From August 1 to August 7, 2024, SOI Asia’s EBA (Evidence-Based Approach) project conducted a fieldwork program in Minamata city, Kumamoto prefecture, hosted by Keio University.
13 students from the partner universities (BUET, UB, UNHAS, USK, UNSRAT, Keio, UM, USM, UPD and HUST) visited several locations in Minamata city to learn the EBA method, in order to explore the following questions:
Questions explored in this fieldwork:
- In the digital era, how can we revitalize Minamata City? Provide proposals considering the current situation in Minamata City.
- How could the Minamata disease incident have been avoided if modern technology had been available? What should we do now to apply the lessons learned?
Know more about this program: https://eba.soi.asia/portfolio/minamata-2024/
