Partner resources
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Other resources
Organisations, programmes, and projects
Tokyo, C40 Cities
Description: city profile and case studies
https://www.c40.org/cities/tokyo
Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Description: programs for climate change and sustainability
https://www.kankyo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/index.html
Resilience Japan, Government of Japan
Description: building resiliency in regions, for example in disaster prevention
https://www.japan.go.jp/regions/resilientjapan/
Climate Change Adaptation, Ministry of Environment
Description: local and national adaptation reports in English
https://www.env.go.jp/en/earth/cc/adapt_portal/index.html
Tokyo Climate Center, Japan Meteorological Agency
Description: climate data, forecasts, and maps
Reports and policies
Tokyo Climate Change Adaptation Policy, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Description: climate impacts and measures
https://www.kankyo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/files/Full.ver-adaptation-policy.pdf
Practical guidelines on strategic climate change adaptation planning—flood disasters. River Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Government of Japan
Description: national guidelines with cases from Tokyo
https://www.mlit.go.jp/river/basic_info/english/pdf/guigelines_eng.pdf
Storm Water Control Measures for Tokyo, Bureau of Sewerage, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Description: implementation of the Basic Policy for Intense Rainfall
Other papers
Bai, Y., Kaneko, I., Kobayashi, H. et al. (2014). A Geographic Information System (GIS)-based approach to adaptation to regional climate change: a case study of Okutama-machi, Tokyo, Japan. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change 19, 589–614.
Description: develops a database management tool for regional climate change information
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-013-9450-6
Hijioka, Yasuaki, Hijioka, Yasuaki, Takano, Saneyuki, Takano, Saneyuki, Oka, Kazutaka, Oka, Kazutaka, . . . Ishiwatari, Sawako. (2016). Potential of existing policies of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for implementing adaptation to climate change. Regional Environmental Change, 16(4), 967-978.
Description: analyzes Tokyo’s adaptation policies
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-015-0809-y
Hoshino, Sayaka, Esteban, Miguel, Mikami, Takahito, Takagi, Hiroshi, & Shibayama, Tomoya. (2015). Estimation of increase in storm surge damage due to climate change and sea level rise in the Greater Tokyo area. Natural Hazards 80(1), 539-565.
Description: quantitative predictions and estimates of sea level rise in Tokyo Bay
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-015-1983-4
Yuichiro Tsuji. 2020. Climate Change Action and Adaptation in Tokyo. J. Envtl. L. & Policy 89
Description: legal analysis of the implementation of the adaptation plan