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23 May 2023

The relationship between female and younger legislative representation and performance on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

IGES and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) recently published an article entitled “The relationship between female and younger legislative representation and performance on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” that finds a...

Press Release

19 May 2023

Southeast Asian civil society pushes for stronger Paris climate pledges

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), together with Manila-based think tank, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), and civil society organisations across Southeast Asia, backed by the Climate Change Commission...

Press Release

28 April 2023

Establishment of the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership Center

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will serve as the secretariat of the "Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership Center" to be established by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan and welcomed at the G7 Ministers'...

Announcement

31 March 2023

IGES and ICIMOD renewed Cooperation Agreement to enhance collaboration on sustainable development

IGES and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have renewed a Cooperation Agreement to further strengthen the long-term cooperation on mutual areas of interests of both organisations.

Announcement

20 February 2023

IGES and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) updates Memorandum of Understanding

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have updated and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance their joint efforts in policy research and sustainable development initiatives...

Announcement

6 February 2023

IGES Researcher Selected as a member of the Policy and Finance Committee of WASP

Dr. Sivapuram Ventaka Rama Krishna PRABHAKAR, Principal Policy Researcher, Adaptation and Water area, IGES has been selected as a member of the Policy and Finance Committee of World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP). WASP's vision is primarily to f

Press Release

13 January 2023

IGES Content Rankings 2022

In 2022, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) produced a wide range of reports, events and web content. As a special feature at the start of 2023, we have compiled the most popular IGES content from the past year for the following...

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Press Release

1 February 2022

International Conference for Implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will hold the International Conference for Implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, as two-part, on-line event co-hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan on 17 February (Part 1).

Announcement

27 January 2022

Launch of Tool for Estimating Climate Impact from the Waste Sector in China

The IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) has launched version III of its IGES-GHG calculator entitled “Estimation Tool for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in a Life Cycle...

Announcement

27 January 2022

Employees Tests Positive for COVID-19

Three employees at the headquarters of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES, Hayama, Kanagawa) tested positive for COVID-19 on 21, 24 and 25 January 2022, and an employee at the Japanese Center for International Studies in Ecology...

Press Release

5 January 2022

IGES Content Rankings 2021

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) produced a wide range of reports, events and web content in 2021. As a special feature at the start of 2022, we have compiled the most popular IGES content of the past year by category (Top 10...

Announcement

5 January 2022

Sustainability Week Asia

From 14 to 17 February, Economist Impact will host Sustainability Week Asia, held to aid businesses in Asia-Pacific in their path toward greater sustainability. On 14 February at 11:00-11:50 Japan Time (10:00 - 10:50 HKT), IGES Executive Director...

Press Release

9 December 2021

Launch of the IGES “Interactive SDG Tool for River Basins”

Interactive online tool to assess how the observed and projected changes in river basins relate to various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their associated targets, is now available online for free.

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...

Press Release

14 October 2021

IGES, START and their Regional Partners to Establish a Consortium for Advancing the Circulating and Ecological Sphere (CES) Concept in South and Southeast Asia

Today, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), START International, Inc. together with several leading academic and research institutes in South and Southeast Asia, signed an agreement to establish a consortium for advancing the...

Press Release

13 October 2021

New IGES Publication and Taped Webinars on “Actionable Recommendations and Ambitious Directions for Restoring Planetary Health in the COVID-19 Era”

On Wednesday 13 October 2021, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) released its COVID-19 Position Paper 3.0 and supporting set of taped Japanese and English language webinars. The paper, entitled “Actionable Recommendations and...