October 2024　Oscar Mwenyedawo joined the short-term research program at the University of Tokyo

From October 1st to November 15th, Oscar Mwenyedawo from the Department of Fisheries was accepted as a short-term foreign researcher at the University of Tokyo.
He visited Kumejima and Ishigakijima in Okinawa Prefecture, Hinase in Okayama Prefecture, and Kochi Prefecture. He summarized his experience in resource management along the shores of Lake Malawi. At the same time, he investigated the approach of Japanese fisheries cooperatives and developed a community-based resource management approach that can be applied in Malawi. In addition, he examined the form of governance that supports community-based resource management and proliferation from both the perspective of policy and on-site support for communities.