Junichi Fujino
Programme Director, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Junichi Fujino has developed Sustainable Low-Carbon Society scenarios and implemented country-level and city-level projects in Japan and Asia. He is an advisory committee member of Japan’s “FutureCity Initiatives” and committee member of the Urban Planning and Sustainability Commission under the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Case Study

Using a Community-Driven Model to Build Back Better

After a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011, communities in Higashi Matsushima City led recovery efforts and built a smart city.

   Japan; Environment; Urban development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities