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10 November 2023

Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center is now fully operational and ready to support capacity building implementation of Article 6

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is proud to announce the start of operations for the “Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center”. The A6IP Center was established by the Ministry of the Environment...

Past Event

16 September 2023

ASEAN SDGs-Frontrunner Cities Programme Phase 2

Upcycling Workshop in Redang Island, Malaysia

On 16 September 2023, approximately 40 residents of the Kampung Baru village community in Malaysia’s Redang Island joined a half-day workshop to learn new skills for upcycling discarded plastic, with support and funding from the ASEAN SDGS...

Past Event

10 January 2023

ASEAN SDGs Frontrunner Cities Programme Phase 2

The 1st Regional Workshop

In collaboration with the Department of Town and Country Planning (PLANMalaysia) under the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Malaysia, IGES organised the 1st Regional (Inception) Workshop for ASEAN SDGs Frontrunner Cities Programme Phase 2...

Past Event

29 August 2023

ASEAN SDGs-Frontrunner Cities Programme Phase 2

Workshop on Database Development for Disaster Management in Prik Sub-district, Songkhla Province of Thailand

Under the support of the ASEAN SDGs-FC Programme Phase 2, Prik Sub-district Municipality (Prik Municipality) organised a workshop on database preparation for disaster management. This followed earlier workshops held in collaboration with other...

Past Event

7 September 2023

Project Activity

Training on Disaster Management for Communities, Volunteers, and Disaster Management Network, in Prik Sub-district, Songkhla Province of Thailand

Under the ASEAN SDGs-Frontrunner Cities Programme Phase 2 (ASEAN SDGs-FC Phase 2), Prik Sub-district Municipality (Prik Municipality) organised training for community leaders, disaster mitigation volunteers, civil defence volunteers, and other key...

Presentation

November 2023

November 2023

Science-Policy Interface for Plastic Pollution: Key Principles for an Effective Science-policy Interface

Science-Policy Interface for Plastic Pollution | Report Launch

The launch of the report "Science-Policy Interface for Plastic Pollution" by GRID-Arendal was organized within the framework of the Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues, in the lead-up to the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the...

Keywords:

Plastic Pollution

science and policy interface

Science-Policy

Submission to Policy Process

September 2023

Policy Recommendations for Engaging Regional Non-State Actors in the Follow-up Period of the First Global Stocktake: Insights from the Independent Global Stocktake Southeast Asia Hub

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)...

Keywords:

Paris Agreement

Global Stocktake

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Permission to use copyrighted materials

The right of authorship for all copyrighted IGES materials belongs to IGES. The reprinting or duplication of any IGES copyrighted material, as well as its transmission by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or an...

Peer-reviewed Article

November 2023

Contributions of climate change and human activities to grassland degradation and improvement from 2001 to 2020 in Zhaosu County, China

In Journal of Environmental Management

Grassland degradation poses a serious threat to biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being. In this study, we investigated grassland degradation in Zhaosu County, China, between 2001 and 2020, and analyzed the impacts of climate change and human activities using the Miami model. The actual net primary productivity (ANPP) obtained with...

Fact Sheet

August 2023

August 2023

Plastics Alternatives and Substitutes 101

Many second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-2) delegates indicated that the scope of the treaty should include plastic alternatives and substitutes. However, there are no internationally agreed definitions of plastic alternatives nor plastic substitutes. Sound definitions will support fully informed treaty...

Keywords:

Plastic

Plastic Pollution

Pacific

Small island developing states