On January 8, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a protocol of discussions in Ulaanbaatar as part of the project "Creating a Digital Network Platform for Integrated Modeling Assessing the Resilience of Ecosystems of Pastures and the Gobi Desert to Climate Change and Human Activities" under the SATREPS program.
The signing ceremony was attended by Batbold Munkhtur, Director of the Department of Science and Technology Policy and Planning of the Ministry of Economy and Development of Mongolia, Sodnomzambuu Demberel, President of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, and Tokudji Yoshimiura, Senior Representative of JICA in Mongolia.
This project is the result of collaborative efforts between Yamaguchi University and the Institute of Mathematics and Digital Technologies of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. The main goal is to develop sensor technologies that will combine satellite data with information collected on-site in pasture areas of Mongolia that are prone to desertification. The project also includes the development of methods and mechanisms for assessing the resilience of ecosystems, allowing for the monitoring of the impact of human activities and climate change on these ecosystems.
