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31 July 2026

IGES to Strengthen Regional Partnerships for an Inclusive Circular Economy and Climate-Resilient South Asia with SACEP and SAARC-CCI

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) and the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC-CCI) on 3 December 2026. This MOU...

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14 July 2026

IGES Makes Major Contribution to the "Asia-Pacific Synergies Report: Advancing Synergistic Solutions to the Triple Planetary Crisis and the SDGs"

On 30 June 2026, the "Asia-Pacific Synergies Report: Advancing Synergistic Solutions to the Triple Planetary Crisis and the SDGs" was officially launched at the seventh Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergies held in Bangkok. This report was...

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9 July 2026

IGES and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Renew MOU to Advance their Collaboration

On 1 July 2026, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on research collaboration. Dr. Armida...

Press Release

22 May 2026

ISAP2026 The 18th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific “Strengthening Local Resilience to Planetary Crises: Scaling up Synergistic Solutions”

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is set to host the 18th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2026). For the first time, ISAP will be held in Kansai under the overall theme, ‘Strengthening Local...

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24 April 2026

IGES and Fukuoka City Sign Cooperation Agreement to Improve Waste Management in Lao PDR

Fukuoka City Press Release (in Japanese only) IGES signed a Cooperation Agreement with Fukuoka City to carry out a pilot project of the Fukuoka Method landfill (semi-aerobic landfill to stabilise waste materials) in the Lao People’s Democratic...

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23 April 2026

IGES Supports Revisions to Hayama Town Green Basic Plan

IGES provided support for revisions to the Hayama Town Green Basic Plan in March 2026, concerning the preservation and promotion of green spaces in Hayama Town (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan), where IGES Headquarters is located. To gain a better...

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17 April 2026

IGES and UNIDO conclude a Joint Declaration to Advance Implementation of the Paris Agreement Article 6

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) concluded a Joint Declaration to accelerate the development of high-integrity carbon markets and mobilise additional finance...

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27 March 2026

GGGI Executive Director Visits IGES for Strategic Exchange with Researchers

On 19 March, Mr. Sang-Hyup Kim, Executive Director of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) visited IGES Tokyo Sustainability Forum for a meeting to discuss strengthening collaboration in addressing global environmental issues. During the meeting...

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2 April 2020

IGES Prepares Key Messages on Accelerating Progress on the SDGs for the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD)

It was in the spirit of collective action that IGES developed 14 key messages to help policymakers in the Asia-Pacific Region accelerate progress on the SDGs.

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27 March 2020

IGES Submitted Recommendations for Revising Japan’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) －On the validity of and methodology for raising the emissions reduction targetー

On 21 February, 2020, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) submitted its recommendations to the Ministry of the Environment for revising Japan's emissions reduction target, through its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)...

Announcement

27 March 2020

Contribution to the portal site for the G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue

On 27 March, 2020, the Ministry of the Environment, Japan launched a portal site for the “G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue”. As part of the support provided to the government, IGES has contributed to the development of this site. A decision was taken...

Press Release

25 November 2019

World’s First Portal Site on G20 Actions and Progress on Marine Plastic Litter Launched

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is pleased to announce the launch of a portal site, “Towards Osaka Blue Ocean Vision - G20 Implementation Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter”, as part of support provided to the...

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18 October 2019

IGES organises “Science-Policy Dialogues on the Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Southeast Asia & Northeast Asia”

From 21 to 23 October, IGES, the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), and the University of Tokyo Institute for Future Initiative will co-organise the “Science-Policy Dialogues on the Assessment of Biodiversity...

Press Release

9 October 2019

“RE Action – Declaring 100% Renewable” Launched A New Leadership Framework for Small and Medium Enterprises and Other Organizations

The Green Purchasing Network (GPN), ICLEI Japan (ICLEI), Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), and Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership (JCLP) jointly launched “RE Action – Declaring 100% Renewable” on 9 October 2019. This initiative...

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20 September 2019

IGES declares support for Earth League statement “Humanity is Tipping the Scales of the World “

On 19 September, 2019, IGES announced that it has signed a statement from the international alliance “Earth League”, a voluntary international alliance of prominent scientists from world‐class research institutions,working together to respond to some...

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12 September 2019

Co-development of the “Shimokawa SDGs Indicators”, with Hosei University and Shimokawa Town

IGES is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with Hosei University and the town of Shimokawa in Hokkaido, it plans to develop the “Shimokawa SDGs Indicators” to measure the degree to which local governments’ visions and plans incorporating the...

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29 August 2019

Launch of the IGES “SDG Interlinkages Analysis & Visualisation Tool” (Version 3.0)

An upgraded version of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies’ (IGES) SDG Interlinkages Analysis & Visualisation Tool (Version 3.0) is now available.

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7 August 2019

IGES Signs MoU to Join Assessment Partners for the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF)

IGES began participation, as an Assessment Partner, in the "New York Declaration on Forests”. In this role, IGES will contribute to the evaluation of progress on the Declaration, based on the Institute’s expertise in forest conservation.