2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
[U05-04] The Recent Development of Future Earth and the Roles of Its Japan Hub
★Invited papers
Geoscientists can play various important roles in Future Earth, which is a global research platform intended to provide knowledge to solve issues for global sustainability. The paper overviews the recent development of Future earth and the roles played by its Japan Hub, and discusses its expected priority activities both in global and regional contexts, with special reference to the expected involvement of the geoscience community in Future Earth and its possible collaboration with Japan Hub.