Publications

Single-use plastics (SUPs) remain a major contributor to environmental degradation in ASEAN+3 despite a decade of national bans, regional declarations, and growing circular economy commitments. Yet most policy frameworks continue to rely on product-focused interventions – bans, charges, and recycling mandates – without adequately considering the...

This pilot project focuses on the underserved settlement of Bhutto Nagar in Sahiwal to address severe public health risks and environmental degradation. The program's core strategy involves formalizing the informal waste sector by organizing independent pickers into Waste Business Associations, providing them with professional training, safety gear...

Protecting our oceans and advancing a sustainable blue economy require in-depth understanding of marine systems, driven by robust ocean observation, monitoring and valuation. Yet collecting reliable data remains time- and resource-intensive. This data is vital for scientists, emergency responders, and decision-makers to support early-warning...

Strategy planning for global climate goals requires structured, multisectoral data linking environmental pressures with socioeconomic drivers across time and geography. However, internationally harmonized, machine-actionable datasets integrating waste generation, waste-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and socioeconomic indicators remain...

Decarbonizing road transport through technology interventions is crucial for reducing global greenhouse gases emissions. However, progress varies significantly across regions due to differences in technology readiness, commercialization, and policy environments. In recent years, the electrification of light-duty and freight vehicles has emerged as...

Decarbonizing road transport requires a socio-technological transition that integrates systemic changes in transport infrastructure, technological innovation, and broader societal transformation. Non-state actors—particularly sub-national governments and cities such as Jakarta Metropolitan City, West Java Province, and the City of Semarang—play a...

JICAの「スリランカ国プラスチック管理能力強化プロジェクト」の下で、スリランカの中央政府の環境省や公共行政州議会地方政府省の次官・局長を含む高官へ向けた研修に、講師として参加した。その中で、プラスチックを含む循環資源の拡大生産者責任（EPR）政策の導入に関連した講義・意見交換を行った。

Climate change is increasingly recognized as a critical driver of human and national insecurity, yet its integration into climate adaptation planning remains limited. This study examines how climate security considerations can be systematically embedded within National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), moving from conceptual understanding to practical...

Brochure of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (For ISRP9)

Countries are increasingly identifying the location and quality of natural capital (NC) and the benefits it provides, extending these assessments beyond rural areas to include cities (Willis and Petrokofsky 2017). To better evaluate urban sustainability, an economic framework based on the Inclusive Wealth Index (IWI) has been introduced, enabling...