Publications Search

Abstract – ASEAN+3 countries have committed to promote renewable energy through regional cooperation (for example, the June 2004 Ministerial Statement "Forging Closer ASEAN+3 Energy Partnership” and the January 2007 Cebu Declaration on East Asian Energy Security), and many have also established national renewable energy promotion policies. Despite...

As the largest developing country with about one sixth of global population and as a leading economy in South Asia, India has a key role in addressing the climate change issues. The country’s growing fossil fuel consumption and increasing carbon emission are key factors that necessitate considerable efforts towards climate change mitigation. The...

This paper analyzes the content and incentives for low carbon reforms in China’s 11th and 12th Five Year Plans. The analysis finds that China adopted a progressive slate of command-control reforms in the 11th Five Year Plan and strengthened their implementation with performance-based compliance incentives. In the 12th Five Year Plan China appears...

The establishment of MRV systems for mitigation actions by developing countries and international support is a subject of debate at the highest level, both domestically and internationally. This report provides a synopsis and analysis of many key issues surrounding the current state of MRV, while providing examples of how the effective use of MRV...

一般市民を対象とした社会調査を横浜市と北九州市で行い，都市間環境協力の認知，支持の程度，及び協力において重視する点を尋ねた。協力事業をよく知っている市民ほど自治体の環境国際協力に支持的である。

We conducted a social survey in the Japanese cities of Yokohama and Kitakyushu and classified citizens into groups regarding attitudes and behavior on climate change and developmental cooperation, identifying each group’s state of support to international intercity cooperation for the environment. The survey not only collected relevant attitudinal...

Risk insurance can provide an effective means of catastrophic risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the developing countries. The ongoing discussions by the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change are putting substantial efforts to promote climate change adaptation through international...

熱帯途上国において違法伐採が森林劣化や森林喪失の大きな原因となる中、本ポリシー・ブリーフでは、税関間の協力により違法伐採された木材貿易を阻止する取り組みに焦点を当てたIGESとNGO（ザ・ネイチャー・コンサーバンシー）の共同研究による知見を紹介し、税関間のさらなる協力を促す具体的な選択肢や提言を明示している。 Remarks: English version is available at: http://pub.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=2934