Development of an innovative water management system with decentralized water reclamation and cascading material-cycle for agricultural areas under the consideration of climate change

Research Project Outline

The goal of the present study is to develop an innovative water management system with decentralized water reclamation and cascading material-cycle applicable to agricultural areas. The perspective of climate change mitigation and adaptation is also incorporated into the development. This project is subdivided into four research areas: 1) development of an agricultural non-point source pollution control technology using catch crops, 2) development of a decentralized water/ bio-resource reclamation system, 3) construction of a cascading water/ bio-resource recycling system, 4) integrated evaluation of the novel water management system. We will contribute to guaranteeing the safety and security of water and food both in Japan and world wide by bringing this innovative water management system into fruition through our research.