Circular Economy

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Policy Report
Author:
Ranga
Pallawala
Sanjay
Vashist
Sachin
Joshi
Zinaida
Fadeeva
This White Paper on Integrating Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) and Climate Change Policy: A Strategic Contribution to Strengthening Sri Lanka’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) was prepared on behalf of the EU SWITCH-Asia Policy Support Component (PSC) by Lakshitha Paranagamage and Sanjay Vashist under the supervision of...
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Conference Proceeding
International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2024)
The International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) is an international forum where leading experts, international organisations, governments, businesses, and NGOs gather to discuss various aspects of sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. ISAP is held annually in Japan to promote information sharing and strengthen...
Policy Report
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Approximately one billion tonnes of municipal organic waste are generated globally every year, although only a small fraction of this is currently recycled, with the remaining factions being either burnt or dumped in landfill sites. Composting is one of a number of different ways in which organic wastes can be converted into valuable products such...
PR, Newsletter or Other
Author:
Daneal
Yuerae (AKita University, Student)
Sakurako
Kitagawa (Tohoku University, Student)
Shotaro
Uemura (Tsukuba University, Student)
Mana
Short (Sophia University, Student)
Mariam
Alnaqbi (Institute of Science Tokyo, Student)
Anouluck
Norasing (Institute of Science Tokyo, Student)
Hinako
Miyazaki (Aoyama Gakuin University, Student)
Nguyen Thuy
Truc (Rikkyo University, Student)
Hangga
Prihatmaja (Kyoto University, Student)
Alejandra Maritza Rodas
Aroche (Kyoto University, Student)
Claude
Galette (Kyoto University, Student)
Hina
Egawa (Osaka Metropolitan University, Student)
Martin R.
Bustamante Antonio (Eikei University of Hiroshima, Student)
Hiyori
Fujino (The University of Kitakyushu, Student)
Mai Ngoc
Chau (The University of Kitakyushu, Student)
Hnin Ei
Kyaw (Nagasaki University, Student)
Syed Shabbar
Hussain (Nagasaki University, Student)
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies organized "the SDGs Global Human Resource Program that Connects Learning and Society through Environmental Issues" in FY2024 under UNESCO Activity Grant by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Total of seventeen university and graduyate school students...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Global Environmental Research
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By emphasizing the need for co-creative international cooperation, mutual learning and innovation between developed and emerging economies, this paper presents a case study on a city-to-city partnership between the cities of Da Nang, Viet Nam and Yokohama, Japan, focusing on development of collaborative actions on waste source segregation and...
Conference Proceeding
International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2023) Summary Report
The International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) is an international forum where leading experts, international organizations, governments, businesses, and NGOs gather to discuss various aspects of sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. ISAP is held annually in Japan to promote information sharing and strengthen...
Policy Report
Author:
Anurudda Karunarathna
Thilini Rajapaksha
Poornima Dissanayake
This document presents the methodology and findings for a national plastic waste inventory for Sri Lanka. It has been prepared as part of the project titled “Marine litter and micro-plastics: Promoting the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes and achieving the prevention and minimization of the generation of plastic wastes,”...
Commentary (Op. Ed)
IISD SDG Knowledge Hub
Author:
Rannveig Edda
Hjaltadottir
Dolores
Modic
The sustainability transition requires transformative systemic change, shifting away from mass production and consumption towards the dematerialization of production processes and maximizing the value and longevity of materials and products. Bold leadership is needed to move towards a new economic and social system that decouples economic...
Book Chapter
In Circular Economy Adoption Catalysing Decarbonisation Through Policy Instruments
This chapter provides the most recent policy frameworks for sound material-cycle society (SMCS) and promoting the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) as well as circular economy transition in Japan, with some illustrations of the best practices carried out by the private sector and Japanese local governments as outcomes.
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Policy Report
The ASEAN State of the Environment Report (SOER) is a regular flagship publication of the ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment (ASOEN) which is periodically published every 3-5 years. The SOERs present a comprehensive review of the state and trends of the environment, the pressures on it and the drivers of those pressures, and the national and...