Publications

Despite being a limited resource, pollution, poor management, and other drivers like climate change make available water unsuitable and insufficient for human consumption and ecosystem maintenance. Therefore, a transdisciplinary approach is needed for managing this precious resource. The overall aim of this paper is to address water inequalities...

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are promising measures for protecting, sustainably managing, and restoring ecosystems as well as addressing societal challenges, including climate change mitigation and adaptation. To consider mainstream NbS for use in disaster risk reduction (DRR) infrastructures, the affected residents’ perception and attitude toward...

Yasuhiko Hotta appeared as a panelist for TV show in Ho Chi Minh City TV on the national and international experts and speakers of Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum (HEF) 2023.

The main aim of this study is to comprehensively analyze the dynamics of land use and land cover (LULC) changes in the Bathinda region of Punjab, India, encompassing historical, current, and future trends. To forecast future LULC, the Cellular Automaton–Markov Chain (CA) based on artificial neural network (ANN) concepts was used using cartographic...

Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum 2023 was a major international event for Ho Chi Minh City. The Forum had the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister, participants form international financial institutions (World Bank, IMF, IFC, ADB, etc.), international organizations, such as the World Economic Forum (WEF), businesses, national and international...

This policy paper and submittion to the first Global Stocktake (GST), highlights the potential contributions of non-state actors (NSAs) in the follow-up period of GST1, and presents recommendations to governments to unlock and maximize these opportunities. It draws lessons from our experience in developing the Independent Global Stocktake (iGST)...

This is the Editorial of the first IGES-initiated Special Feature of the Sustainability Science journal. This Special Feature on Just and Sustainable Transitions in Net-Zero Asia aims to highlight how researchers, policymakers, and practitioners across Asia are applying just transition thinking to address pressing environmental challenges, climate...

During the HO CHI MINH CITY ECONOMIC FORUM 2023, Pre-session workshop “Circular economy for green growth transition in the Asia – Pacific region” was co-organized by International University, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh city and Institute for Circular Economy Development, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh city. Hotta made a...

The importance of young people’s involvement in SDG processes is gaining recognition at the highest levels. This commentary highlights progress on youth engagement and points to three pillars of meaningful engagement that merit added attention: 1) representation; 2) inclusivity; and 3) empowerment. As we look forward to the upcoming SDG Summit and...

How can Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships manage plastic pollution in developing countries? See what we learnt from Indonesia, Ghana, and Vietnam about National Plastic Action Partnerships (NPAP) in this report. We describe the challenges of plastic pollution and the need for Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (MSP) and describe an emerging MSP process...