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The SDG2 on Zero Hunger by 2030 aims at achieving the complete eradication of hunger in all its forms. The SDG2 in specific focuses on vulnerable populations such as women (pregnant and lactating), adolescent girls, children (especially those below 5 years old), and old persons. The goal includes 5 targets and 3 means of achieving the goal targets...

This article outlines ASEAN’s plan to transition toward a resilient and net-zero emission world, based on the ASEAN's first State of Climate Change Report launched on 7 October 2021.

The ASEAN State of Climate Change Report (ASCCR) provides an overall outlook of the state of play of climate change issues in the ASEAN region. ASCCR is also a forward-looking report, which includes recommendations on making the transition toward 2030 and on to 2050 for both adaptation and mitigation, considering ASEAN’s development context and the...

Globally, shifting cultivation is known to be an important driver of tropical deforestation. However, we argue that it can be sustainably managed if the environmental boundary conditions, laid by the traditional customs and practices, are fully respected. We narrate an empirical study from the Zunheboto district of Nagaland, India, where we...

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Bangladesh provide a variety of financial services to poor households that can help them cope with natural disasters (e.g. floods) and adapt to environmental changes (e.g. increasing soil salinity). However, due to the limited geographic range in which MFI branches can provide their services, households located...

The Ganges basin provides essential water for drinking, irrigation, industrial use and cooling of power generation facilities. Changes in the water availability induced by global climate change will impact on economic development as well as human life in this basin and beyond. Water competition among major consumers will become fiercer in the...

Several risk insurance initiatives have been implemented at the grassroots level for reducing the vulnerability of communities to natural disasters. Despite these efforts, the penetration of risk insurance in developing Asia is poor compared to many developed countries due to several barriers that this sector is facing and the cost of insurance...

平成27 年11 月、日本では「気候変動の影響への適応計画」が閣議決定された。開発途上国の適応計画を支援することは日本の適応計画の戦略の一つとして盛り込まれており、科学的知見に基づいた有効な計画策定の支援を行うこととしている。本業務では、「平成27 年度適応イニシアティブ推進のための地域横断的人材育成等に向けた調査・検討業務」および「平成28 年度アジア太平洋地域における気候変動適応分野の知見共有、人材育成支援業務」を受けて、途上国側政府及び研究機関等との協働が可能となるよう、またアジア太平洋地域の適応に関する能力向上のための人材育成、知見共有等を行うことを目的とし、（１）特定地区における緩和と適応の双方を取り扱うパイロットプログラムに関する業務、（２）適応計画...

グリーンインフラに通じる考え方で、生態系を活用した防災・減災を表すEco­DRR （Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reductionの略称）が国際的に注目を集めている。これは、生態系の管理、保全や再生により災害リスクを低減するとともに、人々が日ごろから享受している様々な自然の恵みを守っていこうとするものだ。日本から海外への政府開発援助（ODA）の実施を一元的に担うJICAでは、Eco-DRRを自然環境分野の4つの戦略課題の１つとして、これまでにも関連する取り組みを実施してきた。こうした背景から、海外におけるEco-DRRの社会実装推進にJICAが果たす役割が期待されている。8月30日にグリーンインフラ研究会が開催したセミナーでは、Eco...

This booklet has been prepared for IPSI member organisations, as well as for others who are engaged in SEPLS, to introduce SDM and to provide snapshots of the projects implemented by our sub-grant recipients. The booklet starts with an introduction to SDM, followed by a list and a global map of the sub-grant projects. The third section provides an...