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Announcement: 25 October 2012
IGES and UNFCCC Secretariat Sign MOU on a Framework for Cooperation |
| On 12 October, 2012, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES, Kanagawa, Japan, Chair, Board of Directors, Prof. Hironori Hamanaka) and the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, Bonn, Germany, Executive Secretary, Dr. Christiana Figueres) agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of a framework for cooperation. |
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Announcement: 25 July 2012
IGES launched the fourth White Paper "Greening Governance in Asia-Pacific" |
| Every two years the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) publishes a White Paper on economic, social and environmental policy issues in the Asia Pacific region. On 25 July 2012, IGES will launch the fourth IGES White Paper "Greening Governance in Asia-Pacific" in Yokohama at the 4th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2012).
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Announcement: 4 June 2012
Balancing the Energy and Climate Goals of Japan
- 80% Reduction of CO2 by 2050 is Possible with Reduced Nuclear Energy - |
| Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan is going through a full revision of its energy and environment policy. However, most of the public debates focus on short-term energy supply and cost issues and not on the long-term implications taking into account Japan’s long-term commitment to climate change mitigation.
This research investigated the long-term economic implications of a gradual phase-out of nuclear power by 2050 on Japan’s energy system and on achieving long-term CO2 emissions reduction (-80% by 2050 compared to 1990 level). The research aims to highlight possible trajectories for the energy and environment policy of the country in the coming decades. |
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Announcement: 2 April 2012
IGES made the transition to a public-interest incorporated foundation on 1 April 2012 |
| The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), in accordance with the three laws related to public interest incorporated foundations which came into force on 1 December 2008, has continued with the process to make the transition to a public interest incorporated foundation, based on Article 34 of the Civil Code. We can inform you that we received a recommendation from the Cabinet Office Committee for public interest corporation authorisation as well as authorisation from the Prime Minister, and we are therefore very pleased to announce that IGES made the transition to a public interest incorporated foundation on 1 April 2012. |
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Press Release: 15 March 2012
Side Event on East Asia Low-Carbon Growth Partnership Tokyo Ministerial Dialogue
- East Asia Knowledge Platform for Low Carbon Growth - |
| On the occasion of the East Asia Low-Carbon Growth Partnership Tokyo Ministerial Dialogue to be held from 15 April 2012, the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will jointly hold a side-event to introduce our concept to promote “East Asia Knowledge Platform for Low Carbon Growth”, which aims to help developing countries create and implement low-carbon and resilient development strategies compatible with their development goals. |
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Press Release: 18 January 2012
IGES-ERI Convene Policy Research Workshop on Post-Durban Climate Policy in Beijing, China |
| On 6 January 2012, IGES and the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission of China (ERI) of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) co-hosted a policy dialogue on low-carbon development in China and Japan, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ). The main purpose of the meeting was for policymakers and researchers to exchange views on both domestic and international climate policies and discuss possibilities for further climate research collaboration between China and Japan, following the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa. |
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Press Release: 8 December 2011
COP17 Side event highlights:
How China and Japan can work toward a low-carbon Asia |
| On 1 December 2011, at the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa, the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University, and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) convened a side event entitled “Low Carbon Development in the Asian Countries”, which drew approximately 100 participants from government, civil society and the private sector. The event highlighted recent research findings on domestic policies and activities aimed at developing the carbon market in China and Japan, and looked at areas for future cooperation leading towards a low-carbon Asia. |
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Press Release: 27 September 2011
Asia-Pacific: Beyond Efficiency - Curbing the Trends in Resource Consumption
New Report Makes Compelling Case for Transition to Green Economy (1970-2005) |
| The report "Resource Efficiency: Economics and Outlook for Asia and the Pacific (REEO)" is the result of a unique collaboration between four leading regional institutes. The main author is the Australian research organisation CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and the contributors include the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Japan, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) in India. The REEO project was initiated by UNEP and the report was launched on 20 September 2011 at the World Resources Forum in Davos, Switzerland. IGES is announcing key messages based on the REEO report, which establishes for the first time this kind of data and analysis in the Asia Pacific Region. |
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Press Release: 21 July 2011
IGES and Yokohama City University agreed to collaborate to promote research on the sustainability agenda of Asia and the Pacific |
| On 26 July 2011, IGES and Yokohama City University (YCU) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to extend collaboration in addressing the important sustainability agenda of Asia and the Pacific, in such a way as to create synergies and complementarities between the two organisations. The collaborative activities under the MOU will include joint research activities and publications as well as joint organisation of and participation in seminars and symposiums. Further details of any collaborative activities will be described in the individual agreement to be developed by the two organisations in future. |
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Press Release: 28 December 2010
2010 Top News on the Environment in Asia: Featuring top news reports from twenty countries in the Asia-Pacific region |
| The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Hayama, Japan, is pleased to announce the provisional publication of 2010 Top News on the Environment in Asia. "Top News" is a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by environmental experts from the Asia-Pacific region as well as by international organisations and research institutes from twenty-one countries in the region. This 2010 edition focuses on three topics of "Global Warming", "Biodiversity" and "Sustainable Consumption and Production," which are most critical environment issues in Asia. |
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Press Release: 6 December 2010
Regardless of Outcomes in Cancun, Institutions in Asia and the Pacific Work Toward Climate Solutions |
| On 3 December 2010, at the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Cancun, Mexico, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) convened a side event entitled “Shifting to a Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development in Asia and the Pacific”, which drew approximately 120 participants from government, civil society and the private sector. The event highlighted concrete steps Asia’s policymakers are making to integrate climate considerations into development processes and build climate resilience. |
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Press Release: 15 November 2010
Regarding the Establishment of an Asian Co-benefits Partnership |
| A co-benefits approach involves designing policies and projects that address development priorities while simultaneously incorporating climate change concerns. In recent years, a growing number of international organisations have promoted a co-benefits approach, while some countries in Asia have initiated co-benefits projects. However, the lack of a mechanism to share information and facilitate dialogue on these issues has limited the integration of co-benefits into sectoral planning and development policies in Asia. On 9 November 2010, approximately 100 participants in the Better Air Quality 2010 conference in Singapore helped launch an “Asian Co-benefits Partnership” with the support of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOEJ). The Partnership will serve as an informal and interactive platform to improve knowledge management and stakeholder cooperation on co-benefits in Asia. The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will serve as the secretariat for the Partnership. |
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Press Release: 8 November 2010
Asian Environmental Agencies to Expand Enforcement of Environmental Laws |
| KYOTO, JAPAN (Nov. 10, 2010) - Environmental agency leaders from 16 Asian nations, Australia, Jordan and the United States gathered today to strengthen enforcement of environmental laws at a meeting organised by USAID-supported Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network (AECEN) and IGES. Meeting through Friday, agency decision-makers and practitioners will develop an action plan for countries to join hands to overcome a complex array of environmental challenges, including water resource management, climate change and air pollution, by improving law enforcement.
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Press Release: 9 September 2010
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) launches Local and Regional Policy Makers report |
| The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) launches the outline of the Local and Regional Policy Makers report (D2). TEEB D2 report is one of the TEEB reports which compiles worldwide research results on loss of biodiversity from an economic perspective. Under the research project of "Policy Research on Environmental Economics" initiative by Ministry of the Environment, Japan, IGES has disseminated the impacts of the TEEB reports and required policies in cooperation with TEEB secretariat. |
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Press Release: 4 June 2010
Research Partnership for the Application of Low Carbon Technology for Sustainable Development |
| On 17 May 2010, the IGES Kansai Research Centre officially launched an international joint research project with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Kyoto University. This joint research aims to promote the application of Japanese low-carbon technologies in India. The joint research will be implemented as a Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) project, implemented through collaboration with Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). |
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Press Release: 28 April 2010
IGES launches Policy Briefs #10
"Renewable Energy: A Strategic Policy for Sustainable Development" |
| IGES has launched Policy Brief #10, entitled " Renewable Energy: A Strategic Policy for Sustainable Development ."
This policy brief demonstrates the importance of renewable energy in terms of its multipurpose benefits to the society, environment and economy as a whole. The time has come to accept renewable energy as a strategic policy choice to protect our future in a sustainable manner. No matter how costly it is, its overall benefits should be accounted for when making the final decisions on future energy policy. |
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Press Release: 7 April 2010
IGES Won an Award in the "2009 Environmental Policy Competition for NGO/NPO/Business" by Japanese Government |
| The proposal entitled "Dissemination of Low-Carbon Devices by 'Green Gift' in the Household Sector" which was jointly developed by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the Japan Research Institute, Ltd. (JRI), was awarded as one of the best proposals in the "2009 Environmental Policy Competition for NGO/NPO/Business". The competition is organised by the Ministry of the Environment Japan (MOEJ). |
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Press Release: 28 December 2009
2009 Top News on the Environment in Asia
Featuring top news reports from twenty countries in the Asia-Pacific region
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| IGES is pleased to announce the provisional publication of 2009 Top News on the Environment in Asia. "Top News" is a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by environmental experts from the Asia-Pacific region as well as by international organisations and research institutes from twenty countries in the region. This 2009 edition focuses on three topics of “Global Warming”, “Biodiversity” and “Sustainable Consumption and Production,” which are most critical environment issues in Asia. |
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Press Release: 22 December 2009
IGES Activities during UNFCCC COP15/CMP5 |
| At several side events and meetings at the UNFCCC COP15/CMP5 (7-18 December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark), the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) provided policy recommendations and exchanged views on issues such as low-carbon development, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), climate change adaptation, and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). IGES presentations drew upon original research and were intended to support the formation of a future climate change regime that reflects the concerns and development aspirations of stakeholders in Asia. |
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Press Release: 14 December 2009
IGES Explores Opportunities for a Low-Carbon Asia
IGES/NIES/JCCCA Joint Side Event at UNFCCC COP15 |
| On 10 December 2009, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES - Hayama, Kanagawa; Chair - Prof. Hironori Hamanaka) organised an official side event at the UNFCCC COP15/CMP5 (7-18 December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark), entitled "Low-Carbon Asia: Visions and Actions," in collaboration with National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) and Japan Center for Climate Change Actions (JCCCA). |
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Press Release: 28 September 2009
IGES-ERI Policy Dialogue in Beijing on the Post-2012 Climate Regime:
Towards a Sustainable, Low-Carbon Asia |
| On 22 and 23 September 2009, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES - Hayama, Kanagawa; Chair - Hironori Hamanaka) organised a policy dialogue on future climate regime, entitled “Low-Carbon Development in Asia: Towards a Sustainable, Low-Carbon Asia” The dialogue was held in Beijing, in collaboration with the Energy Research Institute (ERI) of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China. |
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Press Release: 15 June 2009
IGES Designated Platform for Sino-Japan Environmental Cooperation |
| The environment ministers of Japan and the People's Republic of China have designated the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) as a platform for Sino-Japan environmental cooperation in a memorandum concluded at their meeting held 13 June 2009 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. |
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Press Release: 26 March 2009
2008 Top News on the Environment in Asia: Featuring top news reports from 24 countries in the Asia-Pacific region |
| IGES is pleased to announce the publication of 2008 Top News on the Environment in Asia.
"Top News" is a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by environmental experts from the Asia-Pacific region as well as by international organisations and research institutes. This 2008 edition brings together more news items than ever before, with three organisations and twenty-four countries submitting a total of 127 articles. |
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Press Release: 25 December 2008
2008 Top News on the Environment in Asia: Featuring top news reports from 21 countries in the Asia-Pacific region |
| IGES is pleased to announce this provisional version of the "Top News", a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by experts from the Asia-Pacific region. The 2008 edition brings 114 articles from three international organisations and 21 countries.This year, a number of news reports were contributed regarding global warming as the most urgent issue facing the world today. Also various efforts into waste management and environmental conservation were reported, reflecting the growing interests in the region. |
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Press Release: 8 December 2008
IGES Side Events at UNFCCC COP14, Poznan Poland |
| IGES feels strongly that these negotiations stand at a critical juncture in the process leading to an agreement on the post-2012 climate regime next year in Copenhagen. We, therefore, organised several side events at the 14th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP14). I am pleased to report that the six side events that we held were successful, thanks to the participation and support of several speakers including senior climate negotiators, such as Ambassador for Climate Change Adrian Macey of New Zealand and Ambassador Rae Kwon Chung of Republic of Korea. The side events covered a wide range of issues that are directly relevant to the current climate negotiations. |
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Press Release: 20 October 2008
IGES Consultations on the Post-2012 Climate Regime Forum in Kyoto on the theme
"Towards the Copenhagen Agreement - Challenges and Perspectives" |
| On 9 and 10 October 2008, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) organised a policy forum on Asia's Post-2012 Climate Regime, with the theme "Towards the Copenhagen Agreement - Challenges and Perspectives". The event was held in Kyoto, in collaboration with the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Approximately 80 participants attended the forum including policymakers, businesses and intellectuals from ten Asian countries (India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, China, Japan, the Philippines and Viet Nam), as well as representatives from five developed countries (Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand and USA) and from international organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. |
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Press Release: 20 October 2008
TERI/NEDO/JBIC/IGES Symposium on Business Change towards a Low Carbon Economy
Urgent Message from India to Japanese Industries |
| On 21 November 2008, in Yokohama, Japan, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will co-organise a symposium entitled “Partnership between Japan and India Towards a Low Carbon Economy - Business Opportunities in India: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy -”, in collaboration with the Energy Resources Institute (TERI), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). The speakers from India include Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Power and Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, IPCC Chair (President of TERI). The symposium aims to inform the audience of the latest policies and market trends in India such as the National Action Plan on Climate Change which was launched this June, as well as to introduce notable business strategies of Japanese and Indian businesses in the two fields. |
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Press Release: 13 August 2008
IGES Consultations on the Post-2012 Climate Regime - Round 4
Policy Forum on Integrating Asia's Energy Security Concerns into the Post-2012 Climate Regime |
| On 7 and 8 August 2008, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan held a policy forum on the climate regime beyond 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand, in collaboration with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and Keimyung University (KU) of Republic of Korea. Approximately 70 participants including policymakers, academics, and representatives from NGOs and businesses from seven Asian developing countries (China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Thailand), eight developed countries (Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the Netherlands, UK and USA) and two international organisations (UNDP and UNESCAP) attended the forum and actively contributed to discussions. |
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Press Release: 23 May 2008
UNFCCC Secretariat and IGES Agree Upon a Cooperative Undertaking to Exchange CDM Data and Information |
| On 7 April, the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC Secretariat), located in Bonn, Germany, and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), located in Kanagawa, Japan, signed the Memorandum of Understanding for a cooperative undertaking to exchange CDM data and information.
By exchanging data from the CDM databases and resulting analytical information, it is hoped that web-based statistics on UNFCCC CDM can be enhanced and supplemented. This will also ensure the consistency of the data and information from the two organisations made available to the public. |
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Press Release: 9 May 2008
IGES 10th Anniversary Symposium "Strategy to Combat Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific" |
| In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), IGES will hold a symposium in Yokohama on 21 June 2008, entitled "Strategy to Combat Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific". Coming just before the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in July, IGES hopes to deepen the debate on climate change action from an Asia Pacific viewpoint, and then disseminate the results across a wide spectrum. |
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Press Release: 23 April 2008
The US-Japan Workshop on "The Co-benefits of Climate Actions in Asia" |
| On April 22, IGES, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MoEJ) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) conducted a workshop in Bangkok, Thailand entitled "The Co-benefits of Climate Actions in Asia." The workshop examined the opportunities for and the obstacles to enhancing the policy impacts of co-benefits in Asia. Prominent speakers from Japan and the U.S. - representing governments, academia, non-governmental organisations and leading research institutions - along with participants from China, India, Indonesia, Viet Nam, the Philippines, and Thailand exchanged the latest information on the policies and measures to achieve developmental goals as well as reductions in emissions of global greenhouse gases. |
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Press Release: 4 April 2008
Publication of 2007 Top News on the Environment in Asia: Featuring top news reports from twenty-three countries in the Asia-Pacific region |
| The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Hayama, Japan, is pleased to announce the publication of 2007 Top News on the Environment in Asia. "Top News" is a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by environmental experts from the Asia-Pacific region as well as by international organisations and research institutes. With Papua New Guinea contributing a report for the first time, this 2007 edition brings together more news items than ever before, with three organisations and twenty-three countries submitting a total of 125 articles. |
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Press Release: 21 December 2007
2007 Top News on the Environment in Asia: Featuring top news reports from seventeen countries in the Asia-Pacific region |
| The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Hayama, Japan, is pleased to announce the provisional 2007 Top News on the Environment in Asia. IGES has been releasing a collection of the "Top News" every year since 1998. It is a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by environmental experts from the Asia-Pacific region as well as by international organisations and research institutes. This 2007 provisional edition brings news items with three organisations and seventeen countries submitting 94 articles. This year, a number of news have been contributed concerning the global warming as the most urgent issue facing the world today. |
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Press Release: 19 September 2007
A Multi-Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on Climate Regime Beyond 2012 in Beijing |
| On September 13-14 2007, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan held a multi-stakeholder consultation on climate regime beyond 2012 in Beijing, China, in collaboration with Energy Research Institute (ERI) of China and Keimyung University (KU) of Republic of Korea. Approximately 70 participants including policy makers, academics, and representatives from NGOs and businesses from China, and other selected Asian developing countries (Republic of Korea, India, and Indonesia) and experts from international organizations (e.g., IEA) and developed countries (e.g., Canada, Finland, USA, UK) attended the consultation and actively contributed to discussions. |
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Press Release: 4 September 2007
A Multi-Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on Climate Regime Beyond 2012 in New Delhi |
| On 29 - 30 August 2007, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Hayama, Japan held a multi-stakeholder consultation meeting on climate regime beyond 2012 in New Delhi, India, in cooperation with the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Some 70 representatives attended the consultation and actively contributed to discussions. Participants included policy makers from India and other Asian developing countries, industry representatives, academic experts, NGO representatives, and development assistance experts from international organisations and major developed countries. |
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Press Release: 11 April 2007
Publication of 2006 Top News on the Environment in Asia |
| IGES is pleased to announce the publication of 2006 Top News on the Environment in Asia. "Top News" is a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by environmental experts from the Asia-Pacific region as well as by international organisations and research institutes. With Fiji and Myanmar contributing reports for the first time, this 2006 edition brings together more news items than ever before, with three organisations and twenty-three countries submitting a total of 121 articles. |
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Press Release: 2 April 2007
New Appointment to the Chair of the Board of Directors of IGES |
| IGES is pleased to announce that Prof. Hironori Hamanaka became the new Chair of the Board of Directors of IGES on 1 April 2007. His appointment was approved at the IGES board meeting on 28 February, 2007. He succeeds Prof. Akio Morishima who leaves after 9 years at the top and who will continue to contribute to IGES research activities as a Special Research Advisor. |
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Announcement: 2 April 2007
Change of Address: IGES Tokyo Office will be relocated |
As of 1 April 2007, IGES Tokyo office will be moved their office from 8th floor to 6th floor of the same building.
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Tokyo Office
Nippon Press Center Bldg. 6F 2-2-1 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011
Tel: +81-3-3595-1082
Fax: +81-3-3595-1098
* Our phone and facsimile numbers will remain the same
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Press Release: 9 March 2007
Japan - U.S. Cooperation:
To Achieve Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction and its Ancillary Benefits |
| On March 5 and 6, IGES, Japanese Ministry of the Environment and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a joint workshop in Washington, D.C. entitled "U.S.-Japan Workshop on Climate Actions and Developmental Co-benefits." The workshop promoted action on climate change and its ancillary benefits such as public health, energy security and economic growth in selected sectors including energy, transportation, waste management and agriculture. |
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Press Release: 23 January 2007
Japanese-German Workshop on
Economic Instruments for Climate Protection |
| IGES will hold the "Japanese-German Workshop on Economic Instruments for Climate Protection" on 31 January and 1 February 2007 in Berlin, Germany, in cooperation with the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (WI).
The workshop will be held as a follow-up to the Japanese-German workshop and symposium on climate policy in 2005, as part of the German Year in Japan. |
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Press Release: 27 December
2006
2006 Top News on the Environment in Asia:
Featuring top news reports from eighteen countries in the Asia-Pacific region |
| IGES is pleased to announce the provisional 2006 Top News on the Environment in Asia.
"Top News" is a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by environmental experts from the Asia-Pacific region as well as by international organisations and research institutes. With Fiji contributing reports for the first time, this 2006 provisional edition brings together more news items than ever before, with three organisations and eighteen countries submitting 96 articles. |
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Press Release: 20 December
2006
Foreign Carbon Credit Purchasing Options Open to Japan
to Achieve the Kyoto Target |
| IGES has launched Policy Brief #5, entitled "Foreign Carbon Credit Purchasing Options Open to Japan to Achieve the Kyoto Target." Recognising the need to establish a mechanism in Japan to secure credits from abroad corresponding to at least 1.6% based on the Kyoto Target Achievement Plan (KTAP), this policy brief propose two parallel but interlinked stages. |
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Press Release: 7 August
2006
IGES holds consultations
on climate regime beyond 2012 in Bangkok |
| On July 19 - 20, 2006, IGES held a multi-stakeholder consultation meeting on climate regime beyond 2012 for South East Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, in cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Some 70 representatives from Southeast Asia attended, including policy-makers, industry representatives, academic experts, and NGO representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan. |
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Press Release: 7 July
2006
IGES launches the second round of Asia-Pacific consultations on climate regime beyond 2012, starting with Beijing for Northeast Asia |
| IGES launched its second round of consultations on climate regime beyond 2012 with various stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region, starting with Beijing on 3 - 4 July 2006.
The goal of this consultation process is to promote new and constructive thinking in the Asia-Pacific region on the future actions against climate change beyond 2012, and to contribute to the shaping of a future climate regime that adequately reflects the concerns and developmental aspirations of countries in the region. |
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Press Release: 26 June
2006
IGES establishes its Beijing Office
to strengthen research activities jointly conducted with China |
| IGES will establish a Beijing office (the Sino-Japan Cooperation Project Office), on 2 July 2006, as a hub to strengthen research activities jointly conducted with China in recognition of its strategic importance in the environmental policies of the Asia-Pacific region. |
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Press Release: 23 June
2006
"You cannot afford not doing it"
- Strong leadership is the key to success for integrating global concerns into urban management in the Asia-Pacific region
IGES networking event of WUF3 - Vancouver, Canada |
Vancouver, Canada: The IGES Urban Environmental Management Project hosted a side event "Integrating Global Concerns into Urban Management in Asia: Challenges and Experiences" at the World Urban Forum in Vancouver, Canada on 20 June 2006. The event, attended by more than 70 people, was successful. |
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Press Release: 19 May
2006
IGES International Symposium "Towards a Sustainable Asia - Today's Decisions for Tomorrow's Generations - " |
IGES will hold an international symposium entitled "Towards a Sustainable Asia - Today's Decisions for Tomorrow's Generations" on 1 July 2006 in Yokohama, inviting a variety of specialists and experts in the field of environmental studies. At this symposium IGES will introduce the Japanese version of the IGES white paper entitled, "Sustainable Asia 2005 and Beyond - In the pursuit of innovative policies" based on a comprehensive survey of Asia's environmental strategic research activities. |
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Press Release: 18 April
2006
UNDP-RCB and IGES Suggest Enhancing the Utilisation of the CDM for Poverty Reduction in the Asia-Pacific Region
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On 30 - 31 March, IGES and the United Nations Development Programme's Regional Centre in Bangkok (UNDP-RCB) conducted a joint workshop in Bangkok entitled “Developing a Regional Strategy for the Clean Development Mechanism in the Asia-Pacific region.” About forty participants including senior government officials from twenty-one countries in the Asia-Pacific region gathered to examine ways of ensuring CDM and other greenhouse gas reduction efforts benefit the poor in the region. |
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Press Release: 13 April
2006
Publication of 2005 Top News on the Environment in Asia |
IGES is pleased to announce the publication of 2005 Top News on the Environment in Asia. "Top News" is a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by environmental experts from the Asia-Pacific region as well as by international organisations and research institutes. With Bhutan contributing reports for the first time, this 2005 edition brings together more news items than ever before, with three organisations and twenty-one countries submitting 118 articles. |
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Press Release: 5 April
2006
IGES - UNESCAP Coorganised Asia-Pacific Dialogue on innovative
options for promoting Asia to participate in the future
climate regime |
| On 29 March, IGES and the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(UNESCAP) organised a meeting in Bangkok entitled "Asia-Pacific
Dialogue on Innovative Options for Non-Annex 1 Countries'
Participation for Climate Change Action." Options were
discussed to promote the participation of Asian developing
countries in the future climate regime. |
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Press Release: 27 March
2006
Japan - U.S. Cooperation: To Achieve Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reduction and its Ancillary Benefits |
| On March 22 and 23, IGES and the US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a joint
workshop in Washington, D.C. entitled "U.S.-Japan Workshop
on Climate Actions and Co-benefits." The workshop promoted
action on climate change and its ancillary benefits such
as public health, energy security and economic growth. |
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Press Release: 2 March
2006
IGES launches Policy Brief #3 "Combatting Forest
Degradation - Certification as a driving force for amelioration" |
| This policy brief introduces four measures to improve the accessibility of forest certification to small forest enterprises referred to in IGES case studies done in Papua New Guinea: 1) Reducing the auditing costs of certification; 2) Engaging governments, especially their forestry departments in promoting certification; 3) Introducing stepwise approaches for small forest enterprises; and 4) Developing national services to support certification. |
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Press Release: 1 February
2006
IGES launches its white paper on innovative policies towards
sustainable Asia |
| IGES is pleased to announce the publication
of its first white paper entitled, "Sustainable Asia 2005
and Beyond - In the pursuit of innovative policies," which
consolidates the primary outcomes of its policy research
for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific region
since its establishment in 1998. |
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Press Release: 27 January
2006
UNDP and IGES Agree Upon a Strategic Partnership for Sustainable
Development in the Asia-Pacific Region |
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On 20 January, the United Nations Development
Program (UNDP) and IGES agreed upon the establishment
of a strategic partnership to foster collaboration with
the aim of realising sustainable development in the
Asia-Pacific region. Ms. Elizabeth Fong, Regional Manager
of the UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok, and Prof. Akio
Morishima, Chair of the Board of Directors for IGES,
signed the letter of understanding. |
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Press Release: 20 January
2006
'APFED Awards for Good Practices'
APFED launched its new international environment award |
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The Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment
and Development (APFED) Phase II (Chairman: Yoriko Kawaguchi,
former Minister of the Environment / former Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Japan) has launched its new international
environment award, 'the APFED Awards for Good Practices,'
which will be given to organisations that have made
outstanding achievements in the promotion of socially-equitable
and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. |
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Press Release: 6 December,
2005
IGES launched its "CDM Country Guide"
A series of manuals for CDM project development in
each Asian country |
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IGES published the "CDM Country Guide,"
a series of manuals for CDM project development for
each Asian country including, Cambodia, China, India,
Indonesia and the Philippines. The Guide was compiled
under the Integrated Capacity Strengthening for the
CDM/JI (ICS-CDM/JI) Programme initiated by the Ministry
of the Environment, Japan. The version for Thailand
will be available in early 2006. |
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Press Release: 5 December,
2005
IGES launched its "Asian Perspectives on Climate Regime
Beyond 2012: Concerns, interests and priorities"
at the IGES side event of UNFCCC COP11 and COP/MOP1 |
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In 2005, IGES organised consultations
on the national and regional basis in six Asian nations
to establish their concerns, interest and priorities
for the climate regime beyond 2012. The participating
countries included: China, India, Indonesia, Japan,
the Republic of Korea and Viet Nam. The results of these
consultations are summarised in this new publication,
which was presented on 2 December at the IGES side event
of COP11 and COP/MOP1. This side event attracted the
international media and was a great success with nearly
150 participants in attendance. |
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Press Release: 20 October,
2005
IGES launches Policy Briefs #2 "Information Access
as a Vehicle for Sustainable Development in Asia" |
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IGES has launched Policy Brief #2, entitled
"Information Access as a Vehicle for Sustainable
Development in Asia - Establishing regional agreement
in Asia". The status of Asian disclosure of environmental
information is lagging behind, especially in the developing
countries. This issue proposes the steps for promoting
information access, such as the establishment of an
agreement at the regional level, the development of
a basic model of legislation on access to environmental
information in the region and the promotion of multi-stakeholder
dialogue regionally and internationally. |
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Press Release: 2 June,
2005
IGES launches Policy Briefs Inaugural issue: "Networking
International Recycling Zones in Asia" |
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IGES is launching a series of policy
briefs, to send out the research outcomes of our
researchers as clear and timely policy proposals for
government agencies, international organisations, businesses,
NGOs and others all over the world. They will raise
the latest issues concerning sustainable development,
and provide appropriate policy options. |
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Press Release: 25 November,
2004
IGES launches the new online platform of EnviroScope
providing updated information on world environment
and sustainability issues |
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IGES launched its new online platform
"IGES EnviroScope" which is being set
up to collect and provide detailed and up-to-date information
on current environmental and sustainability issues,
and policy measures in different countries and regions,
as well as research output from IGES and other institutions
in the Asia-Pacific Region and around the world. |
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Press Release: 11 November,
2004
IGES has published the hottest journal on the Kyoto Protocol
Reaching out to policy-makers in the world just before
COP10 |
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IGES is pleased to announce its new
publication, a special-featured issue of IRES on the
Kyoto Protocol: its development, implications and the
future. After 7 years of negotiations, the Kyoto Protocol
will finally come into effect in February 2005 with
Russia's ratification. This IRES issue is a new and
interesting journal on Kyoto issues, containing the
latest analyses and future forecasts by experts from
all over the world. |
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Press Release: 30 July,
2004
UNESCAP Meeting: Third Meeting of the Kitakyushu Initiative
Network |
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IGES, together with the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(UNESCAP), the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and the City of Kitakyushu, will
hold the Third Meeting of the Kitakyushu Initiative
Network on August 2-4 2004. |
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| Change
of Address: IGES Kansai Research Centre will be relocated |
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As of May 31(mon.) 2004, IGES Kansai
Research Centre will be moved their office from 5th
floor to 3rd floor of the same building.
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Kansai Research Center
3rd floor, IHD Centre Bldg. 1-5-1 Wakinohama-kaigan-dori
Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0073
TEL: +81-78-262-6634 FAX:+81-78-262-6635**
** Our phone and facsimile numbers will remain the same
[Contact]
IGES Kansai Research Centre E-mail |
| Yale-IGES International
Workshop on Urbanization and Environmental Change |
IGES and Yale
University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
(FES) are co-organizing an international workshop
on urban environment, April 22-24, New Haven, USA. About
25 top scholars and researchers in this field are invited
to participate. The workshop aims to explore both physical
and social aspects of environmental change brought about
by urbanization, and discuss barriers and leverages for
a more sustainable urban future. Topics will cover various
aspects of urban environment, with examples from cities
all over the world. An edited volume will be published
after the workshop.
The workshop is the first collaborative work between IGES
and Yale FES. It was shaped when Yale FES invited Dr.
Xuemei Bai, a senior research fellow at IGES to teach
at the school for two years as a visiting professor in
urban ecology. The workshop is sponsored by IGES, Yale
FES, Yale
Center for Industrial Ecology, and Hixon
Center for urban ecology; and is endorsed by IHDP.
For further details, please contact Dr.
Xuemei Bai.
[Contact]
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| IGES Urban Environmental
Management Project moves its base to Kitakyushu |
The
IGES Urban Environmental Management Project, based
at IGES headquarters in Hayama, Kanagawa since 1998, has
relocated to the IGES Kitakyushu Office in Kitakyushu,
Fukuoka.
The IGES Kitakyushu Office, established in October 1999,
now home to the IGES Urban Environmental Management Project
is a local activity base carrying out assessments and
analyses of environmental policies of local governments
in Asia and the Pacific, including the City of Kitakyushu.
In addition to its pursuance of policy relevant research
on urban environmental management in the Asia-Pacific
Region as part of the ongoing studies under the Urban
Environmental Management Project, the IGES Kitakyushu
Office also provides secretariat and professional support
for the implementation of the "Kitakyushu
Initiative for a Clean Environment", adopted
at the 4th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development
in Asia and the Pacific in 2000.
[Contact]
| Kitakyushu
Office : |
3-9-30, Asano, Kokurakita-ku Kitakyushu
City 802-0001 Japan
Tel:+81-93-513-3711
Fax:+81-93-513-3712
E-mail
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| The Eleventh Environment
Congress for Asia and the Pacific (ECO ASIA 2003) |
| The Eleventh Environment Congress for
Asia and the Pacific (ECO ASIA 2003) was held in Shonan
Village, Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on 7 June
2003, hosted by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.
IGES co-organised this congress with Kanagawa Prefecture,Yokosuka
City and Hayama Town and took a major part of both logistic
and substance works. |
 Details |
| Thai Senators' visit
to IGES |
| On July 15, 2003, a party of members
of the Standing Committee on Environment, The Senate,
Kingdom of Thailand including Senator Panat Tasneeyanond
visited IGES and a facility tour and the presentations
made by Climate Policy Project and Urban Environmental
Management Project were held. |
| Details |
| Press Release: Establishment
of IGES Project Office in Bangkok and its Inaugural Symposium |
As one of the regional activities, IGES
conducts a research project, i.e. APEIS/RISPO and contributes
to the GEF-Project on the National Environmental Performance
Assessment and Sub-regional Strategic Environment Framework
in the Greater Mekong Sub-region that is led by Asian
Development Bank (ADB) and United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP).
The IGES Project Office in Bangkok is established in April
2003 at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) as a project
office to strongly promote these activities.
To commemorate the establishment of its Project Office
in Bangkok, IGES organised an inaugural symposium, entitled;
"Environmental Challenges, Opportunities and Regional
Cooperation in South East Asia" at AIT Conference Center
Auditorium of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT),
Thailand on 30 May 2003. |
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