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This briefing reviews key international developments in climate change adaptation in 2025–2026 and considers their implications for the Asia-Pacific region ahead of COP31. It examines the shift from global framework-setting toward implementation across major areas, including the global goal on adaptation (GGA), transformational adaptation, locally...

IGES北九州アーバンセンターは、パリ協定が掲げる1.5℃目標と私たちの日々の暮らしとのつながりを考え、より持続可能なライフスタイルへの行動変容を促すことを目的に、「1.5℃ライフスタイルワークショップ」を北九州市立ユースステーションと共催しています。学びだけでなく、家庭での実践や調理実習などを通じて、日常生活の中でできる行動を実際に試すことを重視しています。 第6回目となる今回は、「食べもの」をテーマに、中学生から社会人までが参加しました。参加者は、地元の食材を選ぶ、食品ロスを減らす、菓子やジュースを減らすなどの行動を約10日間家庭で実践するとともに、食品ロス削減につながる調理実習にも取り組みました。振り返りでは、温室効果ガスの削減だけでなく、節約や健康、地域経済への貢献など...

This pamphlet introduces the latest activities of Kitakyushu Urban Centre.

北九州アーバンセンターの活動を紹介する2026年発行のパンフレットです。

Stubble burning in the Trans Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) significantly contributes to air pollution, posing severe threats to human health and the environment. This study investigates the interactions between stubble burning, vegetation productivity, atmospheric loading, and wind anomalies across the Trans Indo- Gangetic Plain using MODIS burned-area...

Bhutan faces mounting pressure on its municipal solid waste (MSW) management systems. Its capital city, Thimphu, generates approximately 50 tonnes of MSW per day, of which roughly 30 tonnes per day is organic (wet) waste that is currently deposited at the Memelakha landfill — an ageing open-dumpsite already well beyond its intended lifespan. At the...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has become one of the most important regions in the global climate debate because it combines rapid economic growth, rising energy demand, and high climate vulnerability. This regional context has become more urgent after the outcome of the first Global Stocktake (GST 1) adopted at CMA.5 in 2023...

Flood-dominated floodplains are undergoing rapid land-use and land-cover (LULC) change, with consequences for exposure, ecosystem condition, and local development planning. This study examines historical LULC change, transition intensity, trend-consistent land-use scenarios, and event-based flood exposure in Bongaigaon District, located in the...

日本農業新聞・GXグローバル 「中国　農業脱炭素化の法典化　市場と“両輪”戦略で」

This presentation reflected on the experience of developing the ASEAN Climate Change Strategic Action Plan 2026–2030 (ACCSAP) to examine how evidence can move beyond assessment and analysis to influence policy and support implementation. The ACCSAP experience showed that evidence becomes policy-relevant not simply through technical quality, but...