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Capacity building support by means of international development projects for developing countries to prepare national reporting under the Paris Agreement has taken on increasing importance. Given that support for capacity building has been provided for more than two decades, the aim of our research is to assess past trends in capacity building...

Forest conservation is a key component of multilateral environmental agreements related to biodiversity conservation (Convention on Biological Diversity; CBD)) and climate change (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; UNFCCC), and ambitious national commitments are essential to the implementation of these agreements. To understand the...

Both hydropower dams and global warming pose threats to freshwater fish diversity. While the extent of global warming may be reduced by a shift towards energy generation by large dams in order to reduce fossil-fuel use, such dams profoundly modify riverine habitats. Furthermore, the threats posed by dams and global warming will interact: for...

From Foreword: The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Forest Conservation Team is monitoring the development of national systems to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation and enhance forest carbon stocks (REDD+). This report on national REDD+ readiness activities, progress and challenges in Cambodia is part of a...

今後もアジアでの資源消費と廃棄物発生量の増大が予想される。３Ｒ（廃棄物の削減、再利用、リサイクル）を通じた廃棄物管理と資源管理戦略の統合は、アジアでの持続可能な消費と生産を達成するための重要なアプローチとなり得る。しかし、アジア発展途上国の多くでは、廃棄物管理・リサイクル関連法制度の構築に後れをとっており、国際協力への期待は大きい。本報告では、３Ｒ国家戦略の策定支援の経験に基づいて、廃棄物リサイクルのための制度構築支援の課題について論じる。

This paper presents a case study of drought risk assessment and management in Svay Rieng province of Cambodia. Drought is a creeping disaster and has debilitating impacts on rural livelihoods and socio-economic conditions. Interviews with local communities, government administration, and non-governmental agencies indicated the lack of livelihood...