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This chapter aims to bring policy and institutional considerations to the center of work on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs). Its primary purpose is to suggest policy and institutional reforms needed for an integrated and inclusive slcp strategy in Asia. The chapter begins by setting the context with a review of the interrelated yet varying...

As in many developing countries, waste management is one of the greatest challenges faced by the Maldives. The limited or unavailbility of waste collection services, proper treatment, and disposal systems on the islands often results in dumping household waste on the beach, ocean, and forests and also open burning of waste. These activities are...

The widespread adoption of low emissions technologies in rapidly developing countries is critical to resolving the climate emergency.1 However, many fast growing economies lack the energy efficient, renewable, and other advanced technologies needed to mitigate climate change. Technology transfer could help address these countries need. Yet the...

A growing body of evidence suggests that the climate crisis has widened social inequalities. The heightened emphasis on social inequality in international climate negotiations is therefore a welcomed step forward. Another step in this direction involves more explicitly considering the social dimension of co-benefits or “social co-benefits.” This...

２０２３年１２月、中国農業科学院傘下にある都市農業研究所（四川省・成都）が世界発の２０層建て無人垂直植物工場の開発に成功したと、中央テレビ局が伝えた。２０層にも重ねた巨大な培養マシーンを管理できる垂直型3次元栽培技術は、LED照明管理技術と液体養分自動供給システムによって構成され、およそ35日ごとに野菜が収穫できる。年間10回以上の連続収穫が可能で、生産量は50トン以上と推定される。この生産量は、約4ヘクタールの農地の収穫量に相当する。

"This Handbook is a timely and significant contribution to the growing body of academic literature on climate justice. It comes at a critical turning point in UNFCCC climate negotiations with the imminent review of the Paris Agreement. It is an excellent knowledge resource bound to be of particular interest to academics, practitioners and students...

Myanmar, the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia, has been facing considerable challenges with the management of solid waste in the recent past because of increasing income and consumption patterns, urban growth, and lack of effective waste management policies, treatment, and disposal methods. Waste management is also a crosscutting issue...

冷え切った米中関係は今年１１月１５日に実現できた習近平国家主席とバイデン大統領の首脳会談を契機に転換期を迎えている。その証が気候変動分野の二国間協力が再開したことだ。 米中首脳会談に先立ち、両政府は14日、気候変動対策で合意した内容をまとめた共同声明を出した（２３年米中気候変動声明）。声明は、両政府は「２１世紀２０年代気候変動アクション強化作業部会」発足させ、気候変動アクションを強化するための二国間の対話と協力を再開することを宣言し、エネルギー転換（省エネ、再エネなど）、プラスチック削減、都市間連携、森林対策、大気汚染対策など具体的な協力分野についてもリストアップした。目立つのがメタン削減分野に関する合意内容である。

Air pollution has large impacts on the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), affecting not just the health of people and ecosystems, but also climate, the cryosphere, monsoon patterns, water availability, agriculture, and incomes. Although the available data are not comprehensive, they clearly show that the HKH receives significant amounts of air pollution...

再エネ事業を進めている中国大手企業の億利は９月、同国北西部の甘粛省で５０万ｋｗ規模の太陽光発電所を稼動した。電力と食料を同時に供給するのが特徴である。総投資額は２８・２億元（約５６０億円）で、敷地面積は２０００ヘクタールに上る。 　中国政府は２０２１年１１月と２０２２年２月に、合計５億２５００万ｋｗ規模の砂漠発電事業を承認した。政府が推し進める「砂漠など荒漠化エリアにおける大型風力・太陽光発電基地」の一環。国土面積の１７・６％に当たる１億６８８０万ヘクタールの砂漠地域を活用し、電力と食料の同時供給を実現するのが狙い。