In this novel and integrated MAR approach, an offsetting scheme under the concept of payment for ecosystem services (PES) is used to enhance groundwater recharge along the Shirakawa River in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The scheme gives a cash incentive to farmers who pond their abandoned rice fields for groundwater recharge. For a specified period...
Chapter 2 presents a general overview of the academic landscape of sustainability science research in Africa and summarizes the challenges and knowledge gaps for sustainable development in Africa. The chapter sets out to examine the current trends and patterns of sustainability research and how they can contribute to addressing sustainable...
This chapter introduces sustainability science and its approaches (1.1), identifies key challenges for the sustainability science approach (1.2), and describes
UNESCO Asia and the Pacific Regional Bureau for Education hosted an expert consultation on Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Asia and the Pacific in close collaboration with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and United Nations University Institute of Advance Studies (UNU...
This case study on ESD and natural resource utilisation offers a good example of multi-stakeholder social learning for regional sustainable development based on partnerships between environmentalists and farmers. A citizen's movement to conserve a wetland evolved into a participatory programme for engaging with the community for the preservation of...
The international workshop discussed about the current limitations of financing CDM mechanism and brought together the perspectives of different stakeholders including the country partners and financial and donor institutions. The workshop has identified several bottlenecks limiting the potential of CDM mechanism and has identified way forward for...