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6 March 2023

Learn from the Front-runner Practices of Creating Synergy Effects from Renewable Energy by Visiting Two Zero-Carbon Cities in Kyushu, Japan

The 4th Kitakyushu SDG Training Programme calls for 10 undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in practices related to renewable energy and the integration of the three basic SDG principles: environment, economy, and society. During a...

Past Event

1 March 2023

Zero Carbon City International Forum 2023

IGES will co-host the "Zero Carbon City International Forum 2023", organised by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan and the Office of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, the United States of America on March 1, to accelerate subnational...

Past Event

16 February 2023

8th International Forum on Sustainable Future in Asia / 8th NIES International Forum: How has Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM) committed to decarbonization?

The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) has been developing and applying the Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM), an integrated assessment model, to various countries in cooperation with research institutes in Japan and abroad, especi

Past Event

25 January 2023

EU-Japan 100 Cities Event on Climate Action

On 27 May 2021, 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...

Japan-India Technology Matchmaking Platform

Past Event

13 January 2023

Initiatives and Issues related to Transfer of JITMAP

The main objective of this seminar is to introduce the outline and outcomes of activities to promote Japanese environmental technologies through JITMAP to the participants, who are mainly Japanese and Indian government agencies, local governments, in

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19 December 2022

Strengthening the Science-Policy Interface for Clean Air and a Sustainable Future in Asia

In many parts of Asia, the single greatest threat to human health and a sustainable future is air pollution. A growing body of modelling research have employed emissions inventories, scenario development, and benefit estimation techniques to identify...

Past Event

16 December 2022

Regional Workshop on Climate Vulnerability Monitor: Focus on East Asia

Climate change is an existential crisis for the people of all countries. However, climate change poses an even more undeniable threat to countries that are particularly highly vulnerable due to their underlying biophysical and socio-economic characte

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20 July 2022

Climate & SDGs Conference [Side Events]

How to synergize the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

This side event will reveal the evolution of government public commitments over time, country-specific challenges and opportunities linked to the energy transition, and inform which policy instruments governments can use to increase climate action...

Past Event

7 July 2022

HLPF 2022 Side Event

Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Knowledge and Experiences on Environmental Dimension VNRs

How have countries in the Asia-Pacific region approached reporting on the SDGs generally, and on the environment specifically? Many countries in the Asia and Pacific region have conducted at least one Voluntary National Reviews (VNR), while...

Past Event

7 July 2022

HLPF 2022 Side Event

Climate Action and the SDGs - Closing Gaps and Strengthening Synergies

Accelerated and equitable climate action is critical to sustainable development, yet a stronger connection is needed between these two global priorities. Scaling up climate action presents gaps and challenges - including trade-offs - as well as...

Past Event

30 June 2022

IGES webinar on Voluntary Local Reviews 2022

Overcoming Barriers to Implementation

As the world rapidly approaches the deadline for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), progress is not occurring fast enough. However, cities are increasingly making a meaningful...

Past Event

24 June 2022

Youth Inclusive Action on Integrating SDGs, Climate Change & Biodiversity

IGES will collaborate on the “Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the SDGs”, held on 20 and 21 July. This event is co-convened by the UN DESA and UNFCCC Secretariat. It is critical to strengthen co...

Past Event

3 June 2022

Enriching 2nd draft of U20 2022 Communique

Empowering the Role of Urban-Rural Linkage Towards Integrated Actions on Localization of SDGs and Climate Goals at City Region

The world has been suffering from a pandemic since 2019. The Covid-19 pandemic brings us into a global economic crisis. It also impacts every aspect of society, including urban health, education, and international trade. Urban-20 (U-20), as an offici

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30 May 2022

The launching event of “Plastic Atlas Asia - Facts and figures about the world of synthetic polymers [Japan Special Edition]”

“Plastic Atlas Asia - Facts and figures about the world of synthetic polymers [Japan Special Edition]” will be published in May 2022 by IGES, the Heinrich Böll Foundation Hong Kong and Zero Waste Japan. In November 2019, the Heinrich Böll...

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27 May 2022

Stockholm+50 Associated Event

Implementing Integrated Solutions to Planetary Challenges: Reflections and Perspectives on Integration in the Post-Stockholm+50 Era

The 1972 Stockholm Declaration made several references to “integration” between environmental and development planning. In the 50 years since the release of that milestone document, there have been growing efforts to make good on the promise of...

Past Event

12 May 2022

Climate & Energy Webinar Series

Commentary on the IPCC 6th Assessment Report Working Group 3 Report Part 3

The 56th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) General Assembly and Working Group 3 (WG3) were held from 21 March to 4 April, and approved the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the 6th Assessment Report (AR6) WG3 Report...

Past Event

22 April 2022

Webinar Series on Open Waste Burning in Asia (2022/2023)

Webinar No. 1: Practices of Open Waste Burning in Asian Cities – Challenges and Opportunities

Download PDF (858KB) Open burning of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is a common practice, especially in developing countries with inadequate solid waste management systems (2019; Singh et al., Karunarathana et al.). Open burning is commonly practiced...