The University of Tokyo · Environmental Science
Professor Anh Cao's research lab focuses on environmental governance, climate resilience, and the socio-ecological impacts of environmental crime and policy failure. The lab investigates flood risk management, particularly early warning systems and public adaptation strategies in vulnerable coastal and deltaic regions, with a strong emphasis on local governance and community-level responses. It also explores the human dimensions of environmental crime, such as illegal logging and timber trafficking, through the lens of human security and green victimization. The lab integrates interdisciplinary approaches, combining policy analysis, field research, and conceptual frameworks to advance sustainable and equitable environmental solutions.
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Flood early warning systems (FEWS) are crucial in reducing flood loss and damage, especially under increasing flood risks due to climate change. Currently, there is limited literature holistically investigating all components of FEWS, namely Risk knowledge, Monitoring and Forecasting, Warning Dissemination, and Preparedness and Response Capabilities. There is also a lack of in-depth understanding of FEWS operation at the local level where local governments play a crucial role. This study conduct
The overriding aim of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework that can be used to systematically examine the victimisation from environmental or green crime. By analysing the conceptual and pragmatic compatibilities between two distinctive academic fields of green criminology and human security (HS) and by discussing the impacts of timber trafficking on HS, it is argued that it would be logical, achievable and fruitful to employ a broad HS perspective to advance the understanding of the
Abstract Unsustainable logging and illegal logging for domestic and international trade and trafficking continue to lead to deforestation. It is crucial that Sustainable Development Goal 15 ‘Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss’ is achieved to maintain the livelihoods of people and protect the planet. This is the case in Vietnam as well, where many people, including indigenous groups, rely on the forest for their survival.
Sea level rise induced flooding is projected to cause significant damage to the low-lying coastal areas of many countries around the planet. Many households located in vulnerable areas have already started to adapt to flooding, although some empirical studies indicate that informal adaptation is reaching its limit and that more formal countermeasures by governments will be necessary to cope with the increased flood risks. In such cases, public support for flood adaptation policy is crucial to en
Coastal deltaic cities are facing increasing flood risks due to sea level rise, climate change, and socio-economic development, particularly those in Southeast Asia. In such context, public support for adaptation policies is crucial to ensure timely adaptation and to enhance societal capacity, contributing to climate resilience. However, various adaptation policies being implemented have encountered a lack of public support, leading to inefficient adaptation processes (ex., the Garuda project in
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