Dr. Darshana Athukorala joins the lab
Dr. Darshana Athukorala joined the Land System Sustainability Lab at Tohoku University as a Postdoctoral Researcher on 2 November 2026. His research interests include geospatial science, remote sensing, urban environmental change, and ecosystem services.We welcome him to the lab.Assoc. Prof. Ronald C. Estoque presents land system science at GSES forum
Assoc. Prof. Ronald C. Estoque gave a presentation titled “Land System Science: Understanding Land Change and Addressing Global Sustainability Challenges” at the 8th Academic Forum on Environmental Studies on 23 October 2026. The forum took place in the Graduate School of Environmental Studies (GSES) main building, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Assoc. Prof. Ronald C. Estoque introduces his presentation at the 8th Academic Forum on Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 23 October 2026.
Introducing land system science and a review of its advances, challenges, and future directions.
Discussion at the close of the presentation.
Asst. Prof. Ahmed Derdouri participates in population mesh data symposium
Asst. Prof. Ahmed Derdouri participated in the International Symposium on Integrated Use of Projected Population Mesh Data in Japan, held on 26–27 August 2026 at FRIS, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.The symposium was co-organized by FRIS, SENTAN, and S-24. It was held in English, with in-person participation. The organizers were Assoc. Prof. Kaoru Kakinuma (Tohoku University), Dr. Laurence Hawker (University of Bristol; FuturePop), and Assoc. Prof. Tomohiro Tanaka (Kyoto University).
Participants at the International Symposium on Integrated Use of Projected Population Mesh Data in Japan, FRIS, Tohoku University, Sendai, 26–27 August 2026.
Assoc. Prof. Ronald C. Estoque participates in fourth IPCC cities report author meeting
Assoc. Prof. Ronald C. Estoque participated in the Fourth Lead Author Meeting of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, held on 3–7 August 2026 at the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, India.More than 100 scientists from 56 countries gathered to work on the report’s final draft ahead of government review. The report is scheduled for consideration by the IPCC in March 2027.
Participants at the Fourth Lead Author Meeting of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, 3–7 August 2026.
Asst. Prof. Ahmed Derdouri presents Japan’s land-use futures at adaptation research meeting
Asst. Prof. Ahmed Derdouri participated in The 1st Climate Change Adaptation Research Meeting (第1回 気候変動適応研究発表会) and gave an oral presentation on 4 August 2026 titled “Simulating Japan’s Land-Use Futures with a Scalable Agent-Based Modelling Framework”.The meeting took place on 3–4 August 2026 at the University of Tokyo’s Ito International Research Center, Tokyo, Japan, with online participation also available. It was organized by the Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), and the S-24 project.
A presentation on future population and asset distributions at the 1st Climate Change Adaptation Research Meeting, University of Tokyo, 4 August 2026.
A presentation on system dynamics modelling for cross-sector adaptation strategies at the 1st Climate Change Adaptation Research Meeting, 4 August 2026.