Project Overview kazunori Minamikawa NARO, Japan General information Research targets in this final year Timetable of MIRSA session

What is MIRSA? Ongoing five-year (FY2013-2017) international research project funded by the Secretariat of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, in order to support the goals of GRA Paddy Rice Research Group. Official project name: Technology development for circulatory food production systems responsive to climate change (Development of mitigation option for greenhouse gases emissions from agricultural lands in Asia) Project nickname: MIRSA-2 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Irrigated Rice Paddies in Southeast Asia (Part 2): Field Demonstration and Consolidation of Procedures 研究開発内容： 国際農業研究協議グループ（CGIAR）傘下の研究機関及びグローバルリサーチアライアンス（GRA）水田グループと連携しながらアジア地域の農地（特に水田）における栽培管理における温室効果ガスの排出削減技術を開発します。 達成目標： アジア地域の実証試験地で慣行技術と比較して３割の温室効果ガス排出を削減できる技術を開発します。 （犬の名前は、のうかんけん）

members Vietnam Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry Thailand The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, KMUTT Philippines Philippine Rice Research Institute International Rice Research Institute Indonesia Indonesian Agricultural Environment Research Institute Japan National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

objective and subjects To develop improved water management based on AWD that can always reduce soil-derived CO2-eq emission (CH4 + N2O) during rice growing season from irrigated rice paddies in Asian countries by 30% compared to the conventional practice. Sbj 1: Field demonstration of AWD effect on reducing GHG emissions Development of improved water management practice based on AWD in Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, and Indonesia Technical support and integrated analysis of field data Sbj 2: Development of the guidelines for implementing MRV Collection of scientific information on MRV Analysis of social and natural limitation factors of AWD

What is AWD? Stands for Alternate Wetting and Drying. Water saving technique originally developed and being extended by the International Rice Research Institute. Also effective in mitigating paddy CH4 emission due to soil aeration.

What is MRV? Stands for Measurement, Reporting, and Verification. A system in which the three processes are integrated to ensure the accuracy of GHG emissions and reductions from a certain project compared to the baseline practice. Basis for a GHG mitigation project driven by carbon pricing, such as carbon tax and market mechanisms. MRV methodology essential to implement such projects has not been well documented for agricultural sector including rice cultivation.

Milestone FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 Field measurement MRV guideline Field experiment Additional exp Writing papers M guidelines MRV guidelines Social survey Writing papers

Last meeting in Bangkok

This final year’s target Subject 1 To further investigate the mechanisms and solutions for low AWD’s performance on mitigating CH4 emission in Thailand and Philippines. To publish five research papers internationally. Subject 2 To polish and publish MRV guidelines for paddy water management. To publish social-survey papers for the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

Timetable for MIRSA session Topic Presenter 13:30-13:40 Overview Kazunori Minamikawa (NARO) 13:40-14:00 Research activity: PhilRice Evangeline B. Sibayan (PhilRice) 14:00-14:20 Research activity: JGSEE-KMUTT Amnat Chidthaisong (JGSEE-KMUTT) 14:20-14:40 Research activity: Social survey Takayoshi Yamaguchi (NARO) 14:40-15:00 Research activity: MRV guidelines 15:00-15:15 SSPN paper summary: Vietnam Tran Dang Hoa (HUAF) 15:15-15:30 SSPN paper summary: Thailand 15:30-16:00 Coffee break 16:00-16:15 SSPN paper summary: Philippines 16:15-16:30 SSPN paper summary: Indonesia Ali Pramono (IAERI) 16:30-16:45 SSPN paper summary: Synthesis Agnes Padre (IRRI) 16:45-17:00 Wrap-up & Review Kazuyuki Yagi (NARO) Kazuyuki Inubushi (Chiba Univ.)