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Many Asian cities have greatly relied on groundwater in the course of their development. Large populations and concentrations of industrial activity in urban areas intensified the stress on groundwater. Such stress has resulted in environmental problems, such as the drawdown of water tables, land subsidence and saltwater intrusion, which interfered...

At the IGES, we have been announcing the top news on the environment in the Asia-Pacific region every year since 1998. This has been with the aim of collecting and organising information about environmental issues and policy trends in the region, and to report on how the region addresses environmental problems and how it works to create a...

Remarks: 地球環境保全への途―アジアからのメッセージ

Groundwater, often described as “out of sight, out of mind”, is a crucial resource for mankind, yet not many people realise its crucial situation. This edition of IRES aims to highlight the importance of groundwater resource, particularly in Asia, and present new technologies and innovative solutions for groundwater management and policy. EDITORS'...

Remarks: Commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan 環境省委託業務

Proceedings of the International Workshop on "Business and the Environment" 2005 on 22 November, 2005. In Japanese. IGES関西研究センターは、財団法人兵庫県環境クリエイトセンターとともに、日本におけるドイツ年事業の一環として、2005年11月22日に、2005年度「産業と環境」国際ワークショップをJICA兵庫国際センター（神戸市内）で開催した。 今回のワークショップでは、ドイツからのゲストスピーカー2名、日本から研究者3名による、合計5つの発表が行われた。また、総括セッションでは、日独の循環ビジネスにおける現状と今後のあり方について活発な議論が展開された。 ドイツ側の報告では...