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8 February 2024

Asia-Pacific Climate Security Project (APCS)

International Symposium on Climate Security in Asia-Pacific

IGES is organising an international symposium to mark the launch of this initiative on climate security to strengthen the understanding of the necessary interventions needed in this dynamic policy area.

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17 October 2023

Open event in conjunction with the 9th International Conference of Low Carbon Asia (ICLCA 2023) "City Forum"

Amid growing interest in a decarbonised society, the 9th International Conference of Low Carbon Asia (ICLCA 2023) will be held at the Okayama Convention Center (Okayama, Japan) on 17-18 October. ICLCA is an international conference that does not...

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16 February 2023

8th International Forum on Sustainable Future in Asia / 8th NIES International Forum: How has Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM) committed to decarbonization?

The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) has been developing and applying the Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM), an integrated assessment model, to various countries in cooperation with research institutes in Japan and abroad, especi

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21 November 2022

JSPS-ICSSR Seminar 2022

Understanding and Addressing Systemic Risks Behind the Socio-economic Impacts of COVID-19 in Japan and India: Developing a Roadmap for a Resilient and Sustainable Future

Download the proceedings of the seminar from here: JSPS-ICSSR Seminar Proceedings The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to 202 countries and territories infecting 633 million people and killing 6.6 million as on November 09, 2022. 22.7 million people...

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9 April 2021

Climate & Energy Webinar Series

Prospects for US Climate Policy in the Biden Administration

Following Prime Minister Suga's declaration in October last year that "Japan will go carbon neutral by 2050", the private sector and local governments have been accelerating their efforts to decarbonise. Outside of Japan, many countries including the

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5 April 2021

CEEW-IGES Webinar

How to Accelerate Asia's Renewable Energy Transition: Policies, Markets and Emerging Issues

The discussion will cover critical debates on policies, markets and emerging issues that shape the renewable energy transition in the Asian region which is rapidly becoming an epicentre of global energy consumption. We will draw insights from the...

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18 December 2020

Beyond coal – Towards net-zero emissions: A common challenge for Japan and Germany

This online event brings together high-level government representatives, businesses, think tanks, and NGOs from Japan, Germany, and other countries to discuss questions such as: What does a net-zero emissions pledge mean for the coal sector? What...

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10 October 2019

Seminar on Implementing the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) - Accelerating Promotion of a Low Carbon Economy in Vietnam -

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Global Environmental Centre Foundation (GEC), and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam jointly organized a workshop on the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) on 10 Oct

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17 July 2019

Activity Report

Integrated and Inclusive Approaches to the SDGs in Asia and Globally: Coming Together Around Shared Solutions

This event was divided into two sections on what is needed to take an integrated and inclusive approach to the SDGs. The first section discussed a whole-of-Japan approach to the SDG. The second session offered a more focused discussion.

Past Event

15 July 2019

Activity Report

Towards the Achievement of Decarbonisation in the Region and Localisation of the SDGs: Realisation of Circulating and Ecological Economy in an Inclusive Form

Climate change is one of the most important and pressing issues in the SDGs and strongly linked with other Goals. Our current actions against climate change will have a profound and lasting impact on the future of humanity and the environment.