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Conference Proceeding

March 2026

Proceedings: Asia-Pacific Climate Security (APCS) Project International Symposium Climate Security in the Asia Pacific under a Shifting Geopolitical Context

This symposium discussed the challenges and opportunities of climate security and examined its continued relevance under a shifting geopolitical landscape in the Asia-Pacific region. The event presented an opportunity to take stock of the activities and achievements of the Asia-Pacific Climate Security (APCS) project conducted by IGES over the past...

Keywords:

climate security

Discussion Paper

May 2024

Advancing the Energy Transition through Industrial Policy: A Transatlantic Perspective with Lessons for Japan

This paper conducts a comparative analysis of green industrial policy strategies recently advanced by the European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.), and extends insights to the evolving policy landscape in Japan. Its analysis underscores how the European strategy is characterized by a systematic approach that balances emissions constraints...

Keywords:

Clean Energy Transition

Industry

Japan

Peer-reviewed Article

October 2020

October 2020

Strengthening Risk Management Systems to Manage New and Emerging Transboundary Risks: Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic

In Development Cooperation Review

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as one of the severe and important health disasters during recent times. The impacts of the COVID-19 have spanned across the globe and rightly qualify to be a transboundary disaster. When looked through the lens of transboundary risks, COVID-19 is not the first of its kind. Health and non-health...

Presentation

October 2020

Greening the COVID-19 Response, Recovery, and Redesign

Earth League Annual Workshop

This presentation, delivered by Eric Zusman on behalf of IGES President Kazuhiko Takeuchi at the Earth League Annual Workshop on 20 October 2020, is entitled "Greening the COVID-19 Response, Recovery, and Redesign" and outlines the IGES Triple R Framework, the case for integrated approaches to respond to COVID-19, and potential applications of the...

Submission to Policy Process

May 2020

Implications of COVID-19 for the Environment and Sustainability

In a few short months, COVID-19 has morphed from a dangerous regional health threat to an all-consuming global pandemic and economic disaster. COVID-19’s rapid spread has had far-reaching implications on the everyday lives of people in nearly all corners of the world, and underlines the need for governments at all levels to coordinate cross-cutting...

Briefing Note

November 2019

IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land

In August 2019, the IPCC [1] Special Report on Climate Change and Land [2] (SRCCL), which synthesises the latest available scientific knowledge on the relationship between climate change and land use, was released. When we think about land use, the concept sounds somewhat distant from our day-to-day lives; however, various resources, including food...