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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...

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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

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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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5 November 2021

COP26 Side Event

Learning Café on Communicating Indigenous and Ancestral Knowledge for Climate Actions in Amazonia, the Andes and the Hindu-Kush Himalaya

On 5 November, IGES, in collaboration with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development's Himalayan University Consortium (ICIMOD-HUC) and La Organización Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas Andinas y Amazónicas del Perú (ONAMIAP) will...

Past Event

5 November 2021

COP26 Side Event

Capacity-building Needs for Enabling Resilience for All: Key Outcomes of APAN Forum

The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN), developed and launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2009 under the Global Adaptation Network (GAN), is the first regional adaptation network. APAN is an open network that strives...

Past Event

5 November 2021

COP26 Side Event

International Forum on City-Wide Climate Crisis Response and Technology Sharing

Climate change has risen to the top of the international policy agenda and the phenomenon of global climate change has heightened the importance of science and technological innovation to achieve sustainable development goals. It will be critical to

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4 November 2021

COP26 Side Event

Mutual Learning Program for Enhanced Transparency: capacity building for reporting under Article 6.2 and 13

Background Many countries are currently making efforts to improve their capacities to prepare for the transition to the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) under the Paris Agreement. The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), in...

Past Event

4 November 2021

COP26 Side Event

Nature-based Solutions to Combat Climate Change and Their Diverse Benefits

Nature-based solutions (NbS) have been gaining more attention in climate change as integrated approaches that provide multiple benefits. With the country’s traditional value of coexistence of people and nature as well as the latest scientific...

Past Event

2 November 2021

COP26 Side Event

Leading efforts towards achievement of zero carbon cities

To achieve a decarbonized society, it is essential to promote subnational initiatives. It is also important not only to raise targets in cities, but also to implement effective and continuous actions. In Japan, the national government and local...

Past Event

2 November 2021

COP26 Side Event

Development and utilization of information platforms towards climate resilient societies in Asia-Pacific Region

How science can be used to inform evidence-based strategic planning andimplementation of adaptation action for a climate-resilient Asi a-Pacific region? This seminar will explore the potential of partnerships between information platforms...

Past Event

26 October 2021

The virtual local government session for the 2021 NEA multi stakeholder forum on SDGs

Building back better from COVID-19 while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda (Goals 4, 5, 14, 15 and 17) The North-East Asia Multistakeholder Forum on Sustainable Development Goals is a part of the preparatory process for the 9th...

Past Event

5 October 2021

The Growth of PET Bottle Recycling in Japan

In recent years, many countries around the world have enjoyed the economic benefits of plastics while simultaneously facing serious environmental problems caused by their inappropriate disposal. In order to tackle concerns about plastics, these...

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16 September 2021

EU Japan Sustainable Finance Webinar

The Next Chapter of Sustainable Finance in the EU and Japan: Key Implications for Financial Market Actors and Industry

The EU and Japan have both recently made important progress in enacting key sustainable finance policies. The European Commission (EC) adopted a comprehensive package of measures in April 2021 to facilitate the flow of investments towards...