Publications

NDCs are the sets of nationally driven actions that countries pledged to the UNFCCC in the wake of the Paris Agreement. Countries in Asia could capitalize on the political and financial support flowing from the Paris Agreement and NDCs to help mitigate Short Lived Climate Pollutants(SLCPs) and curb air pollution. This paper has three objectives...

This brochure is a summary of "research to support development policy in natural resource-dependent developing countries in their responses to the global transition to carbon neutrality", conducted as a part of FY2017 commissioned work from MOEJ.

This brochure of the Japan-Germany Collaboration on Climate Change and Long-Term Low Carbon Strategies gives an overview of the activities undertaken in 2017-2018 between IGES/NIES and Wuppertal Institute in Germany

The workshop on Climate Change Impact Assessments and Adaptation Planning in the Asia-Pacific Region: Advancing Practices in Climate Change Adaptation at the National, Local, and Sectoral Levels was held in Manila, Philippines from January 31 to February 1, 2018 as part of the initiative of the Ministry of Environment of the Government of Japan...

Contents: 23rd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP23); 5th JCM Partner Countries’ Meeting; Announcement of the Basic Strategy of the Promotion of Environmental Infrastructure; 15th ASEAN+3 Environment Ministers Meeting; Global Expansion of Johkasou – Japan’s decentralized wastewater treatment...

The Fifth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD), organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), was held 28-30 March 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand, under the theme of “Transformations towards sustainable and resilient societies'. A key preparatory meeting for the High-level Political...

The Fifth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD), organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), was held 28-30 March 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand, under the theme of “Transformations towards sustainable and resilient societies'. A key preparatory meeting for the High-level Political...

With Hyogo Prefecture’s Grant, in FY2017, IGES's Kansai Research Centre (KRC) conducted various research and dissemination activities in India, Thailand and overseas to promote the deployment of Japanese energy efficient technologies in the industrial sector.The strategic activities undertaken during the year has shown the important role that can...

A large proportion of Asia’s urban population is served by informal modes of transport known as paratransit. Many of the vehicles in this informal sector contribute to rising air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Energy-efficient technologies could make paratransit environmentally sustainable. However, the purchase and use of clean...

This report is related to the feasibility study on the potential application of Japanese low carbon technologies, namely compressed air system was conducted on September 26, 2017 at BADVE Auto Components Pvt. Ltd. at Pune, Maharashtra in India. It was a part of the activities of the Japan-India Technology Matchmaking Platform (JITMAP) conducted in...