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The presentation overview the current discussion on Extended Producer Responsibility under international negotiation committee on international-legally-binding instrument. The presentation highlighted the followiong points. -INC3 Zero Draft of ILBI: Extended Producer Responsibility systems is a part of policy instruments required for the parties to...

パリ協定の目標とSDGsの実施におけるシナジーアプローチの重要性が高まっているにもかかわらず、SDGsと気候変動対策の相互連関に関する現在の分析やデータは、様々な情報源に分散しており、不均一なままである。現在までのところ、気候変動とSDGsのシナジーというトピックに特化した世界的に権威のあるリソースは存在しない。この重大なギャップに対応するため、2023年5月、UNDESAとUNFCCC事務局は「気候変動とSDGsのシナジーに関する専門家グループ」を共同開催した。このグループは、様々なテーマや地理的背景を持つ14名の著名な専門家で構成され、気候変動とSDGsのシナジーに関する報告書の作成を任された。 本暫定非公式訳は、2023年のSDGサミットに際して発表された第一次報告書の「要旨と提言...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in the use of single-use face masks, resulting in a surge in facemask waste. The improper management of this increased facemask waste has resulted in several environmental impacts, including: increased risk of infection and sanitary issues; increased burden on waste management systems; and...

In global health, three holistic and multidisciplinary approaches are typically mentioned: One Health, Ecohealth, and Planetary Health. The most recent concept, Planetary Health, has been spontaneously developed and promoted as a new science since 2015, with the establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This coincidence marks a new...

By utilizing the opportunity of Regional Consultation on INC in Asia and the Pacific held on March 5 and 6 2024 in Bangkok, the hybrid webinar was organized as an opportunity to have a policy-expert dialogue on on-going works to prepare more policy-relevant analysis on plastic pollution and effectiveness of policy responses coordinated by leading...

神奈川県鎌倉市材木座の公会堂のリフォームを記念して、開催された地域防災と環境問題、まちづくりのシンポジウムで、建築家と並んで、IGES堀田康彦がパネリストを務めた。

Groundwater is crucial for agriculture, domestic use, and industry. This study represents groundwater potential zones in the Amravati district, Maharashtra, India, using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and multi-influencing factor (MIF) techniques. These techniques are employed for a detailed spatial analysis, which is essential for...

The global hospitality industry is at a pivotal juncture, confronting a pervasive challenge — the menace of plastic pollution and marine litter. The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative (GTPI) notes that approximately 80 percent of all tourism activities occur in coastal areas, positioning the hotel industry as a significant contributor to the...

化石燃料からの脱却：広がる「化石燃料不拡散条約」への支持

Coastal aquifers are hydraulically connected to the sea and a storm (cyclone/hurricane) can disrupt the surface water-groundwater (SW-GW) interaction process which is largely unexplored. Thus, this study aims to explore the impact of storm surges (both positive and negative) on coastal aquifers, focusing on pollutant mobilization, groundwater level...