Publications

Asia’s rapid urbanization and economic growth over the past few decades have resulted in an increasing number of social and environmental challenges. Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) stands out amongst these issues, as the waste itself is highly visible and prevalent, increasing environmental pollutions (land, air and water), climate change...

ASEAN Sustainable Energy Week 2019 was organised between 5th to 8th June in Bangkok. The Japan India Technology Matchmaking Platform's (JITMAP) poster was developed to introduce IGES and TERI's activities, in collaboration with Indian and Japanese stakeholders, to promote the deployment of industrial low carbon technologies and best operating...

This poster elaborates on a 'Two‐day training on applicable low carbon technologies in Thailand', organised by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan and Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE), Ministry of Energy, Thailand. With support from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Thailand Office, Institute for...

On June 5th 2019, Da Nang city, Viet Nam, conducted 10 years assessment of the progress of implementation of its environmental action plan. IGES has provided summary report of the progress of collaboration between Yokohama city and Da Nang city including JICA partnership project on source separation and recycling for improving solid waste...

The themes of this year’s 6th APFSD – inclusion, equality, and empowerment (aligned with those reviewed at this year’s HLPF) – led to an increasing focus on how to localize the SDGs and enhance inclusivity at a local level, in an evidence-informed manner. Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) are local government-led initiatives to review their own...

This study evaluates the effect of climate uncertainties on the transformations in the global energy system needed for realizing mitigation targets in the long term. Climate uncertainties affect the amount of allowable emissions from human activities that are consistent with a given climate target, and, thus, the range of necessary energy...

The Ganges basin provides essential water for drinking, irrigation, industrial use and power generation. Global climate change will affect the water availability in the basin and inevitably intensify the competition for water among major users, particularly from thermal power generation. Knowledge on the spatial distribution of water supply-demand...

This synthesis report has been produced as a follow-up activity of the G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency on both the Toyama Framework on Material Cycles (2016) and the 5-year Bologna Roadmap (2017) adopted at the G7 Environment Ministers’ Meetings, conducted under an initiative of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. Reports on actions by the...

The "JCM in CHARTS" series aim to provide a comprehensive and easy-to-understand description of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in each host country. This version describes the rules, procedures, and references for implementing the JCM in Thailand.

Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) can contribute to global goals for biodiversity conservation and dealing with climate change, while also contributing locally to human security and wellbeing. SEPLS are, however, under threat around the world. SEPLS have been promoted under the Satoyama Initiative by the International...