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【ISAP2024】 The 16th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific “Taking an Integrated Approach to Overcome the Triple Planetary Crisis”
IGES will host the 16th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2024). This year, the Plenary Sessions will be held on Tuesday, 23 July at Pacifico Yokohama as a hybrid event, with participation in-person and online. ISAP is a forum where experts, international organisations, government, business and NGO representatives gather to engage in diverse discussions on sustainable development from an Asia-Pacific perspective. The overarching theme of ISAP2024 is "Taking an Integrated Approach to Overcome the Triple Planetary Crisis." The forum will delve into strategies that address the three current global crises: climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution.
Special Session
Luis Gomez-Echeverri, Emeritus Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) / Co-Lead of the Expert Group on Climate and SDG Synergy, and others
Plenary Session 1
“High Integrity Carbon Markets to Achieve Net-Zero by 2050: Status and Practices”
Dirk Forrister, CEO of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
Elchin Allahverdiyev, Head of Mitigation Team/ Senior Negotiator, COP29 Presidency (Republic of Azerbaijan), and others
Plenary Session 2
“Biodiversity Assessment - Linking Global to Local”
Anne Larigauderie, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
HASHIMOTO Shizuka, Associate Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Studies at The University of Tokyo, Senior Fellow at IGES and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel Member for IPBES, and others
Plenary Session 3
“Current Status of International Negotiations on the Global Plastic Treaty and the Way Forward”
TAKAMURA Yukari, Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo
ONO Hiroshi, Asia-Pacific Bureau, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the Global Plastics Treaty / Special Policy Advisor, IGES
Plenary Session 4
“Local Government-Led Pathways to Resilient Society: Leveraging the CES Approach”
WATANABE Ryugo, Mayor, Sado City
Jon Padgham, Executive Director, START International
Other sessions will also feature a series of distinguished guest speakers. Come and join us to take part in cutting-edge discussions that are uniquely available at this event.
 https://isap.iges.or.jp/2024/en/index.html |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
The Fourth Workshop on 1.5°C Lifestyles in Kitakyushu: Experience a lifestyle that reduces global warming through food (29 July, 6 and 10 August)
In recent years, amidst a growing movement to reflect the voices of the younger generation in society towards solutions to climate change and other global environmental problems, IGES will organise a practical workshop that creates opportunities for individuals to transform their lifestyles, and invites students from junior high school, high school, vocational, universities and postgraduate programmes, who will become future leaders of local society. This year's event, the fourth in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, will consider lifestyles that reduce greenhouse gases from food through workshops, a study tour and a 1.5°C Lifestyle Challenge.
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| RECRUITMENT / INTERNSHIP |
Open until filled
Secretariat of the "Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership Center" Programme Manager (Senior Staff) or Policy Researcher (Associate Staff）
Kitakyushu Urban Centre(KUC) Policy Researcher
Water Team within IGES Adaptation and Water Area (AW) Policy Researcher
Strategic Management Office, Knowledge and Communications (SMO-KC) Programme Coordinator (Senior Staff or Associate Staff)
The Research and Publications Unit of the Strategic Management Office (SMO-RP) Internship
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