Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi)
"Agro-Ecological System and Development in the Brahmaputra River Reaches:
Seeking Possibilities for Sustainable Development"
Project Leader: ANDO, Kazuo
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This research looks at areas in Bangladesh, northeastern India, and Burma
(Myanmar) as one region of the Brahmaputra River reaches, and links changes
in global climatic and environmental conditions to transformations in the
agro-ecological systems at the village level, with the end in view of exploring
the possibilities for sustainable development in the region. We attempt
to look at the characteristics of the agro-ecological system at the village
level based on the (1) influence of monsoonal movements on the aquatic
and other environment of the region; (2) recent changes in the agro-ecological
system (agricultural, silvicultural and aquatic production systems, supporting
social systems, infrastructure) which have been the major factors in environmental
changes in the region; (3) local villagers’ understanding and modes of
dealing with recognized problems in the environmental and agro-ecological
sustainability; (4) socioeconomic problems in the villages, and how the
villagers deal with hygiene and medicine; and, (5) planning actionresearch
towards rural development for problem solving, including how we can link
with various local organizations that are involved in rural development
such as local administration, NGOs, civilian organizations etc.
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