Events

Cities account for approximately 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. Accelerating urban decarbonisation while addressing challenges such as environmental pollution and circular economy is critical to achieving the Paris...

Malaysia and Japan have enjoyed solid and friendly cooperation for many years. This has recently been elevated by the “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” agreed upon in December 2023. Under the partnership, the two nations have renewed their...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...