> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://lss-lab.kankyo.tohoku.ac.jp/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # News > Updates from the Land System Sustainability Lab. ## 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 S24** and held in English, with in-person participation. The organizers were **Kaoru Kakinuma** (Tohoku University), **Laurence Hawker** (FuturePop), and **Tomohiro Tanaka** (Kyoto University). Symposium participants gathered in front of a screen displaying the event title and a population mesh map of Japan.

Symposium participants gathered in front of a screen displaying the event title and a population mesh map of Japan.

## 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. [Read the IPCC's update on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7492561569445392384/). IPCC meeting participants gathered outside the Indian Institute of Forest Management in Bhopal, India.

IPCC meeting participants gathered outside the Indian Institute of Forest Management in Bhopal, India.

## 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**. [View the meeting details and programme](https://adaptation-platform.nies.go.jp/ccca/conference/2026/0803/). A speaker at a lectern beneath the meeting banner, presenting maps and charts of projected population and asset distributions to the audience.

A speaker at a lectern beneath the meeting banner, presenting maps and charts of projected population and asset distributions to the audience.

An auditorium session with a speaker beside a projected title slide about system dynamics modelling for adaptation strategies, illustrated with a river catchment.

Asst. Prof. Ahmed Derdouri joined the lab in a specially appointed role, bringing work on remote sensing, geospatial data science, and AI applied to land-use change and climate adaptation. Ms. Shihoko Nukamori joined the same day as Secretary, taking on lab administration, procurement, and institutional liaison. The Land System Sustainability Lab was established in the Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, led by Assoc. Prof. Ronald C. Estoque.