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国際開発学会設立30周年記念事業。火種にならない国際支援、人的支援を含む効率的な援助とは何か。現地とどのように合意形成を行うか。諸分野にまたがる国際開発学を写真や図を交えながらそれぞれの専門家が1項目2pで解説。経済学・政治学・社会学・人類学・医学・教育学・経営学・農学・工学・法学などにまたがる国際開発学の全貌を概観できる。｢読み物として、背景や事例を論じつつ説明してくれる」事典。そのうちの廃棄物管理について、開発途上国及び中進国の現状、課題及び対策について説明。

2016年1月にSDGs(持続可能な開発目標)の取組み期間が開始し、世界中で注目を高めています。とりわけ企業で、経営の中枢に据えることが想定されています。CSR経営・CSV経営の延長としての位置づけはもちろんのこと、社会的責任としての取組みのみならず、社会課題を、収益事業として取組むこと(本業化)も期待されています。そのような側面からも、SDGsをどのように捉え、どのように取組むべきかの道しるべが待望されています。 出版社の本書紹介ページ https://www.sendenkaigi.com/books/media-pr/detail.php?id=16800

In this chapter we first examined the impacts of changes in the irrigated and rain fed crops yields induced by climate change on the demand for water. We looked at the impacts of climate change on crop yields and found they vary across crops and agro ecological zones. In this experiment, we showed that, if water for irrigation is not limited...

This chapter surveys the landscape of regional governance for sustainability in Asia, focusing on government-related regional and sub-regional institutions and cooperation frameworks related to the environment. Many of these frameworks include multi-stakeholder participation of non-governmental actors, but this chapter does not survey non...

This chapter discusses the social and economic impacts of biofuels in East Asia by analyzing four country case studies. Three case study countries are large Asian rapidly developing countries which were expected to be large consumers and producers of biofuels at the beginning of the biofuel boom in the late 2000s: Indonesia, India, and China. All...

In the beginning of the biofuel boom in the late 2000s, there were high expectations in many Asian countries that biofuels could enhance energy security, provide jobs, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There were hopes that biofuels could be produced and consumed on a large scale and high expectations of significant biofuel trade. Some...

Transformative Policy Approaches to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals in the Asia-Pacific Region

* Agenda 2030 calls upon “all businesses to apply their creativity and innovation to solving sustainable development challenges”; * If a major part of total global annual investments by businesses was directed towards the SDGs, then their achievement would not be in question; * Most efforts to promote business involvement in the SDGs have relied on...

* In this report, “sustainable technology” contributes to sustainable development, but the technology itself is not necessarily sustainable. * Accelerating the adoption and use of “sustainable” technology in all countries is necessary to achieve a transformation to sustainability. * Technology is prominently highlighted in the SDGs as a means of...

The Urban Climate Change Research Network's Second Assessment Report on Climate Change in Cities (ARC3.2) is the second in a series of global, science-based reports to examine climate risk, adaptation, and mitigation efforts in cities. The book explicitly seeks to explore the implications of changing climatic conditions on critical urban physical...