Hirofumi Aizawa

Director, Climate Change Projects Office, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Biography

Ph.D from Kyoto University, MSc from Harvard School of Public Health and MA from Tokyo University.
Responsible for R&D and dissemination of low carbon technologies including renewable energy including integration of PV and agriculture, energy efficiency improvement, developing carbon neutral area, etc.
Engaged in developing and implementing environmental policies in MOEJ including climate change, environment impact assessment, waste management, health and safety, and international negotiation and cooperation such as COP15, 16 and G20.
Worked in the Environmental Directorate at OECD in 2011-14.

Sessions

The role of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)

Description

Smart Agriculture is not enough to keep Agriculture sustainable. We have to face Climate change issue seriously. So Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is very important concept today.

Speakers

Atsushi Shinjo

Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University

Shimpei Murakami

Chairperson, Ainoukai

Kenji Fuma

CEO, Neural Inc.

Hirofumi Aizawa

Director, Climate Change Projects Office, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Moderators

Keiichi Murayama

Commentator, Editorial Bureau, Nikkei Inc.

Location

3F COREDO Muromachi Terrace, 3-2-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Muromachi Mitsui Hall, Symposium

Schedule

November 19, 2019 at 03:05PM - 03:55PM