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Irrigated agriculture has become an important focus of the Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) for addressing poverty alleviation, food security and climate change. Most irrigation systems to date have relied upon surface water, limiting irrigation development to areas close to streams, rivers and reservoirs. To address this gap, a...

本ハンドブックは、IGESの研究活動ならびに関係機関からの協力をもとに、「IPCC1.5℃特別報告書」およびその「政策決定者向け要約（SPM）」に関する最新の知見を取りまとめたものです。様々な角度からの分析・関連資料を掲載しており、同報告書の総合的な理解に資する内容となっています。 第1章では、IPCCが同報告書を作成するに至った背景を、国連気候変動枠組条約（UNFCCC）での議論やIPCCの足跡とともに振り返ります。第2章では、同報告書の概要を詳しく解説するほか、実際に作成に携わったIPCC関係者へのインタビュー、そしてIPCCが発表した同報告書に関するFrequently Asked Questions（FAQs：よくある質問と回答集）の日本語翻訳版を通じて...

This article analyzes which factors influenced willingness to purchase residential electricity savings technologies in Bogor, Indonesia. Survey data collected from 600 households between October and November 2015 was used to test hypotheses on demographic, informational, and participatory determinants of willingness to invest in energy efficient...

This report presents an overview of policies and initiatives related to sustainable consumption and production advanced by the governments of the African region. Although not pretending to present an exhaustive overview, the report was developed based on a broad literature review, including key reports produced by the UN Economic Commission for...

Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is considered one of the serious environmental issues in the Philippines, with corresponding linkages to the climate change and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, methane (CH4) linked with indiscriminate dumping of municipal solid waste has received the much attention with regard to public health...

Black Carbon (BC) has been widely recognized as the second largest source of territorial and global climate change as well as a threat to human health. There has been serious concern of BC emission and its impact in Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) due to the use of biomass and fossil fuels for cooking, transportation and industrial activities. An...

This chapter frames the context, knowledge-base and assessment approaches used to understand the impacts of 1.5°C global warming above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, building on the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change...

UNEP published the Air Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Science-based Solutions, the first-ever comprehensive scientific assessment of air pollution outlook in the region. It outlines 25 clean air measures that could achieve safe air quality levels for 1 billion people by 2030 - with numerous benefits for public health, economic development and...

Global support for promoting adaptation, both in terms of technical and financial assistance is growing, though only a few countries have reached the stage of submitting their NAPs. Developing effective NAPs is a complicated process requiring a great deal of financial and technical resources, much akin to the implementation of environmental...

地球温暖化の主因である化石燃料を削減するカギは電力の発生方法である。1990年代以降、電力の低炭素化は進んでいる。世界的に風力発電の普及が進んでいるが、OECDヨーロッパでは、洋上風力発電の普及が目覚ましく、特にデンマークが先導している。デンマークでは1991年に世界初の沖合風力発電ファーム（OWF）が運開し、大型化も進んだ。2010年代に入るとヨーロッパ周辺諸国にもOWF、OWFの大型化が進んだ。世界的に再生可能エネルギー化が進んでいるが、特に太陽光発電と風力発電が目立っており、天候により出力は左右されるものの開発ポテンシャルは大きく、変動電源（VRE）と呼ばれる。日本の電力システムは世界最高水準にあるが、VRE導入は世界から大きく遅れている。国土の適地は少ないが、広大な排他的経済水域...