| 2012 |
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4th International Forum for
Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2012):
Steering towards a sustainable and resilient future: Beyond Rio+20 (24-25 July 2012, Pacifico Yokohama, Japan) |
2 May |
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Activity: FY2011 the 3rd IGES Global Environmental Seminar
“Building Sustainable and Resilient Local Communities- Actions in Asia and Support for Reconstruction of East Japan” |
3 Apr |
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Publication: IGESRio+20 Issue Brief Series
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28 Mar. |
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Recruitment: Policy Researcher for the IGES Economy and Environment Group |
19 Mar. |
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Event: Side Event on East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue “The Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism (BOCM):
Introduction and the current status”(14 April 2012 15:30-17:00, U Thant Hall, United Nations University) |
15 Mar. |
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Event: Side Event on East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue “Knowledge Platform for Low Carbon Development“(14 April 2012 13:15-15:00, U Thant Hall, United Nations University) |
15 Mar. |
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Recruitment: Associate Researcher for the IGES Economy and Environment Group |
12 Mar. |
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Recruitment: Associate Programme Manager for IGES Regional Centre in Bangkok |
12 Mar. |
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Event: IGES Emissions Trading Seminar
“Effectiveness of ETS and its Influences on Industry and Employment” |
20 Feb. |
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Event: International Symposium on MRV Mitigation Actions: "MRV Capacity Building in Asia towards the Establishment of New Market Mechanisms" |
16 Feb. |
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Event: Open Symposium "Dialogue with Global Negotiators: the Future of Climate Change Regime and Environmental Issues - Towards COP18 and Rio+20" |
13 Feb. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: Disaster Management: Moving Forward |
10 Feb. |
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International Technical Seminar Toward developing a framework of global REDD+
- Scaling up of demonstration activities and integrating players' roles - (7-8 February 2012, Waseda University, Tokyo) |
25 Jan. |
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Event: Int'l Symposium on Sustainable Resource Use |
21 Jan. |
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Activity: IGES-ERI Policy Research Workshop on Post-Durban Climate Policy |
21 Jan. |
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Press Release: IGES-ERI Convene Policy Research Workshop on Post-Durban Climate Policy in Beijing, China |
18 Jan. |
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Event: Asia Resource Circulation Policy Research Open Symposium"How to Establish Sound Material Cycle Society and Green Economy in Developing Asia?"(10 February 2012, Koku Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan) |
16 Jan. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus:"A Myanmar Biodiversity Survive the Swell of Political Transformation?" |
16 Jan. |
2011 |
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Rio+20 Commentary: Observations of the UNCSD 2nd Intersessional Meeting: Mixed feelings on expectations for Rio+20 - Could Rio+20 become a new precedent of sustainable development multilateralism? |
28 Dec. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: "A Crisis is a Chance
- Energy Supply in Japan -" |
19 Dec. |
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Publication: IGES Policy Report 2011-03:The Role of Governments in Education for Sustainable Consumption |
16 Dec. |
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Press release: COP17 Side event highlights:
How China and Japan can work toward a low-carbon Asia |
8 Dec. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: "A Crisis is a Chance
- Energy Supply in Germany -" |
28 Nov. |
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Publication: IGES Policy Report 2011-02:
Waste-based ethanol production and a sound material-cycle society |
28 Nov. |
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Publication: IGES Newsletter "What's New from IGES" November 2011 |
18 Nov. |
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Publication: CDM in CHARTS Ver.15.0 |
18 Nov. |
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Topic: Feature page on UNFCCC COP17 |
18 Nov. |
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Event: Keio Univ. Symposium "From Post-Disaster Reconstruction to the Creation of Resilient Societies"(16-17 December 2011, Tokyo / Co-organisers: IGES, etc.) |
17 Nov. |
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Activity report: Myanmar First Green Economy and Green Growth Forum and Conference |
12 Nov. |
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Activity report: Household Winter Energy Saving: Introducing Measures based on Comfort |
12 Nov. |
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Press Release: IGES submitted "The IGES Proposal" to UNDESA (Rio+20 Secretariat) Towards and beyond Rio+20 |
8 Nov. |
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Announcement: The New Website of the "Asian Co-benefits Partnership (ACP)" Launched |
1 Nov. |
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Topic: Rio+20: Towards and Beyond |
20 Oct. |
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Activity report: Earth System Governance Workshop 2011: Hakone Vision Factory on Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development Rio+20 (27-29 September 2011 Hakone, Japan) |
14 Oct. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: "Towards COP17 - Common but Differentiated Responsibilities -" |
12 Oct. |
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Publication: IGES Policy Brief#015 "Energy Market Integration in East Asia: What an Economic Analysis Tells Us?
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7 Oct. |
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Press Release: Asia- Pacific: Beyond Efficiency - Curbing the Trends in Resource Consumption
New Report Makes Compelling Case for Transition to Green Economy (1970-2005) |
27 Sep. |
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Publication: IGES Policy Brief#014 "EPR Policies for Electronics in Developing Asia: A Phase-in Approach" |
22 Sep. |
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Press Release: IGES and the Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Viet Nam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate for the Capacity Building of Market Mechanisms in Viet Nam |
19 Sep. |
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Activity report: Input for sub-regional preparatory process on Rio+20 |
20 Sep. |
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Activity report: IGES-ADB-UNFCCC Secretariat Joint CDM Workshop on Enhancing the Regional Distribution of CDM Projects in Asia and the Pacific |
20 Sep. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: "Waste is a Resource - Creating jobs for thousands and benefitting millions -" |
15 Sep. |
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Recruitment: One Senior Coordinator/Principal Researcher for International Networking (or One Associate Researcher) for the IGES Programme Management Office Group |
15 Sep. |
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Event: Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum 2011 (27-28 October 2011, Bangkok, Thailand ) |
5 Sep. |
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Topic: ISAP2011 Interactive Sessions: In-depth Dialogue upon New Asia-Pacific Perspectives towards Rio+20 |
5 Sep. |
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Activity Report: IPCC Open Meeting: Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - A Basis of Climate Actions |
2 Sep.
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Recruitment: Two environmental policy analysts (Regular Researcher Position or Associate Researcher Position) for the IGES Governance and Capacity Group |
1 Sep.
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Publication: IGES Policy Report: Verification of the Progress and the way forward
August 2011 |
29 Aug. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: "The Need for Integrative Policy as an Innovative Approachin Biodiversity Conservation in Asia" |
29 Aug. |
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Publication: IGES Policy Brief#013 "Promoting Japanese Leadership through a Multi-Stakeholder Platform on International Environmental CSR: Linking Japanese Business-Industry, Civil Society, and Governmental Sectors to Strengthen Green Markets in East Asia" |
24 Aug. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: July 2011 "Co-benefit Approaches: Building Sustainable Transport Infrastructure" |
29 July |
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Press Release: IGES and UNU-IAS agree on collaboration to promote research on the sustainability agenda of Asia and the Pacific |
22 July |
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Press Release: IGES and Yokohama City University agreed to collaborate to promote research on the sustainability agenda of Asia and the Pacific |
21July |
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One Network Coordinator for the IGES Regional Centre |
20 Jul. |
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One Senior Coordinator/Principal Researcher (or One Associate Researcher) for International Networking |
4 Jul.
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IGES FY2011 Winter/Spring (October 2011-March 2012) Internship |
4 Jul. |
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Press release: 3rd International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2011):
New Asia-Pacific Perspectives towards Rio +20: Implications of the East Japan Disasters |
23 Jun |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: June 2011 "Sustainable Cities in the
Asia-Pacific Region:
Progress Made and Challenges Remaining" |
21 Jun |
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Publication: IGES Newsletter: What's New From IGES? |
21 Jun. |
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Publication: Forest Conservation Project Occasional Paper Series No.5: Payment for Environmental Services in Vietnam: An Analysis of the Pilot Project in Lam Dong Province |
21 Jun. |
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Publication: Practical guide for improved organic waste management: climate benefits through the 3Rs in developing Asian countries |
17 Jun. |
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Press Release: IGES Regional Centre Commences Operations |
15 Jun. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: May 2011 "The Great East Japan Earthquake: Japan at a Crossroads and Hints for Asia" |
30 May |
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Activity: IGES' Contributions to the TEMM13 Process (28-29 April 2011, Busan, the Republic of Korea) |
25 May |
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Article: Japan's nuclear conundrum (In Japan Times, Wed. 25 May 2011, by Nanda Kumar Janardhanan, Policy Researcher, IGES Climate Change Group) |
25 May |
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IGES Open Lecture: Mr. Ian Johnson, Secretary-General, The Club of Rome "Real Values and their role in promoting the new economics of Growth and Real Wealth: Sustainability under Scrutiny" (31 May 2011, Tokyo, Japan) |
12 May |
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Publication: CDM in CHARTS now updated to Version 13 up to the EB60 |
9 May |
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Press Release: IGES and the Mongolian Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism (MNET) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in establishing new market mechanisms in Mongolia |
2 May |
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Publication: Post-Earthquake Climate Policy in Japan: Proposal on the Policy Transformation and Issuance of Low Carbon Recovery Bonds (by Jusen Asuka, Director, IGES Climate Change Group) |
27 Apr. |
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Call for submission of interest for the
Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) Sub regional node/ thematic
node (PDF, 88KB) |
27 Apr. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: Apr. "2011 India's Innovative Action towards Climate Change Mitigation: PAT Scheme" |
22 Apr. |
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Recruitment: Associate Researcher for IGES Climate Change Group |
21 Apr. |
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Recruitment: Associate Researcher for IGES Kitakyushu Urban Centre |
11 Apr. |
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Recruitment: Associate Researcher, Freshwater sub-Group, Natural Resource Management Group (in Japanese) |
11 Apr. |
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Recruitment: Associate Researcher, Natural Resource Management Group |
4 Apr. |
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Recruitment: Associate Researcher on Sustainable Waste Management |
1 Apr. |
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Publication: Publication of 2010 Top News on the Environment in Asia |
31 Mar. |
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Recruitment: Researcher, Natural Resource Management Group |
25 Mar. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: Mar. 2011 "Forest Conservation in Asia: Progress Has Been Made, but Challenges Remain" |
22 Mar. |
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Announcement: New website of the Research Partnership for the Application of Low Carbon Technology for Sustainable Development has been launched |
11 Mar. |
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Activity: IGES Open Forum:
Towards Low Carbon Societies: what is needed after Cancun? -
Featuring Ms. Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, as a Keynote Speaker- |
2 Mar. |
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Event:IGES Emissions Trading Seminar
"Emissions Trading Scheme in Various Countries and Regions" (11 March 2011, Fukoku Sei-mei Bldg, Tokyo) |
24 Feb. |
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Event:The 2nd High Level Seminar on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (HLS ESC) (15 - 16 March 2011, Kitakyushu City, Japan) |
22 Feb. |
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Announcement: TERI, IGES and the World Bank launched the Blended Distance Learning Course "Science and Policy of Climate Change" |
21 Feb. |
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Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: Feb. 2011 "Korea's Fast-Moving Strategy on Green Growth" |
17 Feb. |
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International Workshop on Local Initiatives towards a Low Carbon Asia
(14 Mar. 2011, Kitakyushu, Japan) |
15 Feb. |
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Event: IGES Kansai Research Centre International Symposium "Research Partnership for the Application of Low Carbon Technology for Sustainable Development" (7 Mar. 2011, 13:30-16:30 Kobe, Japan) |
3 Feb. |
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Announcement: IGES Launches "Monthly Asian Focus: Observations on Sustainability" |
26 Jan. |
2010 |
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Press Release: 2010 Top News on the Environment in Asia: Featuring top news reports from twenty countries in the Asia-Pacific region |
28 Dec. |
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Activity: Report on the Solar Lantern project "Lighting a Billion Lives" |
24 Dec. |
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Press Release:
IGES and UNEP agree to promote collaborative research on adaptation to climate change and other priority environmental issues in Asia and the Pacific |
8 Dec. |
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Press Release:
Regardless of Outcomes in Cancun, Institutions in Asia and the Pacific Work Toward Climate Solutions |
6 Dec. |
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Recruit: Environmental policy analysts, IGES Governance and Capacity Group (Regular Researcher Position and Associate Researcher Position) |
3 Dec. |
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Event: International Symposium "Programs and Actions on Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change in Higher Education" (17 Dec. 2010 10:00-18:00 Keio University, Tokyo, Japan) |
24 Nov. |
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Press Release: Regarding the Establishment of an Asian Co-benefits Partnership |
15 Nov. |
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Recruit: Associate Researcher, IGES Kansai Research Centre (in Japanese) |
11 Nov. |
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Press Release: Asian Environmental Agencies to Expand Enforcement of Environmental Laws |
8 Nov. |
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Launching the Asian Co-benefits Partnership at the Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2010 (9 Nov. 2010, Singapore) |
4 Nov. |
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Press Release: IGES and CBD Secretariat agreed upon their collaboration to promote research on the Revised Biodiversity Strategic Plan for 2011-2020 |
29 Oct. |
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Call for proposals for showcase projects under the
APFED Innovation Showcase for Sustainable Development |
26 Oct. |
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Recruitment: Associate Researcher, IGES Governance and Capacity Group
* Deadline for application has been extended. |
26 Oct. |
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International Training Workshop for National Policy Framework on Municipal Waste Management in Indonesia (27-29 October 2010, Kitakyushu City, Japan)
Concept note (PDF, 39KB) / Agenda (PDF, 48KB) |
22 Oct. |
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Publication: Policy Brief #011: Customs Collaboration to Combat the International Trade in Illegal Timber |
18 Oct. |
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Event: IGES Emissions Trading Seminar: Japan-Korea Joint Policy Dialogue on the Carbon Market (4 Nov. 2010 13:30-17:00 Fukoku Seimei Building, Tokyo) |
14 Oct. |
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Event: Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum: Mainstreaming Adaptation into Development Planning (21-22 October 2010, Bangkok, Thailand) |
13 Oct. |
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Topics: IGES's activities at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10), Nagoya, Japan |
13 Oct. |
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Event: 2nd Annual Meeting of SDplanNet-Asia & Pacific (18-20 Oct. 2010 Bangkok, Thailand) 365KB
>> Sessions will be streamed live over SDplanNet-AP website. |
12 Oct. |
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Activity report:IGES' Activities at The 6th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific (MCED6) |
8 Oct. |
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IGES Kansai Research CentreInternational Symposium 2010 "Role of Corporate Environmental Information Disclosure to Promote Sustainable Production" (5 Nov. 2010 13:00-17:45 Kobe, Japan) |
5 Oct. |
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Publication: IGES Market Mechanism Group Publications
- CDM in CHARTS now updated to Version 11.1 up to the EB56, with hyperlinked Information sources |
1 Oct. |
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Recruitment: Associate Researcher, IGES Governance and Capacity Group |
29 Sep. |
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Topic:IGES' Activities at The 6th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific (MCED6) |
17 Sep. |
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Publication: IGES Market Mechanism Group Publications
- CDM in CHARTS now updated to ver.11 |
15 Sep. |
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Press Release: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) launches Local and Regional Policy Makers report |
13 Sep. |
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Recruitment: Administrative Assistant Position, IGES Bangkok Office |
10 Sep. |
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Activity: Symposium on TEEB and Green Economy: Biodiversity, and New Economic and Business Paradigm |
27 Aug. |
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Recruit: A Climate Change Adaptation Specialist for
IGES Bangkok Office |
27 Aug. |
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E-alert Interviews: #014
"Choosing to Manage an Orderly Sustainability Transition"
Magnus Bengtsson
(Director,
IGES Sustainable Consumption and Production Group) |
10 Aug. |
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Announcement: The IGES REDD-plus online database is launched: Provides profiles of REDD-plus projects using a common template to facilitate learning, comparison and analysis |
10 Aug. |
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Public notice: IGES Internship for FY2010 Winter/Spring |
9 Jul. |
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Topic:Launch of the publication of its third White Paper entitled “Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Asia-Pacific Region: Effective Responses in a Resource Constrained World”. |
30 Jun. |
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Recruitment: Senior Specialist Position Climate Change Adaptation,
IGES Bangkok Office |
25 Jun. |
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Recruitment: Administrative Assistant Position, IGES Bangkok Office |
25 Jun. |
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Topic: Pre-announce of the publication of its third White Paper entitled “Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Asia-Pacific Region: Effective Responses in a Resource Constrained World”. |
22 Jun. |
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Activity Report: UNFCCC SB32 Side Event "Towards CDM Reform" |
15 Jun. |
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Press Release: Research Partnership for the Application of Low Carbon Technology for Sustainable Development |
4 Jun. |
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Publication: IGES Market Mechanism Group Publications
- CDM in CHARTS now updated to ver.10
- Towards CDM Reform
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4 Jun. |
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Press Release: IGES will host its 2nd "International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2010)": Sustainable and Low-Carbon Development Innovative Pathways for Asia-Pacific |
2 Jun. |
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Recruitment: One Associate Researcher, IGES Kansai Research Centre (Business and the Environment) |
18 May |
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Event: UNU Open Colloquium "Coping after Copenhagen: Maximizing Mexico" |
3 May |
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Press Release:
IGES launches Policy Briefs #10
"Renewable Energy: A Strategic Policy for Sustainable Development" |
28 Apr. |
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Announcement: Dr. Magnus Bengtsson, the IGES Sustainable Consumption and Production Group Director will make a presentation at the CSD18 side event "The Flow of Materials is also a Flow of Chemicals" organised by Sweden, UNEP and IGES (Thu. 6 May 2010, New York)
- Agenda(584KB)
- United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) |
27 Apr. |
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One Regular Researcher (Environmental policy analyst), Governance and Capacity Group, IGES |
21 Apr. |
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ISAP2010：International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) |
15 Apr. |
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Recruitment: One Associate Researcher on international cooperation, Programme Management Office, IGES(in Japanese) |
13 Apr. |
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Announcement: Hideaki Koyanagi, Director of IGES Beijing Office, Wins the “International Environmental Cooperation 2009 Person of the Year Award” |
9 Apr. |
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Press Release: IGES Won an Award in the "2009 Environmental Policy Competition for NGO/NPO/Business" by Japanese Government |
7 Apr. |
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Announcement: The Fifth Phase of Integrative Strategic Research Programme
has started. |
1 Apr. |
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Recruitment: One Associate Researcher,
Climate Change Group (B), IGES |
19 Mar. |
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Recruitment: Two Associate Researchers at IGES Kitakyushu Urban Centre (A)
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19 Mar. |
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Press Release: Publication of 2009 Top News on the Environment in Asia Featuring top news reports from twenty-three countries in the Asia-Pacific region |
17 Mar. |
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Interview: “People to People Relationships”
- the Key to Bridging Communities and the World
(Mr. Masanori Kobayashi, Coordinator
IGES Programme Management Office) |
2 Mar. |
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Event: Sustainable and Low‐Carbon Development (LCD) in Indonesia and Asia: Dialogues between Policymakers and Scientists on Green Growth (GG) |
15 Feb. |
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Activity: Capacity Building Workshop for the Coordinating Entity of the Programmatic CDM (PoA) |
10 Feb. |
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Internship: IGES Internship for the First Half of FY2010 (FY2010 Summer Internship) |
5 Feb. |
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Event: International Symposium on Biodiversity with regard to Economy and Business~Perspective of Biodiversity and Economics from TEEB |
3 Feb. |
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New page: Asia-Pacific Water Forum's Network of Water KnowledgeHubs as the Hub Organisation on Groundwater |
25 Jan. |
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Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment
Fifth Meeting of the Kitakyushu Initiative Network |
7Jan. |
