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Study Region: The Ebinur Lake Watershed, located in Northwest China, serves as a crucial ecological barrier for the region. Study Focus: Over the past two decades, Ebinur Lake and its surrounding marshes have experienced a significant loss of water area due to excessive human exploitation and encroachment, resulting in severe ecological degradation...

COP30に見る中国の気候外交における影響力拡大

Aiming to help policy understanding of China's audiences and using the platform of a newly launched journal in Chinese, this article introduces the practices of growth-oriented carbon pricing mechanisms of Japan for realizing net-zero emissions by this mid-century. The main contents include the background on mitigation target setting, assessment on...

「環境と文明」34巻1号（2026年1月）「一目散にゼロエミに向かうしかない世界気候政策」

本報告書は、2023年6月にIGESが作成した「欧州気候市民会議に関する調査報告書（2023年度版）: 欧州気候市民会議調査報告書～気候市民会議の効果的な地方展開を目指して～ ( https://www.iges.or.jp/jp/pub/cca-report-fy2022/ja)」のアップデートバージョンとして作成したものである。また、2024年度からIGESが実施することとなった環境研究総合推進費の「気候変動緩和にむけた温室効果ガスおよび大気質関連物質の監視に関する総合的研究（S-22）」の一環として、日本における自治体による気候市民会議における衛星情報などの効果的活用を念頭に企画し、取りまとめたものである。 英国に本拠があるKNOCA（ Knowledge Network on...

The Technical Workshop on Cross Linkages among Food System Actors and Aligning Food Systems in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) was convened from November 25–26, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Organized by Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), the Crop Trust, and the UNFCCC RCC Asia-Pacific...

The document outlines the comprehensive Solid Waste Management Strategy for the Sahiwal Division, focusing on transforming local waste practices into a modern, circular, and resource-efficient system across its districts (Sahiwal, Okara, and Pakpattan) over a fifteen-year period (2026–2040). Sahiwal generates increasing volumes of municipal solid...

Accelerating urban population concentration across the world has both positive and negative social-ecological consequences. Countries facing serious negative consequences like Japan need to explore enhanced deurbanization pathways, e.g., highlighting high quality of life in rural areas, to achieve a more desirable urban-rural population balance...

“Paris at 50 °C” is a mission that envisions an extreme heatwave scenario in which temperatures in Paris could reach 50 °C, aiming to prepare adaptive measures in advance. This commentary argues that the initiative provides valuable insights for other cities in planning and implementing climate change adaptation strategies. The “Paris at 50 °C”...

From "Islands of Excellence" to a "Sea of Change": How ASEAN's Secondary Cities are Localising the SDGs in the region As the ASEAN region rapidly urbanises, the focus often falls on its mega-cities. However, a quiet transformation is underway in the region’s secondary cities -- the agile urban centres that are proving to be fertile ground for...