The Hydrosphere
and
Socioeconomics
in Modern Asia
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(S):
The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia - Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis
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201911.1Fri
International Workshop “Rain, River, and Rice in Modern Burma”
| Date | November 1, 2019 |
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| Venue | Kojima Hall, the University of Tokyo |
| 13:30-13:45 | Tomoko Shiroyama | Introduction |
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| 13:45-14:30 | Tomoshige Inoue (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.) Jun Matsumoto (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.) |
“Data rescue activities of daily rainfall before the early 20th century and rainfall variations for the past 125 years (1891-2015) in Myanmar (Burma)” |
| 14:30-14:50 | Akiyuki Kawasaki | “Relationship between floods and poverty in recent Yangon and Bago, Myanmar” |
| 14:50-15:35 | Noriyuki Osada (JETRO) | “Climate fluctuation and agriculture in colonial Burma: A preliminary consideration” |
| 15:35-16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00-16:45 | Atsuko Naono (Oxford University) | “larvivorous fish, anopheles mosquitoes and malaria control in colonial Burma” |
| 16:45-17:30 | Michael Charney (SOAS) | “Engineering Calamity: the Ecological and Economic Consequences of Railway Building and Irrigation in Colonial Burma.” |
| 17:30-18:00 | General Discussion | |
| 18:00-18:10 | Tomoko Shiroyama | “Concluding Remarks” |
