Events

How are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) put into practice in local cities? How can approaches such as decarbonisation, the circular economy, and Nature Positive be applied to the future of local communities? The Kitakyushu SDGs Training...

This session focuses on climate change and biodiversity, presenting the latest knowledge and practical case studies from Japan and overseas. It aims to deepen understanding of initiatives that generate synergies, connect global trends with local...

At the 7th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in December 2025, youth were explicitly recognised as "agents of change," establishing a global consensus for their meaningful participation in sustainability processes and actions. Similarly...

IGES has begun the second phase of the climate security project in the Indo-Pacific funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs entitled "Ensuring Security in Japan and the Indo-Pacific under Climate Change: A Focus on the Linkages with Economic...

Along with the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, the impacts of an increasingly tense international situation are being felt worldwide, including Japan's cities and rural areas. As a result,expectations...

IGES worked in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to develop the Asia-Pacific Synergy Report...

Background Methane accounts for nearly one-third of global warming, with the waste sector contributing to 20% of the global anthropogenic methane emissions. Across Asia, rapid urbanisation is accelerating waste generation, leading to increased...

Plastic pollution is a growing challenge in Southeast Asia, where rapid urbanisation and rising consumption are driving sharp increases in plastic waste. While ASEAN countries are introducing policies and awareness campaigns to address the issue...

This symposium discusses international unjust transitions in the transition to net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Deepening the transitions has gone beyond domestic impacts to affect international justice through international supply chains...

Background Agrifood systems are central to both the economy and livelihoods in Lao PDR, Pakistan and Viet Nam, providing employment to large rural populations and contributing significantly to food security and economic development. However, these...