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COVID-19 has drastically changed our societies. The COVID-19 pandemic might have been caused by imbalances in the relationship between nature and humans, such as climate change and deforestation. When considering the COVID-19 era and beyond, we...

Sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, sustainable lifestyles and sustainable cities are terms we hear often. We are committed to living sustainably, but do we know where exactly are we headed? What will the...

In recent years, the severity of climate-related disasters has intensified across the world, and we have seen great damage caused by typhoons and heavy rainfall in Japan. Climate change is predicted to exacerbate disaster risk in the future, and...

In response to the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, the UK government requested the Climate Change Commission to advise on achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions. France has set up an independent High Council on Climate to...

Japan adopted its Long-term Strategy under the Paris Agreement (Cabinet decision, 11 June 2019), envisioning a paradigm shift to an economic and social system for zero GHG emissions, without emissions in the second half of the century. With...

Approximately 4 billion people, around 92 percent of the population in Asia and the Pacific, are exposed to levels of air pollution that pose a significant risk to their health. Though developed countries like Japan have made visible progress...

Air pollution, which has become a serious social problem in the Asia-Pacific region, is closely related to climate change, in terms of both impact and necessary countermeasures. It is also an important issue for achieving the SDGs. Thus, at the...

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), together with the City of Kyoto, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) Japan, and the Ministry of the Environment Japan will hold an international symposium, “To Realize a...

The Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) organised an international workshop titled “How Can Asia Manage Air Pollution and Climate Change? From Understanding Impacts to...

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), the Japan Committee of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES), and United Nations University Institute...