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Approximately one billion tonnes of municipal organic waste are generated globally every year, although only a small fraction of this is currently recycled, with the remaining factions being either burnt or dumped in landfill sites. Composting is one of a number of different ways in which organic wastes can be converted into valuable products such...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Resources, Conservation & Recycling
Water cycle resilience represents a vital part of sustainable water resources management for a region with severe water vulnerability issues. However, despite their importance, a current lack of systematic monitoring mechanisms has contributed to an insufficient grasp of their distribution in relation to water resources management practices, as...
Book Chapter
In Water Matters: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
The role of water is pivotal in achieving sustainable development, a prosperous economy, a healthy society, and also flourishing ecosystem. However, envisioning water security requires all countries by 2030 to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water, to improve water quality by reducing pollution, and to deliver...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Paddy and Water Environment
The expansion and intensification of bioproduction systems (BPS) have historically contributed to ecosystem loss and degradation. However, recent studies have shown the ability of BPS to supply multiple ES and its potential to contribute to global biodiversity conservation goals. Hence, this study investigates the changes in BPS and land uses...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Discover Sustainability
This paper explores the use of power and politics in empirical literature on social-ecological traps. Social-ecological traps describe conditions where self-reinforcing interactions between social and ecological elements perpetuate a system in an unfavorable or undesirable state. Researchers across disciplines have theorized the nature and...
Presentation
JICA Partnership Project for Promoting Source Separation and Recycling (the 3Rs) in Da Nang City: Collaboration building on Yokohama’s Experience on Municipal Solid Waste Management (D-3RYM) Final Workshop
On December 23, 2024, Yokohama city, Da Nang city, and IGES co-organized the Final WS of JICA Partnership Project for Promoting Source Separation and Recycling (the 3Rs) in Da Nang City: Collaboration building on Yokohama’s Experience on Municipal Solid Waste Management (D-3RYM). The WS was -To review and confirm the key outcomes and achievements...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Sustainability Science
Consensus statement from the presenters and the International Advisory Committee of the Regional Action on Climate Change Symposium (RACC-16) held in conjunction with, and with the support of the Kyoto-based Science, Technology and Society Forum, 5 October 2024.
Peer-reviewed Article
In Technology in Society
With nearly 70 % of the global population expected to live in urban areas by 2050, cities will need to manage energy transitions to achieve ambitious carbon neutrality goals. As the current rate of decarbonization in cities is too slow to achieve these ambitious goals, feasible pathways toward deep decarbonization are becoming increasingly urgent...
Presentation
The 7th International EcoSummit Congress- EcoSummit 2024
The scenario analysis has emerged as indispensable tool to envision the future conditions of biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES). The unprecedent urban expansion worldwide is expected to degrade the biodiversity and ecosystem services support local livelihoods, provide food, and enhance equity and human well-being. Therefore, it is crucial to...
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Book Chapter
In Urban Water Ecosystems in Africa and Asia - Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation and Restoration
This chapter focuses on the key arguments on urban water ecosystems and their management from the previous 14 chapters of this edited volume. Throughout the volume, we understand the complexity of urban water ecosystems and their effective management. Learning about these complexities can be taken as an advantage for navigating socioecological...