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In 5カ年計画における環境保護の位置付けの変遷~INSIDE CHINA 現地滞在レポート第88回~
地球・人間環境フォーラムの月刊環境情報誌、「グローバルネット」に地球環境戦略研究機関(IGES)北京事務所所長の小柳秀明が、中国の最新環境事情を偶数月で連載しています。
Peer-reviewed Article
In Water
Author:
Pranaya
Diwate
Prasanna
Lavhale
Suraj Kumar
Singh
Shruti
Kanga
Gowhar
Meraj
Jatan
Debnath
Dhrubajyoti
Sahariah
Md. Simul
Bhuyan
Kesar
Chand
Lakes are critical resources that support the ecological balance and provide essential services for human and environmental well-being. However, their quality is being increasingly threatened by both natural and anthropogenic processes. This study aimed to assess the water quality and the presence of heavy metals in 15 lakes in the Vidarbha and...
Policy Brief
This policy brief examines the implications for ASEAN Member States (AMS) of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and suggests an overall direction for responses. The EU’s CBAM aims to minimize carbon leakage and the loss of the EU’s trade competitiveness due to its more ambitious climate mitigation policies, particularly...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Catena
Author:
Xin
He
Fei
Zhang
Ting
Zhou
Yue
Xu
Yangjing
Xu
Chi Yung
Jim
Xu
Ma
Net primary productivity (NPP) reflects the carbon sequestration capacity of terrestrial ecosystems, serving as a crucial indicator of ecosystem health. Arid and semiarid regions, which are ecologically fragile, respond strongly to climate change and human activities, necessitating adequate NPP monitoring. However, large-scale NPP studies for...
Data or Tool
IGES's ASEAN NDC Database compiles the key elements of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are submitted by the ASEAN member states to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao DPR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and...
Briefing Note
主なメッセージ 本稿では、トランプ政権が気候変動政策を弱体化させようとすることが予想される中、その悪影響を軽減する可能性のある要因や、超党派による前向きな協力の可能性のある分野をいくつか挙げている。 インフレ抑制法(IRA)における気候変動対策など、法律に基づく政策を終わらせるのは非常に難しい。議会において共和党は多数派を占めているが、それが非常に僅差であるため、電気自動車(EV)や蓄電池工場への支援停止など、多くの具体的な反気候変動対策が可決されることはないだろう。 バイデン大統領の規制の多くは覆すことが難しく、法廷闘争に耐えられるように設計されている。規制の変更には複雑で長い手続きを踏む必要があり、トランプ政権の新たな規制は...
Data or Tool
The National Climate Policy-GST Alignment Checklist is desgined to assist countries or other stakeholders in assessing the extent of alignment between national climate policies and the outcomes of the first global stocktake (GST1) under the Paris Agreement. These policies includes Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Climate
Author:
Aaqib Ashraf
Bhat
Poul Durga
Dhondiram
Saurabh Kumar
Gupta
Shruti
Kanga
Suraj Kumar
Singh
Gowhar
Meraj
Bhartendu
Sajan
Climate change is profoundly impacting snow-dependent regions, altering hydrological cycles and threatening water security. This study examines the relationships between snow water equivalent (SWE), snow cover, temperature, and wind speed in Jammu and Kashmir, India, over five decades (1974–2024). Using ERA5 reanalysis and Indian Meteorological...