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IGES organised the Asia Pacific Climate Security (APCS) International Workshop, together with its partner - the Institute for Future Initiatives of the University of Tokyo, and our collaborators from Sasakawa Peace Foundation. The two-day workshop gathered a wide range of knowledge on climate security from researchers and practitioners across the...

As the climate crisis worsens, the nexus between security considerations and climate is attracting both policy and academic attention. Despite its socio-political importance, the significance of considering climate change from a security and diplomatic perspective has not yet been fully explored in the policy arena and on-the-ground actions. The...

The Kansai Research Center (KRC) of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) took up the issue of air pollution in India and hosted an awareness workshop on Japanese technologies to monitor emissions from thermal power plants and other energy-intensive industries in India on 17 February 2021.The objective of the workshop was to...

This calendar is an awareness raising material targeting people living on and around Tonle Sap Lake. It aims to raise their awareness on water sanitation and health. Related materials can be found here: Policy report - https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/tonlesapsatreps/en

Tonle Sap Lake is the largest flood-pulsed freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, supporting the livelihoods of millions of people living on and around the lake. However, recent changes in the lake water environment due to deterioration of water quality and decline in biological resources have caused various problems to local people living in floating...

Just like in any city, the waste management has always been a major societal issue for Phnom Penh. The monthly amount of disposed waste at the landfill more than doubled in the past decade owing to factors such as population growth, economic growth, changes in industrial structure and of people’s lifestyle. While Phnom Penh Capital Administration...

This presentation examines the impact of coal transition on labours and local communities in China and India, and examines whether and how such transition have been governed or not.

As with many other cities in Cambodia, Battambang Municipality faces huge challenges in managing its waste. With no consistent annual budget allocated to waste management services, the city relied on the private sector for municipal waste collection and disposal services based on user fees collected from residents. However, with low service quality...

The "JCM in CHARTS" series aim to provide a comprehensive and easy-to-understand description of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in each host country. This version describes the rules, procedures, and references for implementing the JCM in Cambodia, provided in the Khmer language.

This proceedings is related to the “Dissemination of Japanese Low-Carbon Technology in Thailand – Consultation Workshop” for the Technology Assessment (TA) project funded by MoEJ in FY2017, which was held in Bangkok on December 1, 2017. The workshop was jointly conducted by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies together with the Thai...