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Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo Professor Mikiyasu Nakayama

Research on measures to contribute to the social welfare of residents relocated in relation to hydroelectric power promotion as a measure against global warming

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Project Description

Hydroelectric generation entails far less carbon dioxide generation per unit of power. A significant impediment to hydroelectric facility construction in emerging countries, however, is that it can entail the complete submersion of communities and, accordingly, a relocation of their residents. Here, through case studies of such relocations upon dam development in Japan and three emerging countries (Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Laos), we elucidate requirements for improving the lives of relocated individuals and extract the necessary elements of relocation policies conducive to such betterment.

Fields
Climate changeEnergy problem
Grant year
FY2009 Research Grants
Grant term
3 years
April 2010 - March 2013
Grant amount
16,000,000 yen
Activity region
Asia
Farm fishing by residents relocated upon dam construction in Indonesia

Overview of the Organization

Professor Mikiyasu Nakayama
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Professor Mikiyasu Nakayama
Profile
Specialist fields
Resource and environmental management; international river disputes; regional planning
Affiliated academic societies
International Water Resources Association; International Association of Impact Assessment; Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources
Background
Graduated in 1980 from the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, University of Tokyo. Completed a Ph.D. (agriculture) in 1986 from the Division of Agricultural Science, University of Tokyo. In 1989 became an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University. In 1989 (as a joint assignment) assumed the position of Assistant Professor, United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. In 1994 became a Specialist (management of water supplies, Central East and Africa bureau) at the World Bank (Washington DC, USA). In 1999 was appoited Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University. In 1999 became a Professor at the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. In 2004 took the position of Professor at the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo.
Collaborating researchers
Ryo FUJIKURA, Professor, Hosei University; Naruhiko TAKESADA; Akio KATAYAMA, Department Manager, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.
Research record
Research on restoring the livelihoods of people relocated because of dam construction
  • (1) Taking Good Care of Project-Affected-Families because of Dams, International Journal of Water Resource Development, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 625-635, 2009
  • (2) Renting Submerged Land for Sustainable Livelihood Rehabilitation of Resettled Families, International Journal of Water Resource Development, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp.431-440, 2009
  • (3) From Expropriation to Land Renting - Japan's Innovations in Compensating Resettlers in (eds) Michael M. Cernea and Hari Mohan Mathur Can Compensation Prevent Impoverishment? Chapter 13, pp. 357-374, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2007