Publications

The Asia-Pacific Regional Assessment is a collective effort among more than 120 researchers, scientists, academics and ILK holders from 27 countries from within and outside the region. Collectively the author team represents several IPBES member governments, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and private sector companies. The...

This document is a presentation given at one of the Thematic Tracks at the World Sustainable Development Summit, held annually by TERI, India. It introduced IGES-TERI efforts to promote environmentally sound technologies and best practices in India under IGES-TERI initiative Japan-India Technology Matchmaking Platform (JITMAP).

The Final Strategy Formulation Workshop for the Development of Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan of Phnom Penh was jointly organized on 9 January 2018 by Phnom Penh Capital Hall (PPCH), IGES-CCET, and Nexus for Development, marking an important milestone for the development of city’s waste management policy. The workshop was the last step...

The 1.5 °C mitigation challenge for urban areas goes far beyond decarbonizing the cities’ energy supply and needs to enable and incentivize carbon-free everyday living. Reviewing recent literature, we find that dense and mixed urban form enables lower direct emissions from mobility and housing, while income is the major driver of total household...

This report is related to the feasibility study on the potential application of Japanese low carbon technologies, namely compressed air system was conducted on November 8, 2017 at Endo Forging (THAILAND) CO., LTD. at Plaeng Yao in Thailand. It was a part of the activities conducted in India in FY2017 under the “Technology Assessment” project, which...

Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world with a total population of more than 260 million people, of which about 52% live in urban areas. It has been predicted that by 2025, 67.5% of population will live in cities. This situation will create a huge burden for basic urban infrastructure, especially sewerage systems. It is estimated...

JITMAP aims to connect Japanese manufacturers of low carbon technologies (LCTs) with Indian industries that are seeking ways to reduce their carbon footprints. The Japan India technology Matchmaking Platform (JITMAP) launched its online information sharing portal at the World Summit for Sustainable Development on February 15th, 2018 in Delhi India...

JITMAP is a multi-stakeholder platform initiated to promote the engagement and matching (direct and virtual) of Japanese and Indian stakeholders, public and private, to facilitate mutually beneficial transactions in low carbon technologies (LCTs), which include energy efficient technologies (EETs), best operating practices (BOP), and renewable...

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 Lao PDR. This CHARTS is also available in Laotian language: JCM in CHARTS for Lao PDR (ພາສາລາວ)

Considering the finite volume of fresh water resources, managing its quality and quantity sustainably is one of the greatest challenges because of complex global changes. This work strives to predict the combined effect of urbanization and climate change on water quality in Pasig-Marikina River considering its criticalities to develop proactive...