The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is the first and most comprehensive intergovernmental agreement on biodiversity. CBD-COP15, the 15th Annual Meeting was initially scheduled for last year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was...

“1.5ºC Lifestyles” aim to achieve the Paris Agreement and provide low-carbon options in our daily lives from the viewpoint of lifestyle carbon footprints, which are related to product or service life cycles. In addition to what individuals can do...

The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual meeting convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), that serves as a regional preparatory for the United Nations High...

The IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) has published a case study report on safe and sustainable management of Health Care Waste, based on a project at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), one of the...

About Sustainability… is a podcast presented by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, featuring IGES staff and guests having in-depth discussions about sustainability-related topics.

Based on the Paris Agreement’s enhanced transparency framework (ETF), countries regularly provide information on their progress with national climate actions. IGES supports full implementation of the ETF by all countries, especially in Asia. This...