OKI Taikan
| Name | 沖 大幹 / OKI Taikan |
|---|---|
| Degree | PhD |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Biography | Prof. Taikan Oki is also a Special Advisor to the President of the University of Tokyo. His previous academic positions include Associate Professor with the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo and Associate Professor with the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature. He was also affiliated as the Senior Vice-Rector, United Nations University, Japan, and an Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations for 2016-2021. |
| Contact phone number | +81 3 5841 6109 |
| Affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering |
| Affiliation site URL | http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/foee/index.html |
| Research outline | Global hydrology and the sustainability of world water resources including the virtual water trade and water footprint. A coordinating lead author for the IPCC WGII AR5. The Biwako Prize for Ecology (2011), the Japan Academy Medal (2008), AGU Fellow (2014). 2021 International Hydrology Prize (Dooge medal), and 2023 John Dalton Meal (EGU). A full member of the Club of Rome and the Science Council of Japan. President of the Japan Society for Hydrology and Water Resources. |
| Specialty | hydrology |
| Research theme(s) | Global hydrologic cycles and climate change, world water resources and sustainable development |
| Keywords related to research themes | Human Geoscience, Water/Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Risk Management on Global Environmental Changes |
| Research achievement URL | http://hydro.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~taikan/Publication/Papers2010.html |
| researchmap Link to individual page | researchmap |
| Scopus Link to individual page | Scopus |
| Web of Science Link to individual page | Web of Science |
| ORCID Link to individual page | ORCID |
| Other links |
沖 大幹 ホームページ Taikan Oki Home Page 河川研究室 ホームページ |
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