Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2021

Presentation information

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U (Union ) » Union

[U-01] Earth and Planetary Science Community and the Science Council of Japan

Mon. May 31, 2021 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Ch.01 (Zoom Room 01)

convener:Eiichi Tajika(Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo), Kenji Satake(Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo), Taikan Oki(Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo), Gaku Kimura(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), Chairperson:Kenji Satake(Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo), Gaku Kimura(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

[U01-08] Contribution of the SCJ as a National Academy to International Scientific Organizations

★Invited Papers

*Nobuko Saigusa1 (1.National Institute for Environmental Studies)

Keywords:SCJ, International Promotion, National Academy

Earth and planetary sciences cover a wide range of fields, from planets in the solar system, atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences, solid earth science, biogeochemistry, and environmental and global sustainability. When scientists from various countries and regions work together on the common research target of "the Earth", international collaboration is indispensable for global observation, future predictions, social implementation, and the development of human resources necessary for all of these activities.

The Science Council of Japan (SCJ) has dozens of subcommittees in the field of earth and planetary sciences, many of which serve as Japan's liaison to international academic organizations. SCJ is a member of 44 international scientific organizations, 12 of which are in the field of earth and planetary sciences. The community of the earth and planetary sciences has a particularly important task in strengthening international collaboration and human resource development.

International academic organizations play a variety of roles. For example, the role of the international academy is essential in coordinating the standardization of geographic information and mapping methods. Standardization is also required for developing various observational methods, Quality Control and Quality Assurance of the data, and global observation networks and databases to understand the Earth system. Scientific evidences compiled by international organizations are also essential for the establishment of international environmental regulations. Discussion in this presentation will include various roles of the international academic organizations and SCJ’s contribution to the organizations as a national academy.