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Presentation

August 2018

Collective learning for the sustainability of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) and their contributions to the global sustainability goals

International Conference on Eco-friendly Farming and Farmland Ecology, Taipei

Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) are globally ubiquitous and constitute the fundamental elements in achieving societies in harmony with nature. They, when wisely managed with thoughtful investments, can significantly contribute to the conservation and enhancement of local biodiversity. In this study, we analyse the...

Briefing Note

August 2018

Incentivizing groundwater recharge through payment for ecosystem services (PES) Success factors of an offsetting scheme in Kumamoto, Japan

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) is a market-based mechanism aimed at sustaining the flow of such services. Through a PES scheme, beneficiaries or users of the ecosystem service(s) compensate the provider or manager of those services, directly or indirectly. The provider and beneficiaries agree on the terms and conditions of the PES and...

Conference Paper

August 2018

Payment for ecosystem services (PES) for groundwater recharge through paddy fields in Kumamoto Japan: Analysis of Success Factors

Stockholm World Water Week 2018 Session on "Groundwater-based natural infrastructure solutions: The missing link to resilience?"

Kumamoto is a rare case of fully functional PES for over 13 years; Willingness between buyers and sellers is one of the basic conditions for establishing PES. However, willingness are always not sufficient condition for groundwater recharge, which are difficult to quantify and verify; Role of intermediary institutions such as local agriculture...

Non Peer-reviewed Article

August 2018

地に足が着いた3年行動計画～シャオリュウの中国環境ウォッチ 57～

In 環境新聞 2018/8/8

http://www.kankyo-news.co.jp/

Book Chapter

August 2018

Climate Change and Water Scarcity: Growing risks for agricultural based economies in South Asia

In Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Development in Asia

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...

Peer-reviewed Article

August 2018

長期低炭素ビジョン実現に向けたグリーン税制改革提案―バックキャスティングに基づく政策評価の適用－

In 環境経済政策研究

第五次環境基本計画は，環境・経済・社会問題が相互に連関しているという認識のもと，それを解決するために，持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）およびパリ協定の採択という時代の転換点を契機とする新たな文明社会へのパラダイムシフトを要請している．本稿は，このようなパラダイムシフトにつながる政策として，第五次環境基本計画の重点戦略を支える「地球温暖化対策計画」（2016年5 月13 日閣議決定）の長期目標である2050 年までに80％の温室効果ガス（GHG）の排出削減を達成することを目的とした本格的な炭素税導入を核としたグリーン税制改革を取り上げ，グリーン税制改革によって豊かな暮らしを維持すると同時に大幅なGHG 排出削減を達成することが可能であることを示した．

Presentation

August 2018

EIA implementation and challenges in Myanmar

AIC2018

Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment Conservation (MONREC), Myanmar introduced EIA procedure (EIAP) in December 2015. The Ministry of Environment Japan (MOEJ) was considering to support Myanmar which stands at the initial stage of effective implementation of EIA. As a starting point, MOEJ, Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)...

Conference Proceeding

August 2018

Dissemination of Japanese low carbon technologies in India

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan, and The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), India, organized an awareness workshop about disseminating Japanese low carbon technologies (LCTs) in India on 30th August 2018 at Ankleshwar Industries Association premises in Ankleshwar, as part of the activities under Japan-India...

Peer-reviewed Article

August 2018

Urban tinkering

In Sustainability Science

Urban tinkering

Working Paper

August 2018

PARADIGM SHIFT FROM INCINERATION TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND TOWN DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF OKI TOWN

Cognisant of the disadvantages of incineration (i.e. high disposal costs, barriers to promoting the 3Rs, overuse of resources and impacts on climate change), Oki Town decided to make a radical change with the installation of a biogas plant equipped with a methane fermentation system in 2006, sparking a transition from a conventional...