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Tokyo/Jakarta 20 September 2024 IGES and the Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris of ERIA (the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia) have announced the launch of Phase II of the ‘Breaking the Plastic Habit in Asia’...

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will host the 16th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2024). This year, the Plenary Sessions will be held on Tuesday, 23 July 2024 at Pacifico Yokohama as a hybrid...

IGES, in partnership with Engineering X, the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), Practical Action and UN Habitat, announces the launch of a ground-breaking project “Creating the enabling conditions for eliminating open burning of waste...

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...

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will host the 15th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2023). This year, the Plenary Sessions will be held on Tuesday, 19 December 2023 at Pacifico Yokohama as a...

Researchers from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) recently published an article entitled “The relationship between female and younger legislative representation and...

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will host the 14th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2022). Held in Japan, ISAP is an annual forum that features a range of discussions on sustainable development in...

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...

On 26 August, IGES signed a cooperation agreement with Circular Regions, a Norway-based non-profit organisation with strengths in promoting the circular economy from regional and city perspectives. IGES and Circular Regions both focus on the...

The Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development took place on 20-21 July in Japan. This globally-significant conference concluded successfully...