*********** 012194A.ENV *********** Contributory Category: PRG Country: Japan From: Center Brochure KEYWORDS: Japan, Economic Modelling, Global Environment, Research Activities +++++ Descriptive material on the Center for Global Environmental Research, which is part of the National Institute for Environmental Studies of the Environmental Agency of Japan. The Center combines both scientific research programs and socio- economic analysis program. Their Japan FY 92 budget was about $10 million US with a staff of 20 researchers assigned from the parent National Institute of Environmental Studies. Brief descriptions of their programs such as: o Monitoring Greenhouse Gases o Exploring Origin of Greenhouse Gases o Exchanging Global Environmental Data o Use of Supercomputers o Promoting International Research Networks o Guiding Impact Assessment of Climate Change o Comparing Economic Impact Models o Analyzing Implication of Uncertainty o Measuring Sustainability o Proposing Restructure of Contemporary Social Systems A list of the Center's publications in Japanese and in English are given in Msg. B. ************** END Msg. A.ENV **************