Junko Ota, Researcher at IGES’ Kitakyushu Urban Centre, received the Incentive Award in the individual category of the "14th Kitakyushu City Women's Active Participation and Work-Life Balance Awards" for 2020.

On 29 October, IGES and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste signed a Memorandum of Understanding on developing mutual initiatives to strengthen engagement with cities over the next three years.

The 12th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific, ISAP2020, will be held online by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) from 9 to 13 November and on 30 November 2020.

The webinar "Beyond coal – Towards net-zero emissions: A common challenge for Japan and Germany" brings together high-level government representatives, businesses, think tanks, and NGOs from Japan, Germany, and other countries to discuss questions...

Cities in developing countries face major challenges in managing solid waste, and this guide provides city-level decision-makers with information and resources on best practices to help them improve solid waste management. It covers a wide range...

An employee at IGES tested positive for COVID-19 on 26 November 2020.