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JBF Capacity Building Project held the South-East and North-East Asia sub-regional dialogue workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 14 to 17 October, 2016, organised by IGES and funded by Japan. ILK holders/experts and experts on ILK from South-East and North-East Asia attended. The presentation by ILK holders/experts and the discussion result of the...

The brochure on the Japan-France Collaboration on Long-Term Low Carbon Strategies, developed by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), gives an overview of the activities undertaken in 2016-2017 under the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and the French Ministry of Environment...

This paper analyses roles of integrated approach to establish a regional mechanism for sustainable hydropower development in the Mekong River Basin. Based on a critical review of the current trend of hydropower development, it argued that existing approach of uncoordinated Mekong mainstream hydropower development cannot ensure sustainable...

With a total population of more than 90 million, Vietnam is sustained by an economy that has grown at remarkable average 7.5 percent annually for 1992 - 2007 and 5.8 percent annually in 2008 - 2014. The agriculture sector accounts for 25 percent of GDP (2014), where livestock sub-sector's contribution to agriculture sector output is expected to...

IGES researchers explained about the World Bank's Networked Carbon Market Initiative, the concept and current status of the MAAP tool, as well as its application at pilot scale in some countries. In addition, on behalf of IGES and Department of Metrology, Hydrology and Climate Change (DMHCC) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment...

The author first introduced about the concept of Joint Crediting Mechanism proposed by the Government of Japan to all audiences, who are Japanese and Vietnamese enterprises located Vietnam. Then, he explained about the JCM Financing Programmes funded by MOEJ. He also gave a detailed explanation on (i) the overall process of JCM project development...

Indonesia has a total estimated population of more than 250 million people, of which 52% live in urban areas. Overall access to improved sanitation in Indonesia has increased remarkably over the past 25 years. Indonesia has a commitment in the MDG declaration to meet the achievement of 62.41% to improve sanitation by 2015, but the actual improved...

Alongside the accelerated growth in populations and urbanisation in Asia are the growing problems of road traffic, solid waste,s and air and water pollution. Torrential rains, flooding, landslides and droughts are intensifying, all of which are considered impacts of global warming. Present estimates show that cities count for more than 70% of...

This report provides an overview of the interim progress of implementing the ASEAN ESC Model Cities Year 3 (2016/17), commissioned by the ASEAN Secretariat and the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF). Since 2010, BRC and KUC have been at the forefront of promoting innovative ‘bottom-up’ actions by cities, through two initiatives (implemented...

The High-Level Seminar (HLS) on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) is organised annually to gather influential East and Southeast Asia policymakers, experts and practitioners working on clean, green and sustainable cities. Since 2010, senior officials from the region’s environmental and urban line ministries, city authorities and development...