"Resources under Stress"[The Third AFC International Symposium] (2008/2/23－24)
Date:February 23 (Sat.) － 24(Sun.)，2008
Venue:3F Seiwa-kan Hall, Omiya Campus, Ryukoku University, Kyoto
Organised by Afrasian Centre for Peace and Development Studies, Ryukoku University
In association with
Global COE Program “In Search of Sustainable Humanosphere in Asia and Africa”, Kyoto University
Resources under Stress: Sustainability of the Local Community in Asia and Africa
| Day 1 (23 Feb.) | |
| 08:30 | Registration |
| 09:10 | Opening Remarks Prof. Nobuko Nagasaki, Director of Afrasian Centre for Peace and Development Studies |
| 09:20 | Welcome Speech Prof. Dohshou Wakahara, President of Ryukoku University |
| 09:25 | Program Chair Address Prof. Yoshio Kawamura, Ryukoku University “Envisioning a Prosperous Rural Future in the Globalizing World” |
| 09:55 | Keynote Speech Prof. Norman Uphoff, Cornell University “Envisioning Post-Modern Agriculture” |
| 10:40-12:30 | Session 1: Conflict over Natural Resources in Asia and Africa Chair: Assoc. Prof. Kosuke Shimizu, Ryukoku University Contributors: Prof. N. Shanmugaratnam, Norwegian University of Life Sciences “Post-War Development and the Land Question in South Sudan” Prof. Kazuo Takahashi, The Open University of Japan “Oil, Blessing or Curse on Iraq?” Discussant: Prof. Shigemochi Hirashima, Graduate School, Nihon-Fukushi University |
| 13:30-15:45 |
Session 2:Resource Management in Comparative Historical Perspective |
| 16:00-18:15 | Session 3: Water Resources under Stress Chair: Prof. N. Shanmugaratnam, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Contributors: Prof. K. Palanisami, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University “Tank Irrigation in South India: Water Shortages and Management Strategies” Prof. Hisashi Nakamura, Ryukoku University “Stored Water Management as an Asian Model of Conflict Resolution” Shinya Ishizaka, Afrasian Centre for Peace and Development Studies “Politics of ‘Sublimation’: The Gandhian Environmental Movement in Contemporary India” |
| Day 2 (24 Feb.) | |
| 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:30-12:00 | Session 4: The Impact of New Technology and System on Local (Food) Resources Chair: Prof. Yoshio Kawamura, Ryukoku University Contributors: Prof. Lawrence Busch, Michigan State University “New Technologies, Standards, and Local Food Resources” Assoc. Prof. Lily Kiminami, Niigata University “New Technology, Local Resources and Industrial Cluster” Assoc. Prof. Masashi Tachikawa, Ibaragi University “Unproven Promise?: Agricultural Biotechnology for Local Food Resources” Discussant: Prof. Atsushi Kitahara, Ryukoku University |
| 13:30-16:00 | Session 5: The Oil-based Economy under Strain Chair: Prof. Hajime Kose, Ryukoku University Contributors: Prof. Kaoru Sugihara, Kyoto University “East Asia, Middle East and the World Economy: The Oil Triangle under Strain” Dr. Thee Kian Wie, The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) “The Impact of the Two Oil Booms of the 1970s on the Indonesian Economy” Assoc. Prof. Tomoya Suzuki, Ryukoku University “Decision to Substitute from Gasoline to Alternative Fuels: Within a Framework of Real Option Models” Discussant: Prof. W. D. Lakshman, University of Colombo |
| 16:00-17:00 | Wrapping-up Session Chair: Prof. Pauline Kent, Ryukoku Univeristy Contributors: Prof. Hisashi Nakamura, Ryukoku University Prof. Yoshio Kawamura, Ryukoku University Prof. Atsushi Kitahara, Ryukoku University |
| 17:00 | Closing Remarks Prof. Pauline Kent, Ryukoku Univeristy |