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Project Updated : April 2021

IGES Inputs to 8th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD 2021)

The theme of the 8th APFSD will be organised from 23-26 March, in a hybrid mode of online and offline. This page introduces IGES’ key messages for APFSD2021, side events and related publications.

Project Updated : March 2021

UNEA-5 Special webpage

The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, with a universal membership of all 193 Member States. The Assembly meets biennially in Nairobi, Kenya, to set priorities for global

Project Updated : March 2021

The Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM)

The Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM) is one of the collaborative activities of the International Partnership for Satoyama Initiative (IPSI), established jointly by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), the United Nations Unive

Project Updated : April 2021

A Time for Transformation: Building a More Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Asia-Pacific after COVID-19

Through cross-cutting environmental policy research, IGES supports green recovery efforts towards a more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive Asia-Pacific after COVID-19.

Project Updated : July 2020

IGES Activity on "High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2020)"

This special webpage presents reports and publications related to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF2020), which as the main United Nations platform on sustainable development, is dedicated to the follow-up and review of

Project Updated : May 2020

IGES Inputs to 7th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD 2020)

The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual meeting convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and aims to strengthen the region’s readiness for the United Nations High...

Project Updated : April 2021

Online Voluntary Local Review (VLR) Lab

This online platform provides all you need to know about cities and regions taking a lead on “Voluntary Local Reviews.”

Project Updated : October 2020

UNGA 75 Special Page

The 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, from 15 to 30 September 2020, marks the 75th anniversary of the UN. As the world continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic, this UN General Assembly has also become the first in its history to be

Project Updated : July 2020

Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency

In recent years, circular economy (CE) and resource efficiency (RE) have become central to the G7 / G20 process and the sustainable development agenda, as well as the response to climate change. A circular economy aims to realise resource circulation...

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Updated: December 2019

IGES Activity on "UNFCCC COP25"

This is an Activity page delivering timely information on international negotiations and events at UNFCCC COP25, convened from 2 December to 13 December 2019 in Madrid, Spain.

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Updated: November 2019

Climate Databases

Having been developed in some cases over more than 10 years, IGES Climate Databases compile unique data about climate change policies and sustainable development projects, and offer in-depth insights through analytics, summary and figures. The...

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Updated: October 2019

IPCC 48 - Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C

This is a special page containing information relevant to the 48th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), held in Incheon, Korea on 1-6 October 2018 and the its special report on Global Warming of 1.5°C.

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Updated: September 2019

IGES Activity on "UN Climate Action Summit and SDGs Summit"

For the recent Climate Action Summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders to come to New York on 23 September with concrete, realistic plans to enhance their nationally determined contributions by 2020, in line with reducing...

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Updated: September 2019

SDGs City Reports

Sustainable Development Goals Reports on Cities - Launch of the World-First Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) on Shimokawa, Toyama, and Kitakyushu

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Updated: August 2019

Integrated Policies for Sustainable Cities

Launched in April 2013, the Sustainable Cities Programme of the Integrated Policies for Sustainable Societies (IPSS) Area at IGES was created to 1) develop tools and methods to assess sustainable urban transport, architecture (spatial planning), and...

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Updated: August 2019

Co-benefits - Bringing Climate and Development Together in Asia

Research Components

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Updated: July 2019

JBF-IPBES Capacity Building Project

Japan Biodiversity Fund Capacity building project for the implementation of IPBES Asia Pacific Regional Assessment