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The rapid growth in microplastic pollution research is influencing funding priorities, environmental policy, and public perceptions of risks to water quality and environmental and human health. Ensuring that environmental microplastics research data are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) is essential to inform policy and...

The ‘Scoping study on compound, cascading and systemic risks in the Asia-Pacific’, undertaken by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and Asia Pacific Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (AP-STAG), presents an important opportunity to explore the challenges and potential associated with better understanding and managing...

This chapter describes the current status and challenges regarding the governance of wastewater surveillance systems against COVID-19. Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater has been proposed to be a potential tool to understand the actual prevalence of COVID-19 in the community, and it could be an effective tool during the pandemic to monitor the...

The West Asia and North African (WANA) countries are projected to undergo a range of climate change impacts that can put even greater pressure on the already over utilized water and land resources in the region calling for an urgent intervention for climate change risk reduction in these countries. Though WANA appears to be a rich region from the...

本報告書は、環境省委託事業「平成29年度パリ協定の実施に向けた詳細ルールの検討・情報整理等業務」に関する成果をまとめたものである。

The workshop on Climate Change Impact Assessments and Adaptation Planning in the Asia-Pacific Region: Advancing Practices in Climate Change Adaptation at the National, Local, and Sectoral Levels was held in Manila, Philippines from January 31 to February 1, 2018 as part of the initiative of the Ministry of Environment of the Government of Japan...

2018年1月31日から2月1日にかけて、フィリピン・マニラで「アジア太平洋地域における気候変動影響評価および適応計画策定に関する能力向上ワークショップ：国・地方・セクターレベルの気候変動適応行動の促進」が開催されました。日本の環境省（MOEJ）のイニシアティブの一環として、アジア太平洋地域適応ネットワーク（APAN）、ICLEI東南アジア事務局の協力の下、地球環境戦略研究機関（IGES）と三菱総合研究所（MRI）の共催によって実施された本ワークショップでは、気候変動適応（CCA）の実施強化を支援することを目的に、計画策定から実践へ移行する際の主な課題が議論されました。本ワークショップは、16か国から集まった国、国際機関、大学・研究機関、NGO等の代表にとって...

The presentation has two parts, the first part informs about the important lessons learned from the 2011 Tohoku disaster in Japan and the second part informs about the implications of loss and damage associated with climate change and adaptation in terms of the stakeholder perceptions and what they mean for knowledge networks. Remarks: The forum...

Three focus group workshops were conducted in June 2014 across Australia, in order to assess farmer attitude to managing risk on-farm, and the role of current insurance products for agriculture. The focus group workshop research proved to be a worthwhile exercise in firstly engaging with farmers and exploring their ideas and attitudes towards risk...