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このカタログは、「1.5℃ライフスタイル」ワークショップと「脱炭素ライフスタイルチャレンジ」のために作成されました。 私たちの暮らしに関連して、地球温暖化の原因となる温室効果ガスが発生しています。温室効果ガスを計算するカーボンフットプリント（CFP）という数字で見ると、2015 年には、日本に住む私たちの暮らしに関連して、一人あたり年間7,100 キロの温室効果ガスが発生していました。地球温暖化を1.5℃に抑えるには、この数字を2030 年に2,500 キロ（約1/3）、2050 年に700 キロ（約1/10）まで減らす必要があります。 このカタログには、私たちの暮らしに関わる移動、エネルギー、食、製品、レジャーの５分野で、温室効果ガスを減らす暮らしの選択肢を記載しました。各ページには...

IGES has been collaborating with Shabondama Soap., Ltd., the City of Kitakyusu, the University of Kitakyushu, and the University of Palangka Raya to implment the SDGs Verification Survey funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), titled as "Disseminating Japanese Technologies to Extinguish Forest and Peatland Fire Using...

This presentation was made at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s Training for Long-term Low-Carbon Strategies under the Paris Agreement" on 17 February 2023 at JICA Yokohama Centre. The presentation focuses on the practical application of the IGES SDG Interlinkages Analysis methodology and tool for policy support with case studies...

Marine litter is a big problem, and it requires big solutions. Solutions begin with awareness — awareness on the issue and awareness that leads to action. The Marine Litter Learning Kit: A Facilitator’s Guide (“Marine Litter Learning Kit”) is designed for educators and facilitators who organize environmental education programs that focus on marine...

This brief summarises the proceedings and outcomes of the webinar on open waste burning held on 22nd April 2022, co-organized by three parties– the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies-IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (IGES-CCET), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), and the United Nations Industrial...

Urban rivers in Singapore are surrounded by concrete embankments and riverbeds that degrade the natural ecosystem and ecosystem services. The Singapore government has taken up several initiatives to restore the urban environment and the ABC program is a significant one among them. Many factors have played a role in the success of the ABC program...

The city of Delhi is facing an overall deterioration of its urban environment due to rapid groundwater abstraction and air pollution, leading to various health issues. The city of Delhi is rapidly expanding as more and more people are migrating to the city for better livelihoods and quality of life. Delhi expanded by 457 sq km during 1989–2014 and...

Expansion of the Gobi desert is severely impacting the agricultural livelihoods of farmers in China and is affecting the wider environment due to transboundary dust storms. The Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program (TNSFP), launched in 1978, has halted desert expansion through an ecological engineering programme of mass afforestation spanning 27.6...

IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) has developed version III of the IGES-GHG calculator entitled "Estimation Tool for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in a Life Cycle Perspective", a tool that enables to estimate GHG emissions from the waste sector in China in the Life...

IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) has developed version III of the IGES-GHG calculator entitled "Estimation Tool for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in a Life Cycle Perspective", a tool that enables to estimate GHG emissions from the waste sector in China in the Life...