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IGES and UNIDO conclude a Joint Declaration to Advance Implementation of the Paris Agreement Article 6
IGES and UNIDO signed a declaration to boost carbon markets and support low-carbon industry. Announced at the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum, this strategic partnership will help countries implement Article 6 of the Paris Agreement through policy support and technical assistance.
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IGES and Fukuoka City Sign Cooperation Agreement to Improve Waste Management in Lao PDR
IGES and Fukuoka City signed a Cooperation Agreement to pilot the Fukuoka Method landfill in Lao PDR, combining project leadership with technical expertise and training. The pilot project aims to improve waste management practices in the country while reducing methane emissions in a cost-effective way, alongside developing practical, user-friendly guidelines to support daily operations. IGES will continue to work with partners to advance sustainable waste management and circular economy practices in Asia and beyond.
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IGES Supports Revisions to Hayama Town Green Basic Plan
IGES provided support for revisions to the Hayama Town Green Basic Plan in March 2026, concerning the preservation and promotion of green spaces in Hayama Town (Kanagawa Prefecture). Driving local climate action forward, IGES has taken several opportunities to work in partnership with Hayama Town to strengthen its environmental policies and it continues to play a key role in building a more sustainable future for the local area.
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Publication Series: Asia-Pacific Climate Security (APCS) Discussion Papers
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Aimed at scholars, policymakers and practitioners working at the intersection of climate change and security in the Asia-Pacific region, this series draws on case studies from South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific to examine how climate change acts as a risk multiplier in one of the world’s most vulnerable and strategically significant regions.
Produced over three years of dedicated research, this work reflects IGES long-standing commitment to generating actionable knowledge that bridges environmental science, policy and regional realities. We encourage you to read the series, share it with your networks, and help bring climate security to the top of the policy agenda.
Furthermore, the proceedings of the international ACPS symposium held in January 2026 are also available.
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Book
"We're Still Here: Regenerating Shrinking Cities from the Ground Up"
Author: Fernando ORTIZ-MOYA
Book Chapter
"An Analysis of Japan’s Climate Policy Based on the Economic Philosophy of "Sustainable Development" (Decarbonization Policy Engineering : Energy Transition and Regional Cooperation in East Asia)
Author: Kazuo MATSUSHITA
Policy Report
"What a Waste 3.0: Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management toward Circularity until 2050"
World Bank Group
Database Updates
"IGES GHG Emissions Database"
Peer Reviewed Articles
"Erosion of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and its Links to Resilience Among Communities in the Periphery of Bangladesh Sundarbans" (Small Scale Forestry)
Authors: Shantanu Kumar Saha; Shamik Chakraborty; Zhuohan Tabassum; Md Mostafizur Rahman; Pankaj KUMAR; Md. Ayatullah Khan
"Unpacking "Transformative Change" in Sustainability Discourse: A Survey of Authors' Perspectives" (Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development)
Authors: Andre MADER; Orjan Bodin; Gunasunthari Velraj; Kaoru AKAHOSHI
"Forecasting Suspended Sediment Concentration and Sediment Flux in the Lower Mekong Delta Using Machine Learning" (Water)
Authors: Nguyen Phuoc Cong; Tran Van Hung; Phan Chi Nguyen; Nigel K. Downes; Huynh Vuong Thu Minh; Pankaj KUMAR
"Widespread Coastal Clearing in China with Regionally Differentiated Greening" (Environmental Research)
Authors: Zhixiong Chen; Wei Si; Fei Zhang; Chi Yung Jim; Gowhar Meraj; Pankaj KUMAR; Xu Ma; Hongtao Xu; Ziwen Tang
"Harnessing Agrivoltaics for Healthy Net-zero Transition in Nagpur, India: Geospatial Suitability and Co-benefits Assessment" (Sustainability Science)
Authors: Shreya Joshi; Vibhas SUKHWANI; Bijon Kumer MITRA; Sameer M. Deshkar; Mohamed Saad Suliman; Mehran Moradi; Alphonce Mulumba; Eric ZUSMAN; Hooman Farzaneh
"Contextualizing Future Climate-forced Community Relocations on Islands: The Long History of Water-related Settlement Mobility in Ra Province, Fiji" (Human Ecology)
Authors: Patrick D Nunn; Tricia King; Roselyn Kumar; Binaya Raj SHIVAKOTI; Elyse Zavar; Paul Geraghty; Isoa Korovulavula; Krishna K Kotra; Arishma Ram; Seci T. Sekinini
"Differentiated Effects of Watershed Land Use Patterns on Water Quality: A Multi-buffer Scale and Seasonal Coupling Analysis" (Water Research X)
Authors: Zifan Fang; Fei Zhang; Peng Wang; Jingru Zhou; Haowei Xu; Ngai Weng Chan; Saheed Adeyinka Oke; Xu Ma; Pankaj KUMAR; Yuling Xu
"Machine Learning Approach for Heavy Metal Source Identification and Spatial Distribution in Coastal Sediments of Tiruchendur, Southern India" (Marine Pollution Bulletin)
Authors: Jesuraja Kamaraj; Selvam Sekar; Priyadarsi D. Roy; Baalamurugan Arumugam; Pankaj KUMAR; Upendra Badimela; Muthukumar Perumal
"Left Behind but not Forgotten: How Psychosocial Integration Shapes Non-migration Aspirations in Climate-vulnerable Coastal Bangladesh" (Habitat International)
Authors: Md Nasif Ahsan; Jannatul Naim; Homyra Israt Supty; Fatema Khatun; Pankaj KUMAR; Naoyuki Okano; Miho Ohara; Nishad Nasrin
"Approach to Setting the Attribution of CO2 Reductions for CCU Fuels - Toward a System Counting Fuel Selection as an Emission Reduction Effort" (Next Energy)
Authors: Naoki MATSUO; Kiyoto TANABE
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| RECRUITMENT / INTERNSHIP |
We currently have an opening for candidates with business-level Japanese language skills. If you are interested, please visit the link below for more details.
More details available here (Japanese language only) |
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We are now accepting applications for internships at IGES satellite offices.
Details about the internship programme are available here
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