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The widespread adoption of low emissions technologies in rapidly developing countries is critical to resolving the climate emergency.1 However, many fast growing economies lack the energy efficient, renewable, and other advanced technologies needed to mitigate climate change. Technology transfer could help address these countries need. Yet the...

Key Messages • The wastewater sector—particularly wastewater-biogas-energy (WBE) system—presents an opportunity to reduce GHG emissions and tap into renewable energy. In Thailand, several WBE projects have been introduced through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as well as by “unilateral” investments from the private sector in order to treat...

This training module was developed as a supplementary training and learning resource for the “Guidelines for Safe Closure and Rehabilitation of Municipal Solid Waste Dumpsites in Sri Lanka,” published by the Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka. The training Module was designed under the guidance of the Secretary, Director, Assistant Director and...

平成 28 年 11 月に発効したパリ協定の下、地球の気温上昇を産業革命前に比べて２℃よりも十分低く抑え、さらには 1.5 ℃未満に抑えるための努力を追及するために、低炭素社会の実現に向けた取組の促進が求められている。平成 30 年 12 月にはポーランド・カトヴィツェで開催された COP24 にて、 2020 年からの各国の具体的な義務を定めたルールブックも採択された。このパリ協定の目標を達成するためには、経済成長が著しい途上国において、持続可能な低炭素社会の構築に向けた動きを加速させることが必要である。とりわけ、社会経済の発展を支える活動の場である都市の低炭素化に向けた取組は重要であり、国際的にも都市の取組を支援する動きが強化されてきている。令和 2 年 1 月にはパリ協定が始動し...

The project brochure introduces the overviews of 17 projects implemented under the MOEJ's programme "FY2019 City-to-City Collaboration for Low-Carbon Society".

環境省「平成31年度／令和元年度都市間連携事業」の採択案件（17案件）の概要を紹介する。

Home to roughly 1.8 billion people, South Asia generates approximately 334 million tonnes of waste per year of which 174 million tonnes (57%) is organic in content. In addition to the increase in municipal solid waste, managing complex and emerging waste streams, including e-waste, food waste, construction and demolition waste, disaster waste...

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...