Publications

Agriculture plays an important role in the national economy and food security of Indonesia. Increasing food production, while not adversely impacting the climate and local environment, is a challenge to be met. Indonesia has set an economy-wide emission reduction target of 20%. This would require rapid and substantial scaling up of mitigation...

This policy report investigates means to improve the conceptualisation and implementation of Education for Sustainable Consumption (ESC). The main objective of this work is to establish a clear framework of how governments can advance sustainable consumption by influencing consumer behaviour, as is reflected in the primary research question for...

The effectiveness of international city‐to‐city cooperation and intercity networks has been highlighted by developmental agencies and local governments overseas, yet, a majority of Japanese local governments question the merits, particularly with developing cities. This report aims to answer questions posed by Japanese local governments and reviews...

-Asian Viewpoint on Key Issues for Future Regime: IGES Presentation at COP15 -International Collaborative Research on the 3Rs in Asia -Efforts towards a Low-Carbon Adaptive Society: Disaster Risk Assessment in Asia -IGES Holds Global Environment Seminars: Bridging the Gaps of Information inside Japan -Policy Brief Recommends Composting for Asian...

Agriculture plays an important role in the national economy and food security of Indonesia. Increasing food production while not impacting climate change is a challenge to be met. In order to meet growing food needs, Indonesia plans to expand cultivable area by focusing on unused peat lands and peat lands delineated for commercial purposes. Peat...