Human security issues are not always accompanied by cataclysmic events. We need to understand how ordinary people try to lead their life and see if there are any hint of coping with the human Human security issues are not always accompanied by

Climate Change, and Human Security: Options and Alternatives?--Tanji

May 26th, 2010 1h 22m

Discussion of options as well as issues, especially, technology options, land-use control, imposition of taxes, regulations, CAPaBLE. This section deals with a whole range of options and alternatives open to us dealing with climate change. Ever

Climate Change and Human Security: Cases – Tanji

May 19th, 2010 1h 19m

After students’ presentation sharing the knowledge about climate change, group discussion will follow in order to identify the processes of how climate change will cause degradation of “Human well being” and “Social Capital”. Grouping of the ca

Climate Change, and Human Security – Tanji

May 12th, 2010 1h 16m

Discussion of human vulnerabilities, induced by by Climate Change(CC), in terms of capability for food production, accessibility of water resources, effects on human health and so on, especially in developing country where they have weak abilit

A Conceptual Framework – 2: Umegaki

Apr 21st, 2010 1h 32m

a) Development: An examination of the contextual background of “human security” issue. Though historical in nature, the examination should turn up some concepts for both heuristic and analytical purposes. b) Policy Research and Management: We w

A Conceptual Framework – 1: Umegaki

Apr 14th, 2010 1h 21m

a) Human Security: Discussion of the beginnings and changing conceptions of human security. This will be followed by the elaboration on what the key conceptual as well as policy issues involved in the “human security” research. b) Umegaki will

Introduction--Umegaki

Apr 7th, 2010 42m 28s

Umegaki briefly introduces the current as well as past research projects, and basic policy interest of the two instructors of the course. The introduction will be followed by a brief outline of what this course is meant, supplemented by a simpl

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