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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

2 April 2021

Updated Memorandum of Understanding Between IGES and UNESCAP

On 31 March, IGES and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that reaffirmed their desire to work together in areas of mutual interest in the service of Asia...

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...

Announcement

Taiyo Jyuken Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019

17 July 2019

IGES Supports SMEs SDGs Report Publication at the National-level, and its Launch at the High-level Political Forum 2019

IGES announced that the “Taiyo Jyuken Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019”, supported by IGES, was presented at a side-event of the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 2019 in New York.

Announcement

27 February 2019

Actions on Plastic Waste

With the growing awareness of the damage to marine life caused by plastics, at IGES, we are strengthening our efforts by participating in an initiative by MOEJ and Kanagawa Prefecture. MOEJ campaign and forum on Plastics Smart On 23 January 2019...