海辺つくり研究会・理事長、東京海洋大学客員教授

古川 恵太

Keita Furukawa

President, Association for Shore Environment Creation
Visiting professor at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

 

1963年東京生まれ、早稲田大学・大学院で土木工学（水理学）を学び、専門は沿岸生態系の保全・再生・創出、沿岸域総合管理、市民調査・体験活動。1988年より運輸省港湾技術研究所において、生態系を利用した海水浄化技術の開発や事業、局所的な渦流れ数値計算手法開発に従事。1994年より豪州海洋科学研究所においてサンゴ礁やマングローブ林生態系における流れ・セジメント輸送に関する研究を実施。1996年に帰国後、港湾技術研究所海洋環境研究室に復帰（その後の組織改編で国土交通省国土技術政策総合研究所海洋環境研究室となる）、海辺の自然再生に関する研究プロジェクトとして、内湾域・藻場・干潟・サンゴ礁・マングローブ林等の調査を推進するとともに、沿岸域における環境保全・再生に関する政策策定・ガイドライン作成・事業評価に関わってきた。この間、国際航路会議（PIANC）での湿地再生ガイドラインの作成や世界通信連合（ITU）において海洋レーダの帯域確保のための無線通信規則（RR）改定の活動などに従事。2013年からは、海洋政策研究財団（現笹川平和財団海洋政策研究所）にて、沿岸域総合管理、海洋政策、島と周辺海域の持続可能な開発、地球規模の海洋環境問題、海洋教育の推進などの研究事業を推進。その間、国際連合（UN）の各種会議に協議資格を有するNGOとして参画し、2015年のSDGsの策定や2017年の国連海洋会議に参画。2019年からは、NPO法人海辺つくり研究会の理事長として、マングローブ林における海面上昇の影響評価やマハゼの保全・再生についての研究を行う傍ら、干潟づくり、アマモ場再生、自然体験活動、小学生から大学生に至る環境教育等を企画・実施してきている。2021年より東京海洋大学産学・地域連携推進機構の客員教授。2022年より東アジア海域環境計画パートナーシップ（PEMSEA）の技術会合議長。

Born in Tokyo in 1963, studied civil engineering (hydraulics) at Waseda University and graduate school, specializing in conservation, restoration, and creation of coastal ecosystems, comprehensive coastal zone management, and citizen surveys and experiential activities. Since 1988, he has been working at the Ministry of Transport's Port Technology Research Institute, where he has been engaged in the development and business of seawater purification technology using ecosystems, and the development of local numerical calculation methods for eddy currents. Since 1994, he has conducted research on flow and sediment transport in coral reef and mangrove forest ecosystems at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. After returning to Japan in 1996, he returned to the Marine Environment Laboratory of the Port and Harbor Technology Research Institute (subsequently reorganized to become the Marine Environment Laboratory of the National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism). ・In addition to promoting surveys of seaweed beds, tidal flats, coral reefs, mangrove forests, etc., I have been involved in policy formulation, guideline creation, and business evaluation regarding environmental conservation and restoration in coastal areas. During this time, he was involved in the creation of wetland restoration guidelines at the International Navigation Conference (PIANC) and the revision of the Radio Regulations (RR) to secure marine radar bandwidth at the World Telecommunications Union (ITU). Since 2013, he has been working at the Ocean Policy Research Foundation (currently the Sasakawa Peace Foundation Ocean Policy Research Institute), focusing on integrated coastal zone management, ocean policy, sustainable development of islands and surrounding waters, global marine environmental issues, and ocean education. Promote research projects such as research. During that time, he participated in various United Nations (UN) conferences as an NGO with consultative status, and participated in the formulation of the SDGs in 2015 and the UN Ocean Conference in 2017. Since 2019, as the chairman of the NPO Seaside Creation Study Group, I have been conducting research on assessing the impact of sea level rise on mangrove forests and conserving and restoring Japanese mackerel. We have been planning and implementing environmental education for university students. From 2021, he is a visiting professor at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Institute for Industry-Academia-Regional Collaboration. Since 2022, he has been the Technical Meeting Chair of the Partnership for Maritime Environmental Planning in East Asia (PEMSEA).