Change Adaptation Business Advisor, Environment, Business in the Community |
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"Business and climate change-challenges for business education and innovation"
Prof Michael Norton Professor, Innovation Management Institute, Economics Faculty, Shinshu University |
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"Introduction of an industry-university collaborative research consortium on climate change"
Mr Terumasa Miyoshi Managing Director and Senior Research Officer, The Tokio Marine Research Institute |
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"MoE S-5 project: Getting a feel for future climate change"
Dr Seita Emori Chief, Climate Risk Assessment Research Section, Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies |
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