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15 December 2023

IGES and Hachinohe City Sign Cooperation Agreement to Address Climate Change and Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and Hachinohe City are delighted to announce the signing of a Basic Agreement of Cooperation. This Agreement represents a commitment to collaboratively address climate change and achieve the...

Announcement

20 October 2022

IGES-supported City-to-City Collaboration between Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur to Decarbonise Buildings Wins C40 Award

City-to-city collaboration between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (KL City) to decarbonise buildings, supported by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), has been recognised by the C40...

Press Release

13 May 2022

The Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the SDGs to be held in Tokyo, Japan

IGES will collaborate in the Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the SDGs to be held on 20 and 21 July, and co-convened by the UN DESA and UNFCCC Secretariat.

Announcement

11 November 2021

Transitions toward a resilient and net-zero ASEAN Community: Insights from the ASEAN State of Climate Change Report

On 11 November, IGES released a video on the ASEAN State of Climate Change Report (ASCCR). The ASCCR initiated and coordinated by the ASEAN Secretariat, together with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), under the purview of the...

Announcement

25 October 2021

【ISAP2021】 The 13th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific Registration for Thematic Tracks Now Open

24 November 2021, Plenary Sessions (Hybrid) 25 November – 3 December 2021, Thematic Tracks (Online) On 25 October, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will open registration for the Thematic Tracks of the 13th International Forum...

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1 October 2021

【ISAP2021】 The 13th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific “The Decisive Decade: Towards Integrated Solutions to Climate, Biodiversity and Other Planetary Challenges”

24 November 2021, Plenary Sessions (Hybrid) 25 November – 3 December 2021, Thematic Tracks (Online) The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will host the 13th International Forum on Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2021)...

Announcement

13 September 2021

Professor Xuemei Bai, IGES Trustee, Awarded the Global Economy Prize 2021

On 5th September 2021, Prof. Xuemei Bai, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and Distinguished Professor of Urban Environment at Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National...

Press Release

18 December 2020

Implications of COVID-19 for the Environment and Sustainability (Version 2): Perspectives from the Triple R (Response, Recovery, Redesign) Framework

On Friday, 18 December 2020, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) released its position paper "Implications of COVID-19 for the Environment and Sustainability (Version 2): Perspectives from the Triple R (Response, Recovery...

Announcement

29 September 2020

“Driving the Green Recovery and Redesign” at The Global Virtual Forum for Urban Leaders Taking on the Climate Emergency

On 21 October, IGES, along with ICLEI and the Ministry of the Environment Japan (MOEJ) will host a session at the “Daring Cities 2020” Forum. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President of IGES, will provide a keynote speech which focuses on the Redesign2020...

Announcement

22 May 2020

IGES researcher receives “International Outstanding Collaboration Award” from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)

On 14 May, Dr. Sudarmanto Budi Nugroho, a research manager in the City Task Force at IGES, received the 2019 International Outstanding Collaboration Award from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE). The award recognises promising non-Japanese...