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Project members / Visiting fellows

As of September 3, 2010

	Name	Affiliation	Department	Title	Field	Role
Leader	Chieko UMETSU	Research Institute for Humanity and Nature		Associate Professor	Resource and environmental economics	Regional analysis, farm survey
A	Shigeo YACHI	Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University		Associate Professor	Mathematical ecology	Advisor
Theme I
○	Hitoshi SHINJO	Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto Univ.	Division of Environmental Science and Technology	Assistant Professor	Soil science	Organic materials and soil fertility
	Kaoru ANDO	Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto Univ.	Division of Environmental Science and Technology	Graduate Student (Ph.D)	Soil science	Organic materials and soil fertility
	Hajime KURAMITSU	Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto Univ.	Division of Environmental Science and Technology	Graduate Student (MS)	Botany	Grass/herb components and its succession
	Reiichi MIURA	Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto Univ.	Division of Agronomy and Horticulture Science	Lecturer	Botany	Grass/herb components and its succession
○	Hidetoshi MIYAZAKI	Research Institute for Humanity and Nature	Research Department	Project Researcher	Soil science	Measurement of land plot, crop components
○	Moses MWALE	Mt. Makulu Central Research Station, Zambia Agricultural Research Station	Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives	Vice Director	Soil science	Soil analysis
	Shozo SHIBATA	Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto Univ.	Kamigamo Experimental Station	Professor	Forest ecology	Tree/shrub components and its succession
○	Ueru TANAKA	Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto Univ.	Terrestrial Ecosystems Management	Associate Professor	Agronomy	Landuse and risk management
Theme II
○	Takeshi SAKURAI	Hitotsubashi University	Institute of Economic Research	Professor	Development economics	Household survey and analysis
	Hiromitsu KANNO	National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region	Laboratory of Agricultural Meteorology	Team Leader	Agricultural meteorology	Measurement of rainfall data
	Akinori KITSUKI	Hitotsubashi University	Graduate School of Economics	Graduate Student (MS)	Development economics	Household survey and analysis
	Sayuri　KON	Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University	Devision of Health Sciences	Graduate Student (MS)	Human ecology	Human growth, nutrition and health
	Harutaka KUBO	Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University	Devision of Health Sciences	Graduate Student (MS)	Human ecology	Human growth, nutrition and health
	Ken MIURA	Hitotsubashi University	Graduate School of Economics	Graduate Student (MS)	Development economics	Household survey and analysis
	Hiroyuki SHIMONO	Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University	Crop Science Laboratory	Associate Professor	Crop science	Crop Science Modelling
	Taro YAMAUCHI	Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University	Devision of Health Sciences	Associate Professor	Human ecology	Human growth, nutrition and health
Theme III
○	Shuhei SHIMADA	Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University	Division of African Area Studies	Professor	Environmental geography	Village society and institution
	Kazuo HANZAWA	College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University	Department of International Development Studies	Professor	Agricultural economics	Farm household survey
○	Yudai ISHIMOTO	Research Institute for Humanity and Nature	Research Department	Project Researcher	Ecological Anthropology	Emergency food of farm household
	Chihiro ITO	Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University	Division of African Area Studies	Graduate student	Human geography	Labor migration in rural area
	Gear M. Kajoba	University of Zambia	Department of Geography	Senior Lecturer	Geography	Land tenure system and food security
	Shiro KODAMAYA	Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University	Division of African Area Studies	Professor	African sociology	Agricultural development and social change
	Akie KYO	Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University	Division of African Area Studies	Graduate student	Palliative medicine	Co-existence with sickness and care
	Chileshe MULENGA	University of Zambia	Institute of Economic and Social Research	Senior Lecturer	Economic geography	Analysis of social behaviors
	Noriko NARISAWA	Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University	Division of African Area Studies	Graduate student	Gender anthropology	Economic activities of female farmers
Theme IV
○	Mitsunori YOSHIMURA	Pasco Corporation	Research and Development Center	Senior Researcher	Remote sensing	Ecological change monitoring
○	Thamana LEKPRICHAKUL	Research Institute for Humanity and Nature	Research Department	Senior Project Researcher	Environmental & health economics	Household survey and analysis
	Keiichiro MATSUMURA	Rikkyo University	Department of Sociology	Assistant Professor	Cultural anthropology	Land tenure system and rural livelihood
	Tazu SAEKI	National Institute for Environmental Studies	Center for Global Environmental Research	NIES Assistant Fellow	Atmospheric physics	Climate monitoring
	Chieko UMETSU	Research Institute for Humanity and Nature	Research Department	Associate Professor	Resource & environmental economics	Regional analysis
○	Megumi YAMASHITA	Survey College of Kinki		Lecturer	Geographic information	Vegetation monitoring
India
○	K. Palanisami	International Water Management Institute	IWMI-TaTAs Program	Program Coordinator	Agricultural economics	Household survey and analysis
	V. Geethalakshmi	Tamilnadu Agricultural University	Department of Agricultural Meteorology	Professor	Agriculatural meteorology	Monsoon rainfall analysis
○	Takashi KUME	Research Institute for Humanity and Nature	Research Department	Senior Project Researcher	Soil hydrology	Tsunami impact study
	C.R. Ranganathan	Tamilnadu Agricultural University	Department of Mathematics	Professor	Mathematics	Economic modelling
	Akiyo YATAGAI	Research Institute for Humanity and Nature	Research Department	Assistant Professor	Climatology meteorology	Monsoon rainfall analysis
○	Tom Evans	Indiana University	Department of Geography	Associate Professor	Geography	Agent-based modelling

Note: ○＝Core Member; A = Advisor.

RIHN Visiting Fellow

May-Jul 2006	Dr. V. Geethalakshmi	Department of Meteorology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India
Apr-Jun 2007	Dr. Moses Mwale	Vice Director, Zamibia Agricultural Research Institute
Oct-Dec 2007	Professor Gear Kajoba	University of Zambia (UNZA)
Feb-May 2007	Dr. Lawrence S. Flint	Coordinator - Action Research into Climate, Vulnerability and Adaptation ENDA Tiers Monde - Energy, Environment and Development Programme
Apr-Jul 2008	Dr. Tom P. Evans	Department of Geography, Indiana University
Apr-Jul 2008	Dr. Chileshe Mulenga	Institute of Economic and Social Research, University of Zambia
Apr-Jul 2009	Dr. C.R. Ranganathan	Department of Physical Sciences and Information Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Jan-Jun 2010	Dr. Tom P. Evans	Department of Geography, Indiana University

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