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In global health, three holistic and multidisciplinary approaches are typically mentioned: One Health, Ecohealth, and Planetary Health. The most recent concept, Planetary Health, has been spontaneously developed and promoted as a new science since 2015, with the establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This coincidence marks a new...

IGES Biennial Update Report (BUR) Database provides key information reported in biennial update reports (BURs) submitted by Non-Annex I Countries to the UNFCCC. According to UNFCCC COP decision 2/CP.17, non-Annex I Parties, consistent with their capabilities and the level of support provided for reporting, should submit their first BUR by December...

The IGES NDC Database compiles the main features of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which were communicated by the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in order to present the targets and measures that will be taken in order to implement the Paris Agreement, according to countries’ national...

The low-lying Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is a key agricultural production landscape increasingly threatened by anthropogenic stresses and climate change. Among the different threats, droughts caused by extreme events, climate change and upstream developments, affect the delta the most. This paper explores the relationship between the intensity...

This is a case study for formulating a comprehensive climate action plan for Da Nang City, Vietnam. As a joint effort, an international research team, Da Nang City, and Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change worked together on developing a Climate Action Plan for Da Nang City. This plan is made up of seven key sectors...

Bhutan is already facing significant impacts of climate change due to its mountainous and glacial terrain. The 1.5-degree scenario is a tipping point for glacial melting and water stability in Bhutan. It is therefore absolutely crucial to develop alternative options to deal with any catastrophic situation. The results of this research demonstrate...

This work was developed as the methodology for analysing a long-term transformation for cities. This work was presented at 10th Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium in 2017. (Later presented at Cities IPCC, 2018: Also included in the TWI2050 report (p.98) in 2018 https://iiasa.ac.at/web/home/research/twi/Report2018.html)

The evolution of long-term sustainable societies is closely connected to the transformation of the physical built environment in which those societies operate. We presented a comprehensive set of narratives for the built environment in Japan, consistent with the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) framework, to assess the future evolution of the...