Sat. Dec 3, 2022 3:25 PM - 5:05 PM F108 (Build. F)

Chair:HO THANH TAM(Ritsumeikan University)

Global warming, problems of environmental destruction, and economic imparity and barriers, among others, pose serious challenges not only in Asia but also globally for sustainable development. This session brings four cases from three Asian countries, namely, Vietnam, Indonesia, and China, and examines important aspects of such challenges. Dr. Tam and Prof. Shimada, and Dr. Ashardiono, examine the impact of climate change. Dr. Tam brings Vietnamese experiences among rice farmers under such challenges, while Dr. Ashardiono discusses Indonesian coffee cultivators’ attempts to utilize Geographic Indicators (GIs). Ms. Duyun examines Chinese projects to utilize green finance, environmental tax, and industrial ecologicalization for the sake of carbon neutrality targets. Ms. Hien sheds light upon household development in Vietnam in relation to the access to credit and its correlation to children’s time allocation and their subsequent development.