KURA Jointly organizes the 4th Science and Technology Lecture “Food and Agriculture for a Sustainable Society” Impact of Global Warming on Plants” with Yamaoka Memorial Foundation.

Purpose of the Lecture

This Science and Technology Lecture focused on “Renewable Energy” , a theme closely related to prevention of global warming, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. Under the theme of, we invited lecturers from Japan and Germany three times.

From this fiscal year, lectures will be given three times in series on “Food” and “Agriculture” , which are also important issues as SDGs. The theme of this year as the 1st time will be „Impacts of Global Warming on Plants “. After keynote speeches held by experts from Japan and Germany, we expect active exchange of opinions will be made on a global theme of sustainable food and agriculture through panel discussions and exchange meetings mainly among young people who will lead the next generation.

Date

March 24, 2021(Wednesday) , 16:00~19:00　

Venue

Symposium hall (5F), International Science Innovation Building, Kyoto University Yoshida Campus

Lecturers

• Plant Science Challenges to Global Warming~ Aiming for Sustainable Food Production
  Yasunari Fujita, Ph.D.
  Senior Researcher, Biological Resources and Post-harvest Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS); Professor, Faculty of Life and Environment Sciences, University of Tsukuba (Cooperative Graduate School Program)
• “Wine in the Light of Climate Change in Germany”
  Prof. Dr. Christian Zörb
  University of HOHENHEIM
  Executive Director; Institute of Crop Plants
  Chair; Quality of Plant Products and Viticulture

Capacity

On-site (50 people), Online (ZOOM, 500 people）

Detail・Registration

Please apply from the application form of Yamaoka Memorial Foundation

Organizer

Yamaoka Memorial Foundation

Co-sponsor

Kyoto University, Graduate School/Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University Research Administration Office

Contact

【間:AI DA】 team,
Kyoto University Research Administration Office (KURA) 
Osamu Kuwata (Dr. Mr.)
Tel: 075-753-5754 (16-5754)
E-Mail: aida<@>kura.kyoto-u.ac.jp  *please replace <@> with @.
URL:https://www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exchange/kyoto-daad-reports/en/