Hayashi Yosei

Hayashi Yosei
Technical Advisors

    After obtaining his PhD in Science from the University of Tsukuba, he worked in the Earth Sciences Department at the same university, as Director of the Research Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Institute and the Independent Administrative Institution Research Institute (Global Environment), as a professor at the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, and after retiring from the university, he has served as Chairman of the NPO Climate Watch Square since 2013. His specialties include the energy balance of the earth's surface, the assessment of the impact of climate change and global warming, and the distribution and use of climate resources. Recently, he has been raising awareness of the issues surrounding global warming and making recommendations for the era of global warming.

    Career

    1973~1974University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences Department of Sustainable Environmental Studies
    Researcher at Hosei University Yugoslavia Studies Association 
    1974~1980University of Tsukuba, Research Cooperation Department, Technical Officer 
    1980~1985University of Tsukuba, Department of Geosciences, Research Assistant 
    1985~1989Chief Researcher, Meteorological Characteristics Research Laboratory, Environmental Resources Department, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
    1995~1998Chief of the Meteorological Resources Research Division, Production Environment Department, Shikoku Agricultural Experiment Station, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
    1995~1999Director of the Climate Resources Research Division, Environmental Resources Department, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
    1999~2001Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Planning and Coordination Department, Global Environmental Research Team Leader 
    2001~2004Director of Global Environment, National Institute of Agriculture and Environmental Technology, Independent Administrative Institution 
    2004~2012Professor, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba 
    2013~Chairman of the Board, NPO Climate Watch Square

    Main work experience

    • Study on comprehensive assessment of global warming impacts to determine dangerous levels of global warming and greenhouse gas stabilization levels (2005–2009)
    • Elucidation of the atmospheric and water circulation through multi-element monitoring of meteorological and hydrological environments at Mt. Tsukuba (2005–2006)
    • Research on the impacts of global warming on the biosphere, adaptation, and vulnerability assessment - Research on risk assessment of agricultural ecosystems taking into account variability and regionality of impacts (2002–2003)
    • Carbon fixation in East Asian ecosystems through the establishment of the Asian Flux Network (2002–2003)
    • Vulnerability assessment of agro-ecosystem to global warming and its risk modeling (2002–2003)
    • Establishment of an AsiaFlux Network and its operation for carbon sequestration estimation in the eastern Asia monsoon ecosystem (2002–2003)
    • Japan-Korea joint research on the sustainability and social benefits of paddy field agriculture and the development of environmentally friendly cultivation management techniques (1997–2001)
    • Japan and Korea cooperative research on sustainability and environmental benefits of paddy farming (1997–2001)
    • Climatic changes in Japan and Korea and their impacts on rice production (1996–1999)
    • Climate variability and its impacts of paddy rice production in Japan and South Korea (1996–1999)

    Books and other publications

    • Phytoclimatology (Kokon Shoin 2010)
    • How will global warming affect agriculture in Japan? (Ie no Hikari Kyokai, 2009)
    • Global warming: Assessment of its impact on agriculture, the environment and health, and countermeasures and adaptation technologies (Kitasato University Agricultural and Medical Collaboration Academic Series 2009)
    • International Comparison of Science, Technology, and Research and Development - 2008 Edition (Center for Research and Development Strategy, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 2008)
    • The greatest challenge facing humanity - Global warming is clearly visible. A thorough investigation of its causes and effects (Newton, 2007)
    • Global Warming: What is happening now? (Monthly Marine Special Edition 2007)
    • Earth Science Series 2007: Earth Environmental Studies (Kokonshoin XNUMX) 
    • Field Research Methods for Climate - Heat Balance Research (Kokon Shoin 2005)
    • Climate of Japan II (Ninomiya Shoten 2004)
    • Global warming – The research challenges (Springer 2004)
    • Material circulation through agro-ecosystems in East Asia and assessment of its environmental impact (NIAES (National Institute for Agro-environmental Sciences 2004))
    • New agricultural and environmental engineering (Yokendo 2004)
    • Global warming – The research challenges (Springer 2004)
    • Material circulation through agro-ecosystems in East Asia and assessment of its environmental impact (NIAES (National Institute for Agro-environmental Sciences 2004))
    • Global Warming and Japan: Third Report - Prediction of Impact on Nature and People (Kokonshoin, 2003)
    • Global Warming: Its Impact on Rice Cultivation in Japan (Heredity, Shokabo, 2003)
    • Understanding the Tropics/The Global Environment in the 21st Century - The Global Environment and the Food Crisis - (Maruzen Shoten, 1991)
    • Periodicity and Regionality of Climate Change (Kokonshoin, 1986)
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