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To facilitate a broader discussion on climate-fragility risks in Japan and reflect and discuss the findings of the G7 report and its implications and relevance for Japan, adelphi and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies jointly organised two expert workshops in June 2016. The first workshop took place on 14 June 2016 and brought...

Eric Zusman presented at the International Symposium: IIASA and Japan - Future prospects for closer collaboration centering around “The World in 2050 (TWI2050)” project - on 31 Jan. 2017 as a panelist.

In Thailand, many people blame the rotational farming (RF) system of the Karen people to be responsible for extensive forest loss. Even the Government has the ideas to limit the area of RF, and set up policies to encourage the conversion of land under RF to commercial crop production particularly maize production. The Institute for Global...

Earth-observation system can help both Indonesia & Malaysia and Japan contribute to archive SDG Goal 15: Sustainable forest management through responsible timber production and trading

The chapter shows there is an emerging ecosystem of formal climate and informal cooperation schemes potentially assisting cities to achieve joint climate and developmental ends. Formal mechanisms are equipping a policymakers with the knowledge and tools to recognize an expanding range of co-benefits while encouraging policymakers to take the bottom...

This study estimates the effect of carbon pricing for CO2 mitigation in China’s cement industry. The statistics and prediction show that cement production initially experienced accelerated growth and is now expected to plateau out over the next few years. The energy saving and carbon mitigation technologies considered in this estimation are at...

The presentation was presented at a training program on Japanese low carbon technologies and best practices which was held on 20 January 2017, Pune, India. It highlighted the key findings from IGES-TERI efforts to promote the application of Japanese low carbon technologies in India. It emphasized mainly IGES-TERI's initiative to launch Japan-India...

IGES was commissioned by MOEJ to conduct a Technology Assessment (TA) project to promote the application of Japanese low carbon technologies (LCTs) overseas, including India, Thai, and Vietnam. As one of the key activities undertaken in India, IGES developed and initiated a “Japan-India Technology Matchmaking Platform (JITMAP)” that facilitates and...

SDGs やパリ協定の実施へ向けて開発協力のあり方は大きな転換点にある。SDGs における目標間のトレードオフおよび両合意による大幅な低炭素化・資源効率性の向上という要請を踏まえ、途上国・新興国・先進国それぞれにおいてライフスタイルやビジネスモデルを含めた経済社会と生産・消費パターンの変革が求められている。本論説では、SDGs とパリ協定の達成へ向けた開発協力の今後の展望として、（１）指標の設計、（２）調整・統合された戦略・計画、（２）持続可能な都市やコミュニティのモデルプロジェクト実施、（４）戦略的持続可能性アセスメントの導入に関する４点を提言した。 The mode of the conventional development cooperation is at the turning...

This policy report reviews the current status of waste management in Myanmar and confirms that it remains at a preliminary stage, attributed to challenges at both the national and city levels resulting from a range of technical, social, economic and institutional constraints. Accordingly, the overall guidance of this report is the need for Myanmar...