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1 December 2023

The Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center to collaborate with IETA to advance private sector engagement in international high integrity carbon markets

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), which serves as the secretariat of the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Emissions Trading...

Press Release

10 November 2023

Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center is now fully operational and ready to support capacity building implementation of Article 6

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is proud to announce the start of operations for the “Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center”. The A6IP Center was established by the Ministry of the Environment...

Press Release

4 October 2023

【ISAP2023】 The 15th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific “Accelerating Sustainability Transitions in Asia and the Pacific: The Transformative Potential of Integration, Inclusion and Localisation”

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 hybrid event, with participation in-person and online. In...

IGES and UN-Habitat Enter Partnership to Drive Transformative Change for Sustainable and Resilient Cities

Announcement

4 September 2023

IGES and UN-Habitat Enter Partnership to Drive Transformative Change for Sustainable and Resilient Cities

IGES and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate sustainable waste management and combat climate change in cities.

Announcement

19 July 2023

Enabling Youth Voices for Addressing Plastic Waste and Pollution in Galle City, Sri Lanka – a video competition

Introduction In order to tackle the growing challenge of plastic pollution facing the country, the Ministry of Environment (MOE), Sri Lanka formulated its National Action Plan on Plastic Waste Management, 2021-2030 (NAPPWM, 2021-2030) based on...

Press Release

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'...

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13 February 2019

IGES Proposal for the “Japan’s long-term strategy under the Paris Agreement”

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) released the above proposal for “Japan’s long-term strategy under the Paris Agreement”, which is currently being developed by the Government of Japan. The proposal is composed of two parts: a...

Announcement

8 February 2019

mipplot: Open-Source (R-based) Tool for Visualizing the Mitigation Scenarios from IAMs

IGES is pleased to announce the public release of the mipplot visualization tool (beta version), developed by Diego SILVA HERRAN from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) (also visiting researcher at PARI), Assoc. Prof. Masahiro...

Announcement

1 February 2019

IPBES technical support unit for the assessment of invasive alien species established at IGES

IGES is honored to announce that, today, the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) technical support unit (TSU) for the thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control was established at the IGES...

Announcement

19 December 2018

IGES Researchers receive "People's Choice Poster Award" at the 13th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance

IGES is pleased to announce that several members of its research groups were selected as recipients of the "People's Choice Poster Award" at the 13th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance (EcoBalance 2018, held from 9–12 October in Tokyo)...

Announcement

27 September 2018

2nd World Circular Economy Forum to be held on 22-24 October at Pacifico Yokohama

The 2nd World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF 2018) will be held at Pacifico Yokohama on 22-24 October, hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan and the Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra. IGES will participate as a key partner in this landmark...

Press Release

17 July 2018

Sustainable Development Goals Report on Cities - Launch of SDG City Reports on Shimokawa, Toyama, and Kitakyushu

16 July—IGES is pleased to announce the launch of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Reports today on the sidelines of the 2018 UN High Level Political Forum held in New York. The reports document the efforts of three local authorities in...

Announcement

12 July 2018

Launch of the 'IGES SDG Interlinkages Analysis & Visualisation Tool (V2.0)'

An updated and upgraded version of the IGES SDG Interlinkages Analysis & Visualisation Tool (V2.0) is now available online for free for anybody with access to the internet. This is a practical and science-based tool that can support national...

Press Release

5 July 2018

Showing the Way towards Integrating SDGs into Core Business with Extensive Examples of Private Companies in Japan: Launch of new report

Showing the Way towards Integrating SDGs into Core Business with Extensive Examples of Private Companies in Japan: Launch of new report.

Announcement

13 April 2018

IGES Participates in 8th Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific: “State of the 3Rs in Asia and the Pacific” Report Launched

From 9-12 April 2018, IGES participated in the 8th Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific , held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, co-organized by the Government of India’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Japan’s Ministry of the...

Announcement

12 March 2018

IGES receives 2017 Dubai International Award for Best Practices (DIABP)

IGES is honoured to have been selected as one of the recipients of the 2017 Dubai International Award for Best Practices (DIABP) University Research Award on Legislation, Rules, Regulations & Governance Systems for its work “ Making land-use climate...