JUNKO MOCHIZUKI
Home Address: 1/2/18 Johanagasse 1050 Wien Austria
Work Phone: +43(0) 2236 807 576
E-mail: mochizuk@iiasa.ac.at
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA, HONOLULU, HI USA
Ph.D. Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Graduate Certificate
July 2013
MANDARIN TRAINING CENTER, NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY, TAIPEI
Recipient of Ministry of Education Mandarin Training Scholarship
July 2007
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN
M.S. Global Agricultural Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, CA USA
B.A. Political Science, magna cum laude
March 2006
December 2001
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH SCHOLAR, RISK POVERTY AND VULNERABILITY PROGRAM
AUGUST 2013 - PRESENT
International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Laxenburg, Austria
-Provides a range of research and analytical input to projects related to disaster risk assessment, economics of climate
change adaptation and policy interventions in building community resilience.
 Works on cross-cutting research projects including i) a Zurich-funded flood resilience project in which I
contribute to the development of a systems-based model of the drivers of community flood vulnerability and
resilience. I also review key literature on macroeconomic assessment of disaster risk and resilience; ii) an EUfunded Enhance project in which I assist in hydroeconomic modeling of water pricing policy; and iii) a World
Bank funded catastrophic risk assessment project in Cambodia in which I work closely with the Asian Disaster
Preparedness Center in developing macroeconomic assessment models of catastrophic flood risk.
PHD NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FELLOW
AUGUST 2009 – JULY 2013
East-West Center, Honolulu, HI USA
- Research Assistant, University of Hawaii - Hawaii, USA
(July 2012 –July 2013)
 Worked on collaborative research on the topics renewable fuel development, in particular geospatial modeling
(GIS), computable general-equilibrium (CGE) modeling using GAS/MPSGE framework, and lifecycle analysis
for alternative fuels for a USDA funded jet-fuel development project.
 Developed decision-support models including (i) an integrated GIS and mixed integer programming model for
optimal supply chain designs and (ii) a net energy and life-cycle assessment tool using techno-economic
modeling and the Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation Model
(GREET) modeling results and iii) energy and agriculture focused multi-sector CGE model.
- Project Assistant, East-West Center - Hawaii, USA
(August 2011 – July 2013)
 Acted as a project assistant for the organization’s capacity building project on climate change adaptation in
Asian mega-cities, assisting in proposal writing. Monitors, evaluates, and conducts needs assessments
identifying barriers and efforts made toward urban climate change adaptation, identifying knowledge gaps,
capacities, and expansion/replication mechanisms for further research and capacity building program
development.
- Co-Investigator, START/NSF (Funding Organization) - Thailand/USA
(July 2012 – Jan 2013)
 Co-investigator of a policy research examination using a community-based geographical information system
(GIS) mapping approach to identify climate change/natural disaster vulnerability, and adaptive capacity
assessment measures in North-Eastern Thailand
 Conducted field surveys to analyze policies on forest resource management for environmentally dependent
communities in Thailand.
CLIMATE STRATEGIES
SUMMER 2010 AND 2011
Research Assistant - Cambridge, UK
 Acted as a research assistant to an international team for the production of a book entitled Planetary Economics:
Three Domains of Sustainable Energy Development, which serves as a policy evaluation of energy and climate change
policy. Analyzed information standards including energy efficiency labeling and financial-based tools adopted
for energy efficiency promotion over the past decades and examined the empirical evidence of rebound effects.
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
JUNE – AUGUST 2010
INTERN, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, EAST ASIAN DEPARTMENT - MANILA, PHILIPPINES
 Assisted in an East Asia regional study entitled Economics of Climate Change and Low-Carbon Growth Strategies in
North East Asia aimed at quantifying the economic cost of climate change in the region (China, South Korea,
Japan, and Mongolia) and developing a technical tool to assist policy-makers to measure the cost of varying
environmental policies. Helped organizing and implementing a regional workshop featuring 30 top government
officials, policy-makers, and subject matter experts and resulting in collaborative identification of useful
software in determining climate change policy protocols.
ISS, INC
SEPTEMBER 2008 – JUNE 2009
STAFF ASSISTANT DISPATCHED TO INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND - TOKYO, JAPAN
 Managed translation for IMF Japanese documentation and provided editorial support for English-Japanese
translation of policy briefs.
 Assisted the Office of Asia Pacific in administration and implementation of international conferences on tax
and fiscal policy.
GENOVATE BIOTECHNOLOGY
SEPTEMBER 2007 – JULY 2008
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SPECIALIST - TAIPEI, TAIWAN
 Managed business development activities in target markets through the identification and cultivation of
Japanese pharmaceutical and clinical trial firms, successfully establishing business ties and profitable product
development partnerships in the clinical trial industry.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
HONORS, AWARDS, &PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
- East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Tohoku University Fellowship, International Research Institute for Disaster Science, Tohoku, Japan
- Natural Resources and Environmental Management Best PhD Oral Presentation Award, University of Hawaii, Hawaii.
- Mandarin Training Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Taiwan
- Teaching Assistantship, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Japan
- Deans’ List, University of California Irvine, USA
- Book Reviews Editor, Climate Policy Journal
- Member, Assoc. for Environmental & Resources Economists/ International Assoc. for Energy Economists
PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES:
- S. Naruchaikusol, M. Beckman and J. Mochiuki (2013) Disaster response and adaptive capacity of upland
communities in face of increasing climate risk. A discussion of changing livelihoods, land use, natural resource
management in northern Thailand. FORN Project report submitted to START.
- B. Alexander, L. Cox and J. Mochizuki (2013) Integrated Risk Identification, Analysis, and Assessment in
Environments of Rapid Climate, Development, and Disaster Change: a Dynamic Household Economy Analysis
Methodology and Example. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
- J. Mochizuki and Z.X. Zhang (2012) ‘Environmental Security and its Implications for China’s Foreign Relations’, in
Guoguang Wu Ed., Human Security in China’s Foreign Relations, Routledge.
- J. Mochizuki (2011) ‘Assessing the Designs and Effectiveness of Japan’s Emissions Trading Schemes’, Climate Policy
11 (6):1337-1349
- J. Mochizuki (2010) Strategies for a Low Carbon Society-Review of Japan’s Climate Change Policies. A report submitted to the
Asian Development Bank.
- International Academic Conference, University of Victoria, Canada
November 2010
- ADB-wide Public Forum, Manila, Philippines
July 2010
- Workshop on Ecological Effects of Acidic Deposition in East Asia, Tsukuba, Japan
February 2006
- The Japanese Agricultural Systems Society, Tokyo, Japan
November 2004 and 2005
COMPUTER SKILLS/LANGUAGES
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Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Excel (VBA), PowerPoint; STATA, SPSS, Minitab, GAMS; ArcGIS (Python)
Languages: Japanese (native), English (advanced), Chinese (advanced), Spanish (intermediate).