Publications

On 4 September 2023, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released the most comprehensive global synthesis of the current knowledge on the biological invasion process and the impacts of invasive alien species, i.e., the Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control...

Adaptation effectiveness cannot be achieved by focusing on one stage of the adaptation process, rather it needs an all-encompassing approach. The current undue attention on a few stages of adaptation planning needs to be reconsidered. Adaptation effectiveness is vital to inform both national and local level adaptation actions as well as progress...

Floods represent a significant threat to human life, property, and agriculture, especially in low-lying floodplains. This study assesses flood susceptibility in the Brahmaputra River basin, which spans China, India, Bhutan, and Bangladesh—an area notorious for frequent flooding due to the saturation of river water intake capacity. We developed and...

The sustainability transition requires transformative systemic change, shifting away from mass production and consumption towards the dematerialization of production processes and maximizing the value and longevity of materials and products. Bold leadership is needed to move towards a new economic and social system that decouples economic...

This report examines the feasibility of Japan not only achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, but also making significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, so as to make its cumulative emissions as small as possible, thereby contributing to the global goal of limiting the average temperature increase to below 1.5°C compared to the pre...

The presentation was presented at a side event organised by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR), the Azerbaijan Branch of the Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC), and others in the Azerbaijan Pavilion during the COP28 in UAE. It explians the Mutual Learning Program for Enhanced Transparency (MLP), which we focus on...

This presentation provides lessons for future collaboration under the Mutual Learning Program for Enhanced Transparency (MLP) implemented by IGES with support from the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. It was presented at a side event organised by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR), the Azerbaijan Branch of the Regional...

This presentation sets the level of group discussions at the side event, entitled "Measuring capacity progress in climate transparency under the Global Stocktake (GST)". It includes why measurement of capacity progress is important, challenges and opportunities at the time of GST, and the proposed way forward.

Groundwater pollution in Rajasthan, India, poses significant challenges due to the region’s heavy reliance on this resource for drinking and irrigation. Given the increasing water scarcity and overexploitation, this study assesses the susceptibility of groundwater pollution in this semi-arid area. We applied and compared vulnerability mapping...

Agent-based model for assessment of multiple circular economy strategies: Quantifying product-service diffusion, circularity, and sustainability