Background:
This workshop explores how traditional knowledge and farming systems contribute to sustainable food security in the face of climate change. Focusing on case studies from China and Southeast Asia, it highlights the roles of rice cultivation, landscape practices, and local food systems in promoting biodiversity, environmental resilience, and community livelihoods. Special attention is given to the impacts of extreme weather on ecologically vulnerable regions and to how local adaptation strategies can help build more sustainable and inclusive food futures.

Speaker1: Dr. Dan LUO (Institute of Ethnology, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, China)
Title: Conservation of Traditional Rice Varietal Resource Diversity in China’s GIAHS Sites for Food Security: A Case Study from Southwest China
Discussant: Prof. Dr. Yasuyuki KOSAKA, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University

Speaker2: Dr. Thanh Tam HO (College of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University)
Title: The Impact of Sustainable Agricultural Practices on Rice Productivity and Soil Health: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Long An Province, Vietnam
Discussant: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tomohiro MACHIKITA, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

Speaker3: Prof. Dr. Fang SU (School of Economics & Management, Northwest University, China)
Title: Weathering the Storm: Impacts of Extreme Climate Events on Food Security in Southeast Asia and Pathways for Resilience
Discussant: Prof. Dr. Yasuyuki KONO, CSEAS, Kyoto University

Chair: Dr. Yalei ZHAI(CSEAS, Kyoto University)