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In The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
Peer-reviewed Article
In The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
Book Chapter
In GEO-6: Regional assessment for Asia and the Pacific
As with past Global Environment Outlooks (GEOs), once the current state of the environment and policy response is assessed, it is important to look at possible policy pathways to a more sustainable future. With recent developments at the international level in late 2015, namely the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris...
Issue Brief
The Great East Japan Earthquake highlighted the importance of building diversified energy systems suited to local areas. Since April in 2016, the electric power retail market has been fully liberalized in Japan. This pamphlet explains the background of establishment of local energy companies by local governments in Japan, summarizes and compares...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Forest Policy and Economics
Forest ecosystems worldwide are increasingly subjected to human intervention, leading commentators to argue that forests should be viewed as anthropogenic ecosystems. REDD+ is an emerging inter-governmental policy instrument aimed at both reducing deforestation and forest degradation and combating climate change, whereby developed countries pay...
Peer-reviewed Article
In The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
Presentation
Adaptation Futures 2016: Practices and Solutions
The presentation focused on assessing and addressing non-economic loss and damage. Non-economic loss and damage may be “subjective and non-verifiable” but can be more significant than economic losses and damages. They need to be better considered and more widely reported. Through two case studies, Bangladesh and Japan, three categories of non...
Discussion Paper
This papers informs the current progress and lessons from the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) and how they will contribute to the efforts in climate mitigation, especially Post-2020 to achieve the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the context of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Upon the analysis of IGES researchers, this report offer...
Presentation
In-country dialogues and workshops on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
On 12-13 May 2016, OECD co-organized International Workshop on Extended Producer Responsibility in India: Opportunities, Challenges and Lessons from International Experience. Yasuhiko Hotta, Area Leader of SCP, made a presentation in the session to discuss improving e-waste management through EPR system.
Peer-reviewed Article
In The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology