Events | IGES

23 January 2025

Seminar on City-to-City Collaboration for Zero Carbon Society 2025 – Contributing to Local Decarbonisation through Technology & International Solidarity –

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...

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21 January 2025

A Review on Progress made for Smart, Zero Carbon and Climate-Resilient Cities in Malaysia and Japan

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...

Past Event

20 December 2024

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 people...

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19 December 2024

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...

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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 Climate...

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26 November 2024

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 States...

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10 July 2024

The 6th SDGs Training

The SDGs Global Human Resource Development Program that Connects Learning and Society through Environmental Issues

IGES will organise the "SDGs Global Human Resource Development Program that Connects Learning and Society through Environmental Issues" from July 2024 to January 2025. This programme is being carried out as part of a UNESCO Activity Grant for...

Past Event

14 June 2024

Project Activity

Lao PDR’s Frontrunner Xay City Conducts its First Learning Exchange on Sustainable Urban Development with Luang Prabang City

On 14-15 June 2024, Lao PDR’s Xay City (District), Oudomxay Province, organised a two-day peer-to-peer Learning Visit with Luang Prabang City involving about 60 participants. This activity was the first ever city-to-city exchange and networking...

Past Event

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

3 May 2024

Project Activity

Philippines’ Paranaque City Initiates the Development of its Inaugural City Clean Air Action Plan

On 3 May 2024, Philippines’ City of Paranaque and Clean Air Asia (CAI-Asia) organised a ‘Planning Workshop for Clean Air Transport Measures’ in Manila. The Workshop was attended by about 35 participants, including representatives from Paranaque...

Past Event

25 April 2024

Webinar

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...

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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...

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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

Asia-Pacific Climate Security Project (APCS)

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...

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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...