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IGES, and JICA Kyushu will co-host the Fourth International Forum on Low Carbon Cities organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the City of Kitakyushu and Incheon Metropolitan City on 8...

This webinar focused on the potential implications of the upcoming US elections on climate and industrial policy, with a special focus on climate security. It provided an overview of the current US climate policy landscape and explored how...

The UN Paris Agreement, adopted by all countries worldwide to combat global warming, aims to limit the rise in average global temperatures to ‘within 1.5°C’ above pre-industrial levels. To achieve this, greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon...

IGES will organise the "SDGs Global Human Resource Development Program that Connects Learning and Society through Environmental Issues" from July 2024 to January 2025. This programme is being carried out as part of a UNESCO Activity Grant for...

The European Union (EU) and Japan announced a Green Alliance to accelerate their respective transition towards a climate-neutral, circular and resource-efficient economy over the coming decades. The alliance is the first of its kind for the EU and...

The first Global Stocktake (GST1) held at COP28 in Abu Dhabi last December marked a significant milestone in global climate action. Following this event, countries are expected to update their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) by 2025...

Faced with the urgent challenges of climate change, environmental pollution, and biodiversity loss, the world is increasingly recognising the need for decisive action. In response to these global issues, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and...

Climate Citizens' Assemblies are anticipated to be one way for various regions and countries to have a broad social consensus on promoting the transition to a decarbonised society. Climate Citizens' Assemblies gather together randomly selected...

This workshop investigated current debates, research gaps, and possible policy interventions for ensuring food security under climate crisis. The communiqué issued at the World Food Summit in 1996 defines food security as follows: ‘Food security...