Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi)
"International Networking Project to Cope with Natural Hazards on
the Periphery of Bengal Bay"
Project Leader: ANDO, Kazuo
- Field Research List
- Seminars/Symposia
- Publications
- Outline
-
Cyclone Nargis struck far more people in Myanmar in 2008 than Sidr did
in Bangladesh in the year before. The lesson of the "tragedy of Nargis"
teaches us that, in order to tackle widely affecting natural disasters,
we have to share the experience of the local people in the same "meso-global"
area, namely, the periphery of Bengal Bay. "The tragedy of Nargis"
taught us how important it is to network different areas in the same "meso-global"
area that are prone to the same natural disaster. However, it has been
difficult for governments of neighboring countries to share information.
Accordingly, a university in Japan is trying to facilitate networking within
this meso- global area. Through exchanging information on local experiences
and wisdoms etc with each other, it is hoped that different areas will
network in a communal sense. This project also aims to show, as a model,
the potential role Japanese academic researchers can play in cooperating
with concerned parties from countries in the meso-global area. Comparative
Area Studies of Eco-politics Over Eurasian Continent Frontiers and Maritime
Coastal Area Eco-resources Scientific Research (A) Principal Investigator
▲Top of This Page
|
|
