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Conference Proceeding

August 2026

Summary Report - National Awareness and Training Workshop on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Lesotho, 17 June 2026

National Workshop on Integrated Waste Management in Lesotho

The National Awareness and Training Workshop on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), held in Maseru, Lesotho on 17 June 2026, brought together government agencies, municipalities, producers, academia, civil society, development partners, and informal-sector representatives to explore pathways for developing an inclusive and nationally...

Keywords:

Solid waste management

Circular Economy

Extended Producer Responsibility

Translation of non-IGES Material

March 2026

バリューチェーンにおける物理的リスクとレジリエンス　経営層の連携のための CEOハンドブック

「まえがき」より我々を取り巻く環境が変化していることは、もはや周知の事実である。異常気象・慢性的な気候変動・環境悪化は、今やますます業務運営に支障を生じさせ、より広範なシステム全体へのショックを引き起こしている。サプライチェーンの寸断から、資産の損傷・インフラへの衝撃・公衆衛生の危機・地域社会の崩壊に至るまで—多くの企業がすでにその影響を肌で感じている。そして、脅威はニュースの見出しを飾るような大災害だけにとどまらない。目立たず、じわじわと慢性的に進行する悪影響が、静かに企業価値を蝕んでいるのである。しかも、それらは多くの場合、既存のシステムでは予兆を検知することも、管理することも難しい形で進行していく。（中略）ビジネスリーダーであるCEOには今こそ...

Keywords:

physical risk value chain resilience

Conference Proceeding

January 2026

International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2025) Summary Report

International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2025)

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...

Keywords:

Sustainability

Biodiversity

climate change

decarbonisation

Climate and SDGs Synergy

Circular Economy

Net zero

1.5℃

nature positive

Circulating and Ecological Sphere

Synergy

Youth

Working Paper

December 2025

Building Inclusive Waste Systems: A Baseline Assessment of Cambodia's Informal Sector

This report provides a baseline assessment of Cambodia’s informal waste sector, with a focus on Phnom Penh and Battambang. Informal waste workers, including street pickers, door-to-door collectors, pickers at landfills and junkshop operators, play a critical yet undervalued role in the country’s waste management system. They are responsible for a...

Keywords:

Cambodia

informal sector

decentralised wastewater management

municipal solid waste management

SME

Presentation

October 2025

SDG12 for of regenerative economy, circular innovation, and environmental well-being

Osaka Expo 2025: Circular Innovation: Materials, Technologies, and Creativity to Regenerate the Future

At Osaka Expo 2025, as part of Sustainability Week (October 5–13, 2025) at the Italy Pavilion, the Lombardy Region – DG for Environment and Climate – in collaboration with the Lombardy Green Chemistry Association, presents a workshop and an exhibition on circular economy, bioeconomy, AI for sustainability, agri-food innovation, and urban...

Submission to Policy Process

July 2025

July 2025

T20 Task Force (05) Statement: Accelerating Climate Action and the Just Energy Transition

In a context of escalating and interlinked climate and biodiversity crises, ambitious, integrated and inclusive action towards just transitions is central to ensuring a more sustainable, equitable and resilient world for current and future generations. The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement and the submission of the second...

Keywords:

Just Transition

climate change

Clean Energy Transition

G20

Peer-reviewed Article

April 2025

Comprehensive inventory and quantitative assessment of potential geoheritage sites in the Malwa region, Punjab

In International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks

This study examines the geoheritage of the Malwa region in Punjab, India, identifying and eval-uating potential sites based on their sceintific, educational, economic, cultural, and touristic sig-nificance. Through comprehensive mapping and quantitative assessment methodologies, this research categorizes these sites into high, medium, and low...

Conference Proceeding

March 2025

International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2024) Summary Report

International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2024)

Keywords:

Sustainability

Just and Sustainable Transition

Biodiversity

climate change

decarbonisation

Climate and SDGs Synergy

Plastic Waste

Circular Economy

1.5℃

climate security

Circulating and Ecological Sphere

nature positive

Synergy

Net zero

Policy Brief

February 2025

Implications of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for ASEAN: An Argument for More Ambitious Carbon Pricing

This policy brief examines the implications for ASEAN Member States (AMS) of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and suggests an overall direction for responses. The EU’s CBAM aims to minimize carbon leakage and the loss of the EU’s trade competitiveness due to its more ambitious climate mitigation policies, particularly...

Keywords:

Border Carbon Adjustment

Carbon pricing

ASEAN countries

International Trade

Policy Report

December 2024

Composting Solid Organic Waste from Municipal Sources in West Asia – A Technical Guide for Decision Makers and Practitioners

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...

Keywords:

composting

municipal solid waste management

Circular Economy