Kazuhiko Takemoto
Senior Fellow
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- INSTITUTE:
- UNU-IAS
- OFFICE:
- Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, 220-8502 Yokohama
- E-MAIL:
- PHONE:
- +81 45 221-2300
- NATIONALITY:
- Japan
Research Interests
Climate change Global environment International environmental cooperationAppointments
Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs at the Japanese Ministry of the EnvironmentBiographical Statement
Mr. Kazuhiko Takemoto joined the UNU Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) as Senior Fellow to oversee the Education, Sustainability and Ecosystem Assessment Programme, which comprises the following groups: Education for Sustainable Development, Ecosystem Services Assessment and the International Satoyama Initiative. Mr. Takemoto has extensive experience in the environmental area. Prior to joining UNU-IAS, he was Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs at the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, and has developed policies on international environmental cooperation and global environment, in particular, climate change.