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This report presents the results of fact-finding investigation and surveys on decentralised domestic wastewater management in Thailand, as a part of the commission work under the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) project on: "Policy Dialogue and Network Building of Multi-stakeholders on Integrated Decentralised Domestic Wastewater Management"

This report presents the results of fact-finding investigation and surveys on decentralised domestic wastewater management in Vietnam, as a part of the commission work under the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) project on: "Policy Dialogue and Network Building of Multi-stakeholders on Integrated Decentralised Domestic Wastewater Management"

Development of the Roadmap for Sustainable Waste Management and Resource Circulation in South Asia, 2019-2030 is a result of an intensive consultation process facilitated by the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) and the IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) with the participation of all eight...

Negombo City is one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in Sri Lanka. It is the major commercial and transport centre, and main health service provider for the region. However, municipal solid waste management is a pressing concern for Negombo due to expanding urbanization, increasing income, lack of public awareness, changes in consumption...

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...

The drastic transformation in land use from natural forest to acacia and oil palm plantations in tropical regions is an issue of some controversy. The influence of land-use change on nutrient cycling is not fully understood. In this case, stream water chemistry is one of the most useful indexes of the nutrient status of an ecosystem. We...

Just a few decades ago, Adyar River in India’s city of Chennai was an important source of water for various uses. Due to local and global changes (e.g., population growth and climate change), its ecosystem and overall water quality, including its aesthetic value, has deteriorated, and the water has become unsuitable for commercial uses. Adverse...

Sustainable Lifestyles Policy and Practice: Challenges and Way Forward provides an overview of the current (2019) situation for sustainable lifestyles globally. It includes 32 case studies from around the world, showing on-going efforts to support the transition to sustainable ways of living. The key messages of the publication are: There are...

Myanmar, the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia, has been facing considerable challenges with the management of solid waste in the recent past because of increasing income and consumption patterns, urban growth, and lack of effective waste management policies, treatment, and disposal methods. Waste management is also a crosscutting issue...

This article is the third article in a series written by IGES employees on the SDGs, and describes actions which can be taken by each of us to improve the water environment related to the olympic and paralympic games. 本稿はIGES職員によるSDGsに関するMashing Upシリーズ第三弾。オリンピック・パラリンピック競技における水環境の改善について私たち一人ひとりにできる行動を考えてみた。