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The 3rd International Workshop on the Global Education Program-Sustainability,

Sciences, Technology and Policy, Asia (SUSTEP Asia)

March 21 (Fri) - 23 (Sun) 2014,Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Conference Location:

Fudan University

Guanghua Building, East Annex 101 (复旦大学光华楼东辅楼 101)

Address: 220 Handan Road, Shanghai(邯郸路 220号)http://www.fudan.edu.cn

Tel: +86-15902188717

Fuxuan Hotel (复宣酒店)

Address: No.400 Guoding Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200433, Shanghai(上海市杨浦区国定路 400号,复旦大学东门口附近)Tel: +86-21-51017070

http://www.fuxuanhotels.com/

Welcome Ceremony/Reception

March 21 (Time: 17:00 PM - 20:00 PM)

Fudan Hotel, 3nd Floor, Room V15、V16

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CONCEPT

The increasing demand for food, water energy, land and mobility are causing huge

impact on the environment and the Asian region is not immune to this trend. Higher

education and R&D are the only tools for the creation, dissemination and application of

knowledge that will eventually lead us into a sustainable Asia. While societies have

different challenges to overcome, the implementation of an effective framework for

knowledge dissemination is the first step in this journey. In this regard The University of

Tsukuba launched the Sustainability Science, Technology and Policy (SUSTEP)

Initiative that will introduce an integral and innovative education system to promote

human resource development in Asia. In the First and second International Conferences

organized by SUSTEP we set the foundations to promote collaborative education and

research networking between Asian Universities. In the Third Meeting we will discuss

the implementation mechanisms of the students and faculty mobility as well as credit

transfer and accreditation initiatives among partner universities.

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University of Tsukuba, IbarakiProf. MAKI TSUJIMURA,UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA,1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8574, Tel: +81-29-853-2568. Emai:[email protected]

Prof. KAZUAKI TSUCHIYA,UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA,1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8574,Tel: +81-29-853-4752. Emai: [email protected]

Dr. YOSHIRO HIGANO,Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba,1-1-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Tel: 81-29-853-7221. Emai: [email protected]

Dr. LEI ZHONGFANGAssociate Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8574,Tel: 81-29-853-6703Emai:[email protected]

Dr. HELMUT FRIEDRICH YABAR MOSTACEROAssociate Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental SciencesTel: 81-29-853-8836Emai: [email protected]

China University of Geosciences, BeijingProf. CHUANPING FENG冯传平School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geoscience (Beijing)No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Beijng 100083, China+86 [email protected]

Associate Professor, CHUNBO HAO郝春博,+86 [email protected]

Instructor, YING KUANG 匡颖+86 [email protected]

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CHEN KANG康晨+86 [email protected]

Taiwan Normal University, TaibeiProf. LIN, TSUNG-YI  (林宗儀)Department of Geography, Taiwan Normal University162, He-ping E. Rd., Sec. 1, TA-AN District, Taipei.Tel: (886)-2-77341659. Emai: [email protected]

Prof. Shyue-cherng Liaw (廖學誠),

Department of Geography, Taiwan Normal University

162, Section 1 He-ping East Road, Taipei

Tel: (886)-2-77341649.

Emai: [email protected]

University of Science, Vietnam National University of Hanoi, HanoiDr. NGUYEN THI HOANG LIENFaculty of Environmental SciencesVNU University of Science334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Viet NamTel: 84-4-38584995 Emai: [email protected]

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi MinhDr. VO LE PHUFaculty of EnvironmentHo Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT)268. Ly Thuong Kiet street, Ward 14, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAMTel: (84) 8 3 8639 682. Emai: [email protected]

Universitas Gadjah Mada, JogjakartaProf. Panut MulyonoDean of Faculty of Engineering UGMJalan Grafika 2, Kampus UGM, Yogyakarta 55281, INDONESIATel: 62-274-513665. Emai: [email protected]

Dr. IstiartoMaster Programme in Natural Disaster Management UGM

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Jalan Grafika 2, Kampus UGM, Yogyakarta 55281, INDONESIATel: 62-8122734650. Emai: [email protected]

Bogor Agricultural University, BogorProf. CECEP KUSMANAEnvironment and Natural Resources Management Study Program, Graduate School of IPBGraduate School Building, IPB Baranangsiang Campus, Bogor, IndonesiaTel: 62-812-8017120. Emai: [email protected]

Prof. NAHROWISecretary of Master Degree Program, Graduate School of IPBGraduate School Building, IPB Dramaga Campus, Bogor, IndonesiaTel: 62-813-10952799. Emai: [email protected]

ICHSAN SUWANDHIPh.D Student of Graduate School of IPBIPB Dramaga Campus, Bogor 16680, IndonesiaTel: 62-812-2349336.Emai: [email protected]

Fudan University, Shanghai (Host University)Prof. SHICHENG ZHANGAssociate Dean of Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaTel: 86-21-65642297 or 86-13391328313Emai: [email protected]

Prof. XIANG LIAssociate Professor, Faculty of Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaTel: 86-15902188717. Emai: [email protected]

Prof. XIAOYING YANGAssociate Professor, Faculty of Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaTel: 86-15601780767. Emai: [email protected]

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March 21 Welcome Ceremony/Reception Venue: Fudan Hotel, 3nd Floor, Room V15、V16Time: 17:00 PM - 20:00 PM

Chair: Prof. Xin Yang (Dean)17:00 - 17:30 Registration

17:30 - 17:40 YONGQUAN CHU, Associate dean of the graduate school, Fudan University

Welcome address

17:40 - 17:50 Prof. ?????, University of Tsukuba

Greetings

17:50 - 18:00 Prof. ????

Greetings

18:00 - 20:00 Reception

March 22 Morning Session: International SeminarVenue: Guanghua Building, East Annex 101Time: 9:00 AM - 12:10 PM

Chair: Dr. Prof. MAKI TSUJIMURA 9:00 - 9:25 Prof. Lin Wang, Fudan University

Title

9:25 - 9:50 Prof. LEI ZHONGFANG, University of Tsukuba

Title

9:50 - 10:15 Prof. NGUYEN THI HOANG LIEN, VNU-Hanoi

Title

10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 - 10:55 Prof. CECEP KUSMANA, IPB-Bogor

Title

10:55 – 11:20 Prof. LIN, TSUNG-YI, Taibei

Title

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11:20 – 11:45 Prof. VO LE PHU, HCMUT-Vietnam

Title

11:45 – 12:10 Prof. ISTIARTO, UGM-Indonesia

12:10 - 14:30 Lunch Break

Afternoon Session: Business Meeting on “International Exchange Program Implementation”

Venue: Guanghua Building, East Annex 101Time: 14:30 PM - 17:00 PM

Chair: Prof. Shicheng Zhang14:30- 14:50 Fudan University

14:50 - 15:10 VNU-University of Science, Hanoi

15:10 - 15:30 China University of Geosciences

15:30 - 15:50 VNU-Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT)

15:50 - 16:10 Coffee Break

16:10 - 16:30 Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM)

16:30 - 16:50 Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)

16:50 - 17:10 Taiwan Normal University

17:10 - 17:30 University of Tsukuba

17:30 - 17:50 Coffee Break

17:50 - 18:30 Discussion And Preliminary Agreement

19:00 Dinner

March 23Morning Session: Business Meeting (Wrap up Session: Promoting Mobility of University Students and Faculty)Venue: Guanghua Building, East Annex 101Time: 9:00AM – 12:00 M

Chair: Prof. YOSHIRO HIGANO9:00 - 9:30 Prof. Shicheng Zhang, Fudan University

Summary of the discussion and preliminary agreement of March 22

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Meeting

9:30 - 11:30 Overall Discussion:

1. Establishment of MOU among universities that don’t have agreements yet

2. Implementation of Student and faculty mobility (overseas dispatch): studies, internship and teaching activities

3. Implementation of Credit transfer and accreditation, courses validation, grades standardization, diploma supplement

4. Assessment of Partner Universities that could serve as Centers for exchange

11:30 - 12:00 Final Agreement of the Third SUSTEP Conference

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

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Coastal Hazard Mitigation: Reconstruction of Sand Dunes and Proper

Setback Zoning

Tsung-Yi Lin

Department of Geography, Taiwan Normal University

Abstract

In response to coastal erosion, engineering structures such as seawalls, groins, detached

breakwaters are usually used in Taiwan to protect the shoreline and prevent the life and

property loss in an hazardous typhoon event. However, the protection measures are

showing their insufficiency in combating the strong waves and storm surges. And even

worse, the concrete structures are always having the negative effects on beach

preservation. Beaches in front of the seawall, on the downdrift side of a groin or a series

of detached breakwater are disappeared soon after the completion of the structure

construction, thus lose the natural buffer ability of sandy beach.

Other than the beach, the sand dune is also acting as a natural barrier between the sea

and the land. Shore-parallel foredunes can be a solution to avoid the negative effects on

the ecological and aesthetic values of the coast by those engineering structures.

Unfortunately, most of the coastal dunes in Taiwan are under degradation by either the

natural or anthropogenic pressures. A study in I-lan shows that coastal sand dunes had

been eroded to form scarps or been overwashed to reduce the height in extreme wave

events. Dunes had been also removed artificially for the construction of new roads or

industrial parks, or been reclaimed as fish or duck breeding ponds. Reinforcement or

reconstruction of those sand dunes with artificial planting or seeding might help sand

accumulation and thus enhance their natural function on coastal defense. Combined

with the proper buffer or setback zoning that limited the developments or investments in

the hazard-prone area will be one huge step toward the environmental sustainability, and

will also greatly reduce the loss of people’s lives and properties in the future.

KEYWORDS: coast, hazard mitigation, dune degradation, dune reconstruction, setback

zone.

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Research Activities in Wastewater Treatment and Waste Conversion

in Year 2013

Zhongfang LEI

Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

ABSTRACT

A brief introduction to the Laboratory

of Bioresource Process Engineering is

given in this speech along with the major

research activities and contribution to

wastewater treatment and waste

conversion in Year 2013.

There are five research topics in the

Lab: (1) Adsorbents development mainly

for the removal of heavy metals,

ammonia, phosphate, and radioactive

cesium from water and wastewater; (2) Enhanced biogas production from organic solid wastes

including sewage sludge, animal manure, and crop residue; (3) Nitrogen removal by

combination of biogranular sludge with electrochemical method; (4) Heavy metals

immobilization and waste reclamation by using hydrothermal treatment; and (5) Functional

materials production through solid-state fermentation by using solid wastes from food

processing industries.

Specific attention is paid to the combination of biogranular sludge process with

electrochemical method and heavy metals immobilization in sewage sludge by hydrothermal

treatment. They are also the newest research topics in the Lab in 2013.

Low direct current (DC) field (< 5V) was found to be able to significantly stimulate the

biomass growth of aerobic granules. The formed granules exhibited high stability in granular

structure and bioactivity, and little nitrite accumulation was detected when treating wastewater

with low C/N ratios (COD/NH4-N~1.2). The combination of aerobic granular sludge with

electrochemical method is believed to be a potential technology for high strength ammonia

wastewater treatment.

Hydrothermal treatment, an environmental friendly process, was applied for volume

reduction, risk reduction, and reclamation of sewage sludge. Heavy metals (HMs) including Cr,

April 2013, Tsukuba

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Cd, Cu, Zn, Ni, and Pb were tested and observed to be immobilized in the sludge matrix after

hydrothermal treatment under 170-280℃. Results showed that HMs in the treated sludge were

greatly transformed from weakly bound and relatively stable fractions into stable state, resulting

in large decrease in the eco-toxicity risk of HMs after hydrothermal treatment. The trials are still

on-going with respect to the feasibility of the sludge residue or obtained hydrochar for soil

application.

KEYWORDS: Low C/N wastewater; Ammonia; Organic solid waste; Heavy metal

Changes in the composition and diversity of tree species due to various

types of disturbances in Papandayan mountain forest and its

implications for ecosystem restoration initiatives

Cecep Kusmana1; Ichsan Suwandhi2; Ani Suryani3; Tatang Tiryana4;

1Professsor of Ecology in Dept. of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry IPB, Bogor Indonesia2Ph.D student of IPB; Associate Professor in Ecology Research Group, School of Life Sciences &

Technology ITB, Bandung Indonesia3Professor of Agrotechnology in Dept. of Agroindustrial Technology,

Faculty of Agriculture Technology IPB, Bogor Indonesia4Assistant Professor in Dept. of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry IPB, Bogor Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Papandayan is a volcano, located at Garut West Java with an altitude of 2,665 meters

above sea level managed by the BKSDA (Indonesian Ministry of Forestry) as a nature

reserve. These areas include climate type A-B (wet) with annual rainfall ranging

between 2550-3500 mm/yr.

Forest areas in Papandayan Mountain have experienced various types of disturbances

both natural and anthropogenic. These types of the disorder are very high intensity than

the 2002 eruption was among other anthropogenic disturbances such as land clearing for

gardening and forest fires. Papadayan is one of volcano which has a lot of disturbance

in West Java. This mount has four types of disturbed area as follow: gap/hiatus in

primary & secondary forest; secondary forest after encroachment/bush fallow

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dominated by Chromolaena odorata; burnt areas in 2008 and dead forest which was

impected by volcanic ashes after 2003 erruption.

This study aims to determine the form of changes in tree species richness experienced

forest ecosystems due to various types of disturbances. Samples of areas that were

observed in this study are areas that have experienced disturbances are divided into 3

classes: lightweight (former gap / hiatus), moderate (former encroachment which has

been abandoned since 2007) and heavy (burnt in 2008), as well as forest undisturbed as

controls. Vegetation analysis was conducted to obtain current data, using a single

sampling plots purposively placed in areas that have been set.

The results showed that in undisturbed primary forest ecosystems found as many as 12

species of trees with the highest levels of species diversity (H '= 2.32/good or stable), it

is very different from the former forest encroachment and fires are likely to experience

changes drastically (number of species = 6-7; H '= 1.47-1.61), indicating the ecosystem

are in less stable condition. In the primary forest with lightweight disturbance class

(gap) is not likely to change the composition and diversity of species (H'2 .22-2.27/).

The conclusion of this research are disturbance intensity scale gives a major influence

on the changes in community structure and species richness. The implications of this

research is necessary to develop a strategy of forest ecosystem restoration initiatives to

accelerate the ongoing succession process by considering the type of disturbance and

the composition of species present. Litsea cubeba, Paraserianthes lophanta,

Homalanthus populneus and Schima wallicii are available and suitable as sellected

species for Papandayan Mountain ecosystem restoration. Further research is needed to

understand about edaphic & chlimatic characteristics and its relation to the dynamic of

tree plant communities

Keywords: composition and diversity, disturbances, Papandayan Mountain, West Java

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THE EFFECT OF SUBMERSION AND FRUIT TREATMENT TO SEED

GERMINATION AND INITIAL GROWTH OF BINTARO (Cerbera manghas

Linn) SEEDLING IN SUPPORTING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF BINTARO

UTILIZATION AS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES

By: Cecep Kusmana, Satriavi Putri Asrinata, and Edje Djamhuri

Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)Email: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

In the world, mainly Indonesia, the need of energy tends to rise up base on the

increasing of economic development and population. In the other side, fossil energy

supply decreased, meanwhile alternative energy resources (renewable energy resources)

are not developed yet. Therefore, recently and in the future, energy diversification

(including bioenergy) shall be the first priority to be done in order to guarantee energy

safety. One of tree species’ having the high potential value for alternative energy

resources is bintaro (Cerbera manghas) in which naturally growing in landward

mangrove ecosystem. One of the aspects have to be done in supporting the bintaro

sustainable utilization as alternative energy resources is the high quality seedling

production. Thus, this research was aimed to consider the effect of submersion and fruit

treatment to seed germination and initial growth of bintaro seedling. Our obtained

results that peeled fruit skin-seed showed the better germination performance compared

to unpeeled fruit skin-seed and naked-seed (extracted-seed). The bintaro peeled fruit

skin-seed germination performance was germination capability 100%, rate of seed

growth 1.18%/etmal, and seed germination value 0.51%/day. As for both peeled and

unpeeled fruit skin-seed resulted in the better initial seedling growth than that of naked-

seed. Those performance of initial seedling growth for two former treatments was

ranged from 7.11-8.33 cm/week for height increment, 1.26-1.48 mm/week for stem

diameter increment, and 2.3-2.6 leafs/week for leaf number increment. Seed submersion

for 4 days by both water and coconut water resulted in the similar performance of both

germination and initial growth of seedlings. Base on this research, it seems that bintaro

peeled fruin skin-seed, for both 4 days-submersion by water and coconut water showed

the better performance of seed germination and initial seedling growth.

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Keywords: Bintaro (Cerbera manghas), initial seedling growth, seed germination.

Curriculum Structure of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

Study Program as the Challange for Running SUSTEP Program

By Dean of Graduate School of Bogor Agricultural University

ABSTRACT

For two next year, Natural Resources and Environmental Management Study Program

(NREM-SP), Graduate School of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) will offer the

Joint-Degree through Credit Earning System for SUSTEP Program. In the next semester

(starting from August 2014), NREM-SP will apply a new curricullum, either for master

or doctor degree. Regarding to the curricullum, the student must take at least 44 credit

semester unit (csu) for master degree and at least 52 csu for doctor degree. In relation to

SUSTEP Program, NREM-SP will offer the master degree program, in which the

curricullum is structured to pre-semester (4 courses, 10 csu: only English for Research

subject with 3 csu will be included for total csu), 1st semester (6 courses, 14 csu), 2nd

semester (6 courses, 14 csu), 3rd semester (4 courses, 9 csu), and 4th semester (4 courses,

7 csu). Any student must take at least 44 csu and one published paper in the journal for

getting Master Degree. In the end of 2015, Graduate School of IPB intend to improve

this Joint-Degree to become Double-Degree.

Keyword: Credit earning system, Curricullum, Double-Degree, Joint-Degree, SUSTEP

Program.

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COMMUNITY-BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN

CU LAO DUNG ISLAND, SOC TRANG PROVINCE, VIETNAM

Phu Le Vo1, *, Kim-Nhung Pham-Thi1, Bang Quoc Ho2

1Faculty of Environment, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology – VNU, Vietnam2Institute for Environment and Resources, VNU, Vietnam

(*) Corresponding author: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Cu Lao Dung is the biggest island of Soc Trang province. It is surrounded by the Hau

River and East Sea. Due to such terrestrial geology, Cu Lao Dung is the most

potentially affected by natural disasters caused by climate change and rising of sea

levels such as tropical cyclones, storm surges, floods, tornadoes, salinity, sedimentation,

erosion, exhausted soil, etc. Those disasters have remarkably impacted on the local

society and economy of Cu Lao Dung. According to Climate Change Scenarios for

Vietnam 2012, there is more than 95% of Cu Lao Dung area will be flooded due to the

rising of sea levels in 2050. The climate change modeling and analogies with past

conditions indicated that climate change will significantly impact on loss of agricultural

lands for instance increasing soil salinity, flooded land, and exhausted soil, etc. The

purpose of this paper is to analyze and assess vulnerability of society in the Cu Lao

Dung in the case of the climate change ongoing. Based on results of this paper,

effectively preparing for and responding to current and projected climate change to

reduce vulnerability will be proposed.

Key words: Soc Trang, Cu Lao Dung, Climate Change, Vulnerability, Adaptation,

Community-based

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Safe use of wastewater in agriculture to achieve MDGs in Viet Nam

Nguyen Thi Hoang Lien

Faculty of Environmental Sciences, VNU University of Science, 334 Nguyen Trai –

Thanh Xuan – Hanoi – Viet Nam

Abstract

In Viet Nam, wastewater has been used for centuries for irrigation; fishery/fed

aquaculture; rice and vegetable cultivation at small-scale/household scale based on

farmers’ experiences. Health risks associated with widespread use of untreated

wastewater due to: (i) Lack of finance and technology to provide adequate WWT

infrastructure; and (ii) Treated wastewater is less attractive to the Vietnamese farmers as

it may reduce the content of nutrients substantially. That is to say that quality of

products utilizing wastewater is truly of concern.

By using DPSIR method, the article analyses the driving forces and pressures, the status

and impacts of unsafe use of wastewater in agriculture in Viet Nam. It then proposes an

approach on safe use of wastewater in agriculture to contribute to poverty reduction and

sustainable development towards the achievement of millennium development goals in

Viet Nam.

Keywords: wastewater, treatment, safe use, MDGs, Viet Nam