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29 May 2024

EU-Japan Subnational Climate Action Workshop : Exchanges between Cities in Europe and Japan – Opportunities for a Resilient Future

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...

Past Event

25 April 2024

Independent Global Stocktake Southeast Asia Hub Navigating the Outcomes of the First Global Stocktake in Southeast Asia

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...

Past Event

4 April 2024

INDONESIA - JAPAN ENVIRONMENTAL TALKS 2024

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...

Past Event

27 March 2024

Adopting Integrated Solid Waste Management towards Zero Waste Cities

Summary The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently convened a webinar titled "Adopting Integrated Solid Waste Management towards Zero Waste Cities" on March 27, 2024, in...

Past Event

14 March 2024

Practical Workshop on Climate Assemblies: Featuring Local Cases in Japan and the UK

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...

Past Event

13 March 2024

International Workshop "Ensuring Food Security under Climate Crisis"

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...

Past Event

6 March 2024

Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Pollution ～Promoting synergistic approaches to address the triple planetary crisis～ the 15th SDGs Stakeholders Meeting and 4th SDGs Roundtable Environment Subcommittee Meeting

Purpose of the event The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which form the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) adopted in September 2015, have become the common language for the international community's goals toward...

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17 November 2022

COP27 Japan Pavilion Side-Event

Leading Actions towards Zero Carbon Cities

*Please note that internet connection may be unstable due to connectivity issues at the venue. We appreciate your understanding. Cities have an important role to play in pursuing the net-zero target as they account for approximately about 70% of...

Past Event

17 November 2022

COP27 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Quad Workshop on Subnational Climate Action under Q-CHAMP

*Please note that internet connection may be unstable due to connectivity issues at the venue. We appreciate your understanding. The impacts of climate change have been evident all over the world, and immediate climate actions are necessary to...

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16 November 2022

COP27 Official Side-Event

How Can Asia Achieve a Net Zero Future? Building Coalitions for Transformative Change

Asia’s growing vulnerability to a warming climate and significant share of greenhouse gas (GHG) makes achieving a net zero future a development imperative in the region. But what steps will countries in Asia need to take to make such a future...

Past Event

15 November 2022

COP27 IsDB’s Pavillion Side Event

How to Foster Japan-MENA countries partnership towards NetZero Economies

*Please note that internet connection may be unstable due to connectivity issues at the venue. We appreciate your understanding. There has been a strategic shift in Japan and many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regarding...

Past Event

14 November 2022

Online Course on Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) towards Circular Economy

This online course is a capacity-building programme for Asian Development Bank (ADB) personnel and technical staff that aims to provide them with the planning knowledge and skills needed to perform their mandated functions. The ADB’s Urban Developmen

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14 November 2022

COP27 Japan Pavilion Side event

Synergetic Actions from ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific towards Sustainable and Carbon Neutral Planet

The third UN Climate and SDG Synergies Conference “Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” was held in Tokyo on July 2022 (https://www.un.org...

Past Event

12 November 2022

COP27 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Japan’s contributions towards a decarbonised and resilient Asia

The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and the Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM) project team have been supporting the development and update of long-term strategies (LTS) in several countries in Asia including Japan. To promote action on...

Past Event

11 November 2022

COP27 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Formulation and Implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) in the Asia Pacific - Establishing a System to Promote Adaptation Towards the Achievement of the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) -

*Please note that internet connection may be unstable due to connectivity issues at the venue. We appreciate your understanding. Effective formulation and implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) are essential to achieving climate...

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10 November 2022

COP27 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Role of the private sector in realizing the GGA: How can Japanese companies contribute to achieving a climate-resilient economy and society?

*Please note that internet connection may be unstable due to connectivity issues at the venue. We appreciate your understanding. As climate change deepens, its impacts are becoming increasingly severe. Cooperation among diverse actors is essential...

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“Japan-Malaysia City to City Carbon Neutral Collaborations – Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Look East Policy (LEP)”

10 November 2022

COP27 Japan Pavilion Side Event

“Japan-Malaysia City to City Carbon Neutral Collaborations – Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Look East Policy (LEP)”

Since Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad introduced “Look East Policy” in 1982, this year is the 40th year anniversary. There are collaborations on climate actions, especially city to city collaborations towards carbon neutral society...