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Nexus of Air Pollution, Climate Change and Waste: Policy Gaps of Open Waste Burning in Selected Asian Countries

In Journal of Waste Management & Recycling Technology
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Open waste burning (OWB) is a prevalent waste management practice in many parts of Asia, contributing significantly to air pollution and undermining efforts towards climate mitigation. This paper examines the nexus of waste management, pollution control, and health while providing policy recommendations to address policy gaps and implementation...
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Schlüsselwörter:
air pollution
Open burning
Black Carbon
policy
Waste management
Policy Report

Composting Solid Organic Waste from Municipal Sources in West Asia – A Technical Guide for Decision Makers and Practitioners

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Approximately one billion tonnes of municipal organic waste are generated globally every year, although only a small fraction of this is currently recycled, with the remaining factions being either burnt or dumped in landfill sites. Composting is one of a number of different ways in which organic wastes can be converted into valuable products such...
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composting
municipal solid waste management
3R
Circular Economy
PR, Newsletter or Other

Reflection Note of the SDGs Global Human Resource Development Program 2024

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The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies organized "the SDGs Global Human Resource Program that Connects Learning and Society through Environmental Issues" in FY2024 under UNESCO Activity Grant by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Total of seventeen university and graduyate school students...
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Schlüsselwörter:
localizing SDGs
Circular Economy
renewable energy
environmental education
Conference Paper
sustainable waste management and circular economy 2024

Policy Gaps of Open-waste-burning in Selected Asian Countries.

14th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management - Circular Economy and IPLA Global Forum 2024
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Open waste burning (OWB) is a prevalent waste management practice in many parts of Asia, contributing significantly to air pollution and undermining efforts towards climate mitigation. This paper examines the nexus of waste management, pollution control, and health while providing policy recommendations to address policy gaps and implementation...
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Schlüsselwörter:
air pollution
Policy development
Waste management
policy
Open burning
Translation of non-IGES Material

気候変動と SDGs への行動に向けたシナジーによる解決策：我々の求める未来に向けて、野心ギャップを埋める

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本版は、2024年のハイレベル政治フォーラムに際して発表された第二次報告書の「エグゼクティブ・サマリーと提言」部分を翻訳したものである。 ～以下、エグゼクティブ・サマリー冒頭の記述を抜粋～ 持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）のターゲットの80％以上が気候変動に直接関連しており、気候変動と持続可能な開発を別々に扱うことは、もはや不可能である。しかし、この 2 つの重要な課題に共に取り組むことで、影響を倍増させ、何兆ドルもの投資ギャップを埋める方法はある。我々は、断片化と縦割りを打破し、気候非常事態と持続可能な開発に共に取り組まなければならない。さも なければ両面で大惨事を招くリスクがある。 今こそ、根本的な社会変革が必要であり、それは可能である。我々は取り組むべき課題を知っている...
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Peer-reviewed Article

Revisiting the sustainability science research agenda

In Sustainability Science
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Identifying research gaps and priorities is paramount to advance sustainability science and contribute to a sustainable future. This editorial contributes to this effort by contemplating the sustainability science research agenda and aligning it with recent changes in global dynamics. Drawing on consultations with the editorial board members of the...
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Sustainability transformation; Research prioritization; Transdisciplinarity; Sustainable development; Expert consultation
Peer-reviewed Article

Mitigating Microfiber Pollution in Laundry Wastewater: Insights from a Filtration System Case Study in Galle, Sri Lanka

In Microplastics
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Synthetic fibers are widely used in daily life due to their durability, elasticity, low cost, and ease of use. The textile industry is the primary source of synthetic microfibers, as these materials are mostly used in production processes. Globally, plastic pollution has been identified as a major environmental threat in this era, since plastics...
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Schlüsselwörter:
microplastics
Mitigation
Textile Microfiber
Wastewater
Policy Report

チーフ・サステナビリティ・オフィサーのためのバリューチェーン・マネジメント アクションガイド

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一般社団法人グローバル・コンパクト・ネットワーク・ジャパン（以下GCNJ）の中期計画に基づく活動「GCNJ コレクティブ・アクション2030」で定めた5つの優先課題のうち、「バリューチェーン・マネジメント（VCM）」部会では、VCM をこれまで日本で考えられていたような「企業の上下流に関することだけ」ではなく、国際的基準に従い「企業自体のビジネスモデルを中核とし、それを取り巻く上下流も含む様々な活動・資源・関係性であること」であると捉え、今後の経営にサステナビリティ課題を組み込むに当たっての VCM の見直しに資する「アクションガイド」を策定いたしました。（IGES小野田は副座長としてVCM部会に参加しました。） バリューチェーン・マナジメント（VCM...
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Schlüsselwörter:
business
Peer-reviewed Article
Three Foci of SDG Interactions

Three foci at the science-policy interface for systemic Sustainable Development Goal acceleration

In Nature Communications
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The integrated and indivisible nature of the SDGs is facing implementation challenges due to the silo approaches. We present the three interconnected foci (SDG interactions, modeling, and tools) at the science-policy interface to address these challenges. Accounting for them will support accelerated SDG progress, operationalizing the integration...
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Schlüsselwörter:
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG interlinkages
SDG Interaction
SDG tools
SDG modelling
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