[Held May 13] How to Conduct School Club Activities and Sports Under Extreme Heat? - Experts Hold Online Seminar Based on Latest Research

The Comprehensive Research Promotion Fund S-24 'Comprehensive Research for Social Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation' Project [1] will hold a webinar titled 'How should school club activities and sports be conducted under extreme heat?' on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Secretariat: Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for Environmental Studies)

In recent years, as record-breaking heat waves continue, balancing 'ensuring safety' and 'ensuring opportunities for activities' has become a pressing issue for educational institutions and sports organizations. In this seminar, based on the latest research results, we will consider specific countermeasures (adaptation measures) that we should take now with experts. We look forward to the participation of not only school personnel and sports instructors, but also parents with children, students studying sports science, and others.

[1] This is a project aimed at creating scientific knowledge necessary for the social implementation of climate change adaptation. (https://adaptation-platform.nies.go.jp/external/s-24/index.html)

■ Background of the event: A sports environment under climate change that can no longer be prevented by 'guts'

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The temperature rises in summer in recent years are going beyond the scope of conventional heatstroke countermeasures. In particular, school club activities and events such as athletic meets are indispensable opportunities for the physical and mental growth of children, but on the other hand, they harbor life-threatening risks if a single mistake is made.

■ What you can learn in this seminar

- The mechanism of heatstroke and its treatment

- Balancing heat risk and sports activities: From the perspective of sports science

■ Event Overview

- Title: How should school club activities and sports be conducted under extreme heat?

- Date & Time: Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 13:30 - 15:00

- Format: Online (Zoom Webinar)

- Participation fee: Free (Pre-registration required)

- Target audience: School personnel, sports organization instructors, regional climate change adaptation center staff, local government staff, parents, students studying sports science, and anyone else interested

- Organizer: Comprehensive Research Promotion Fund S-24 'Comprehensive Research for Social Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation' Theme 5(3)

- Application (Deadline: 5/12): https://forms.office.com/r/vkjga8Wbgc

- Details: https://adaptation-platform.nies.go.jp/external/s-24/publications/seminar/2026/0513.html

■ Program (Tentative)

1. Opening remarks and explanation of purpose / Junya Shimazaki, Center Director, EM Center, Kansai Medical University

2. Lecture 'Why do people get heatstroke? Its mechanism and treatment' Junya Shimazaki

3. Lecture 'Balancing heat risk and sports activities: From the perspective of sports science' Yuri Hosokawa, Associate Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University

4. Panel Discussion 'How should student sports activities be conducted under extreme heat?' Panelists: Lecturers / Moderator: Kazutaka Oka, Head of Climate Change Impact Observation Research Section, Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for Environmental Studies

5. Closing remarks / Yuri Hosokawa

Lecturers / Moderator Profiles

Junya Shimazaki:

https://www7.kmu.ac.jp/ecc/staff_s/%E5%B3%B6%E5%B4%8E%e3%80%80%E6%B7%B3%E4%B9%9F/

Yuri Hosokawa: https://w-rdb.waseda.jp/html/100001822_ja.html

Kazutaka Oka: https://www.nies.go.jp/research/researchers/301397.html

■ Contact Information

[Inquiries regarding the seminar]

Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for Environmental Studies

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[Inquiries regarding media]

Public Relations and Dialogue Office, Planning Department, National Institute for Environmental Studies

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