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21 March 2025

Launch of the OECD Environmental Performance Review of Japan

The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), in collaboration with the City of Yokohama, is hosting a public event on Friday, 21 March, to mark the release of the OECD Environmental Performance Review of Japan. The OECD Environmental Performance...

Upcoming Event

26 March 2025

Redefining Food Security in the Asia-Pacific - Integrating food security with climate change and development

With the rise in undernourished people worldwide, ensuring food security and resilience has become an urgent, shared concern that requires long-term planning and commitment. Food security is commonly defined by four pillars—availability...

Upcoming Event

27 March 2025

Exploring Nature Positive Futures

Nature Positive is a global societal goal defined as ‘halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 on a 2020 baseline, and achieve full recovery by 2050’, in line with the mission of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Nature Positive...

Past Event

20 March 2025

Building Disaster-Resilient Communities - Lessons from Noto, Tohoku, and the World on Disaster Prevention and Resilience

The impact of climate change has led to an increase in natural disasters such as heavy rainfall worldwide, and the disaster risk faced by regional communities has become more severe. Last year, the Noto Peninsula experienced disasters caused by...

Past Event

19 March 2025

How Japan’s Experience will be able to Contribute to the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities

Cities play an important role in addressing climate change. In recognition of this, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has decided to prepare a "Special Report on Climate Change and Cities" (SR-Cities) in its Seventh Assessment...

Past Event

19 March 2025

Climate Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific: Securing Energy, Trade and Transition

The surging impacts of climate change pose significant challenges to the Asia-Pacific region, particularly its highly interconnected and resource-dependent energy systems. The region is vulnerable to diverse climate security challenges that...

Past Event

26 February 2025

A Regional Pathway to Achieving SDGs and Addressing the Triple Planetary Crisis: Kickstarting the Asia-Pacific Synergy Report

This side event marks the official kick off the development of the “Asia-Pacific Synergy Report to Address the SDGs and the Triple Planetary Crisis,” a collaborative initiative aimed at driving sustainable development in the region, with the report...

Past Event

19 February 2025

Webinar on the 9th Insight of 10 New Insights in Climate Science (10NICS) - “Just and Responsible Energy Transition Minerals Value Chain”

The global transition to clean energy has increased demand for key minerals such as lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements. While these minerals are essential for renewable energy technologies, their extraction and trade often come with significant...

Past Event

19 February 2025

Strengthening Follow-Up and Review of the SDGs at the Local Level

With only five years left until 2030, accelerating the localization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is more critical than ever. Local and regional governments play a pivotal role in...

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Past Event

23 December 2024

International Forum

Stakeholder Engagement Forum on the Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in E-waste in Thailand

The Stakeholders Engagement Forum on the Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in E-Waste was held on December 23-24, 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand, co-organised by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the...

Past Event

20 December 2024

Project Activity

Banda Aceh establishes a new ‘Model Climate Village’ in Gampong Peurada

Banda Aceh City is the capital city of Indonesia’s Aceh Province, which is located at the northern tip of Sumatra Island. The city was one of the worst affected locations during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, where over 160,000...

Past Event

19 December 2024

LCS-RNet Meetings

LCS-RNet 15th Annual Meeting How can we accelerate action to stay below 1.5 degrees C?

On 19-20 December, the Leveraging a Climate-neutral Society Strategic Research Network (LCS-RNet) will hold its 15th Annual Meeting online. Under the main theme "How can we accelerate action to stay below 1.5 degrees C?", this annual meeting will...

Past Event

12 December 2024

Regional Policy Dialogue on Transformative Action to End Open Burning of Waste in ASEAN

The ASEAN regional Policy dialogue on transformative action to end open burning of waste was organised by the IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) on 12-13 December 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR in collaboration...

Past Event

4 December 2024

Climate-related Security Risks - Introductory Training

From December 4th to 6th, 2024, IGES, in collaboration with adelphi, Germany, hosted an introductory training focused on climate-related security risks at its headquarters in Kanagawa, Japan. This event was part of the broader "Asia-Pacific...

Past Event

26 November 2024

Project Closing Workshop

2nd Regional (Closing) Workshop of the ASEAN SDGs Frontrunner Cities Programme (Phase 2)

The 2 nd Regional (Closing) Workshop of the ASEAN SDGs Frontrunner Cities Programme (Phase 2) took place during 26-28 November 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, with around 99 participants (physical). These included representatives from ASEAN Member...

Past Event

19 November 2024

COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Boost "UNEA Synergy Resolution" -Synergy-Building in National Climate (NDCs) and Biodiversity Strategies (NBSAPs)-

Following the commitment to leveraging synergies made during the G7 Hiroshima Summit in 2023, the UNEA6 Synergy Resolution was adopted in March 2024. This resolution encourages UN Member States to enhance synergies in implementing environmental...

Past Event

18 November 2024

COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

For the Enhancement of the Implementation of Article 6 through Synergy of Capacity-Building and Private Investment

The event entitled “For the Enhancement of the Implementation of Article 6 through Synergy of Capacity-Building and Private Investment” was held at the COP29 Japan Pavilion in Baku, Azerbaijan on 18 November, 2024. At this seminar, Minister Asao...

Past Event

18 November 2024

COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Japan’s Efforts and Possible Contribution toward Building Decarbonization

Decarbonization of buildings and the construction sector is critical to achieve global climate goals, contributing 37% of CO2 emissions and 34% of final energy consumption globally. Since 2023, the movement of building decarbonization has been...

Past Event

18 November 2024

COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Net-Zero and NDCs: Science-based Climate Policymaking And Implementation in Asia

The Paris Agreement states that all parties should strive to formulate and communicate long-term low greenhouse gas (GHG) emission development strategies. In addition, the outcome document on the first Global Stocktake at COP28 in 2023 indicates...