Project

Participating students from Matsuoka Lab: Kenta Usui and Sodnomdarjaa Delgerjargal

Socio-economic assessment of desertification policies in Mongolia

This project is funded by Ministry of Environment in Japan and executed by Global Environmental Forum. Together with a financial aid from Sumitomo Foundation, our Lab is working hard to make this project successful. Mongolia’s economy is under rapid expansion today, but the expansion poses considerable impacts on the life of herders and Mongolian grasslands. Land degradation due to the change in livestock composition, increase in livestock numbers, overgrazing in suburb areas and climate change are all serious threats to sustainable Mongolia. This project aims to develop capacity of Mongolian people and governments at central and local government for sustainable development of Mongolia, through dialogue with local experts, policymakers, associated businesses and herders.

Japanese translation of Mongolian Laws and Reports

The project involves some Japanese translation of laws and reports of Mongolia. Click below to download.

・(Japanese) The Mongolian Pasutreland law proposal as of July 2007 (PDF:77KB)　Translated by Degi
・(Japanese) Report of Desertification in Dundgovi: 2007 (PDF:655KB) Translated by Degi

Field Research in Mongolia (June. 2008)

• Roundtable & Workshop
  At Mandalgob, we made 2 groups, one of them to repair the well. Continuing to the roundtable, we held a workshop to make sure the order of aid and attentive points with stockman.
  
  
  
  
  
• Steering Committee
  The third Steering Committee was held at the Cabinet Office. We reported the result at the Roundtable, and provided a framework for future aid.
  
  
  
  
  
• Visiting Donors
  We visited a lot of International donors for gathering information about managing of grass at Mongolia. We visited World Bank, UNDP, SDC, Mercvcorp, and JICA. At there we talked with the person in charge, and they gave us reports and database, etc. That was a most fruitful visiting.
  
  
  
  

• Field Research Report　
  May. 29th 2008〜June. Seventh 2008 Report （PDF 767KB）
  Photo Album （PPT 1.85MB)

 

Field Research in Mongolia (Mar. 2008)

• Roundtable Committee（March 3, 2008）
  We organized a meeting in Dundgobi Aimag prefectural office. Many stakeholders of Aimag, Bug, Soum and herders attended the meeting. In the meeting, we reported the results of the Japan side’s result of the research, and discussed direction of the Climate change’s Adaptation model project. Our propose was approved.
  
  
  
• Steering Committee（March 5, 2008）
  After our visit to Mandalgobi, we had meeting in Cabinet Office at Ulaanbaatar. Many stakeholders of government officials, Aimag, Bug, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) attended the meeting. In the meeting. We reported the results of the Japan side’s result of the research, and discussed direction of the Climate change’s Adaptation model project. And also discussed each activity of government officials, Aimag, Bug, JICA and suggested respective roles. Our propose was approved and we can get their cooperation.
  

Field Research in Mongolia (August 2007)

Matsuoka Lab (Matsuoka and two students) participated in a field research in Mongolia in August 2007.

Mongolia Eco-Forum Mongolia Eco-Forum is a conference where Mongolian / Japanese researchers, policymakers and NGOs meet and discuss the environmental issues in Mongolia. The forum lasted two days, and Matsuoka made presentation regarding capacity development for environmental management in Mongolia. He also co-chaired the group discussion session of desertification in Mongolia. Every session had active and fruitful discussion, and since the access to such information is not easy in Mongolia, it was highly beneficial opportunity to the participants.

• Field Research in Mandalgobi
  We conducted some research about desertification in Mandalgobi, the capital of Dundgobi Aimag in southern Mongolia. Mongolian local administration is structured in Aimag (prefecture), Soum (county) and Bug (village), and we conducted interviews to the key people of each level - the chair of Aimag parliament, Soum representative and the Bug chief. Also, we visited forestation site, coal mining site, tourist camps and herder families.
  
• Roundtable Committee
  We organized a meeting among many stakeholders in Mandalgobi, including the chair of Aimag parliament, Bug chief, Soum director of environmental issues and Cashmere business owners. In the meeting, we shared and discussed the current situation, policies and assistance needs of the area.
  
• Steering Committee
  After our visit to Mandalgobi, we had meeting in Ulaanbaatar with people from Geo-ecology Institute, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and government officials. We made a presentation of our proposed activities in Mandalgovi and requested cooperation to our project.
  Meeting Abstract (PDF:52KB)