【GIR Open Seminar】 Dr. Motomu Ibaraki / The Ohio State University (U.S.A.)

Date	2026.10.7 (16：00 - 17：30)
Venue	Lecture Room 2-22, 2nd Fl., Lecture Hall 2 for Faculty of Agriculture, Fuchu Camps, TUAT
Speaker	Dr. Motomu Ibaraki
Affiliation	The Ohio State University (U.S.A.)
Title	"Does One Hamburger Really Take 2,400 Liters of Water ? -21st-Century Water Security: Groundwater Depletion, Global Conflicts, and Public Health Crises-" ＜Abstract＞ Does One Hamburger Really Take 2,400 Liters of Water? 21st-Century Water Security: Groundwater Depletion, Global Conflicts, and Public Health Crises A single hamburger hides 2,400 liters of "virtual water." Our modern lifestyle depends on far more water than we see. This lecture connects what is on our dinner plate to the defining crises of our time. We will explore how the depletion of ancient aquifers is reshaping agriculture, how uneven water distribution fuels international tensions along rivers like the Nile and the Tigris-Euphrates, and how water mismanagement triggers public health and ecological disasters, from arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh to the disappearance of the Aral Sea. Join us to understand how groundwater, food systems, and geopolitics intersect, and what water security means for our future.
Language	English
Intended for	Everyone is welcome to join
Organized by	Institute of Global Innovation Research "FOOD" Julien Boulange Team
Contact	Institute of Agriculture Professor Hirotaka SAITO Email: hiros(at) go.tuat.ac.jp
Remarks	This seminar will only be held face-to-face.

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