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The 'National Workshop on Enhancing the Capacity of the Informal Waste Recycling Sector Towards a Zero Waste Society' concluded with a plenary discussion on government support for informal sector integration, acknowledging the existing technical support provided by the Ministry of Environment and the potential for collaboration with the Ministry of...

IGES's ASEAN NDC Database compiles the key elements of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are submitted by the ASEAN member states to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao DPR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and...

This document outlines the legal framework, regulations, and procedures for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While an ESIA aims to integrate environmental and social considerations into project planning, the DRC's relevant legislation, developed since the 2000s, is still evolving. This...

Water resource management in regions with complex topography, such as Uttarakhand, requires precise estimation and spatial characterization of water yield. This study assesses water yield across the state of Uttarakhand using the Budyko Framework, land use/land cover (LULC) data, and Google Earth Engine (GEE) as a cloud-based geospatial platform...

地球沸騰時代の環境考3：持続可能な未来に向けた企業の挑戦①求められる「持続可能な経営」

トランプ大統領の再登場で岐路に立つ国際気候変動対策：各国は実効性ある脱炭素政策実施と国際連携枠組みの再構築を

Rapid urbanization in the Global South poses challenges to ecological integrity, cultural heritage, and equitable access to green infrastructure. This study evaluates the effectiveness of recent green infrastructure projects in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, including flagship parks and upgraded road corridors, through the lens of the Urban Nature Futures...

Many policymaking processes have promoted a just transition to limit job losses from stronger climate policies over the past five years. However, concerns over how governments allocate resources to help fossil fuel workers transition to new jobs and a recent rise in opposition to decarbonisation has weakened support for the concept. This paper...

Calls to leverage “synergies” to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have increased sharply over the past decade. This rising interest stems from the belief that synergies can lower costs and build support for integrated solutions to planetary crises. Policymakers have nonetheless been slow to incorporate synergies in...

SDG performance in rich countries often tends to correlate with the generation of negative environmental impacts in other countries, or what has also been termed "Spillovers". This discussion paper provides an overview on the topic and proposes a few ways forward to ensure the concerns around benefits and burdens from production and consumption can...