The Commemorative Lectures by the 2018 Blue Planet Prize winners will be held at the following time and place:
Program
Part One 13:20 - 14:55
- Lecture
- The Science and Practice of Resilience Thinking
Prof. Brian Walker - Q&A
- Coordinator Prof. Kanehiro Kitayama
Professor of Forest Ecology, Kyoto University
Part Two 15:15 - 16:45
- Lecture
- Tokyo: Water - Bloodstream of the biosphere
Kyoto: Shift in water thinking - crucial for hunger alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa
Prof. Malin Falkenmark - Q&A
- Coordinator Prof. Taikan Oki
Senior Vice-Rector, United Nations University, Japan, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations
- Admission：Free
- Simultaneous translation between English and Japanese will be provided.
Lecture may also viewed on our web site around December.
Applications and Enquires
Please make your reservation to each venue.
Application deadline: Tokyo:September 13, 2018, Kyoto:September 28, 2018
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Tokyo
Date & Time：October 11, 2018, 13:20 - 16:45 (Admittance from 12:50)
Place：U Tant International Conference Hall at the United Nations University (5-53-70, Jingumae, Shibuyak-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
200 people will be admitted to this lecture. Should applications exceed this number a selection will be made by lottery. （Due to the security system of the United Nations University, applicants those received their tickets must bring them to enter. )
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Application has been closed
Kyoto
Date & Time：October 13, 2018, 13:20 - 16:45 (Admittance from 12:50)
Place：Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall (Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan)
Please make your reservation from here.
- It will be closed when it becomes capacity.