Events

10 October 2024

Demonstration and Panel Discussion on Environment Friendly Soap-based Fire Fighting Foam “Shabondama Natural Foam”

IGES was co-host an on-site demonstration in Indonesia as part of the ongoing Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Verification Survey with the Private Sector for Disseminating Japanese Technologies to Extinguish Forest and Peatland Fires...

Past Event

17 August 2024

Bringing Climate and Health Together in Japanese and American Cities

This summer’s heatwaves and floods have highlighted the crucial link between climate change and health in cities. Cities around the world are recognising this connection and taking action to combat the climate crisis while fostering healthier...

Past Event

30 July 2024

Reporting of mitigation actions in the agriculture sector under Article13

The Mutual Learning Program for Enhanced Transparency (MLP), implemented and funded by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), aims to assist countries to prepare their Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) under the enhanced transparency...

Past Event

29 July 2024

The Fourth Workshop on 1.5°C Lifestyles in Kitakyushu～Experience a lifestyle that reduces global warming through food!～

The UN Paris Agreement, adopted by all countries worldwide to combat global warming, aims to limit the rise in average global temperatures to ‘within 1.5°C’ above pre-industrial levels. To achieve this, greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon...

Past Event

17 July 2024

How are multi-stakeholder platforms for SDGs involved in the follow-up and review process at national level including the Voluntary National Review process?

The Political Declaration of the SDG Summit clearly states that the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) will help “to further strengthen the follow-up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda”. Indeed, achieving the SDGs requires robust...

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Past Event

2 December 2023

COP28 Japan Pavilion Side Event

Triggering an upward spiral towards decarbonization with subnational leaders - from the G7 Roundtable on Subnational Climate Actions

Cities account for approximately 70% of global GHG emissions, and subnational governments are at the forefront of making global efforts to address climate change as well as of adapting to its impacts. The latest IPCC report stated that government...

Past Event

1 December 2023

UNFCCC Official side event

Bottom-up Approach of Regional Non-state Actors toward Updating NDCs in Post-GST

As the first GST is to be concluded at COP28, one important consideration is the involvement of Non-State Actors (NSAs) in the post-GST activities. The independent Global Stocktake (iGST) Regional Hubs in Southeast Asia and West Africa have been...

Past Event

1 December 2023

UNFCCC COP28 Side Event

Local Governments lead Resilient Zero Carbon and Sustainable Society Transition

Global and Japanese local governments lead resilient zero carbon and sustainable society transitions

Past Event

1 December 2023

COP28 Japan Pavilion Side Event

IIASA-JAPAN Joint Project on Cities

Ministry of the Environment has contributed to IIASA in the past and has conducted joint research on environmental issues. This year, the IPCC just started its 7th assessment cycle and is scheduled to prepare and publish a "Special Report on Cities a

Past Event

30 November 2023

Marine Littering & Micro Plastic in Asia and the Pacific - Regional & National Rules, Action Plans and Present Status

At the 13th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management & Circular Economy & IPLA Global Forum 2023, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW) organised

Past Event

20 November 2023

Project Activity

Training and Capacity Building for Community Working Groups on Disaster Management in Prik Sub-district, Songkhla Province of Thailand

On 20 November 2023, Prik Municipality organised training for working groups on disaster management for all 7 communities. The training was conducted in collaboration with the Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Center (Songkhla) using...

Past Event

17 November 2023

Japan-IIASA International Workshop

Japan-IIASA Collaboration to Promote Integrated Actions for Clean Air and a Sustainable Future in Asia

The global community faces the triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. These three crises interact with each other, and a sustainable transition requires addressing these issues in an integrated manner. In Asia, air polluti

Past Event

15 November 2023

Engaging Regional Non-State Actors in the Follow-up Period of the First Global Stocktake (GST): Insight from the Independent Global Stocktake

This event will discuss the role of the regional non-state actors (NSA) in the GST follow-up processes, identify the gap between the NSA's own efforts and actual policy, and discuss the conditions necessary to close the gap in the Asia-Pacific...

Past Event

15 November 2023

Side-event at APCW 2023

Shaping ‘Climate Security’ in Asia-Pacific

Climate security is an emerging concept that underlines the critical importance of addressing climate change issues in the context of security. This session rolls out the IGES’s new initiative aiming to explore climate security in the Asia-Pacific...

Past Event

15 November 2023

Shaping Global Plastics Treaty: IGES's Key Contributions to INC-3's 'Monitoring Situation and Progress of the Future Instrument' Side Event

The INC-3 side event titled 'Monitoring the situation/progress of the future instrument: objectives/targets, baselines, indicators, and timelines' served as a critical platform for discussing the measurement and monitoring of progress in a future tre

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The Fourth International Forum on Low Carbon Cities

Upcoming US elections and Implications for Climate and Industrial Policy

Demonstration and Panel Discussion on Environment Friendly Soap-based Fire Fighting Foam “Shabondama Natural Foam”

Bringing Climate and Health Together in Japanese and American Cities

Reporting of mitigation actions in the agriculture sector under Article13

The Fourth Workshop on 1.5°C Lifestyles in Kitakyushu～Experience a lifestyle that reduces global warming through food!～

How are multi-stakeholder platforms for SDGs involved in the follow-up and review process at national level including the Voluntary National Review process?