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Commissioned Report

November 2020

Policy Dialogue and Network Building of Multi- Stakeholders on Integrated Domestic Wastewater Management in ASEAN Countries (PoDIWM)- FINAL REPORT: A CASE STUDY IN THAILAND

This Final Commission Report was prepared for the National Institute for Environmental Studies as part of the outputs for the PoDIWM Project on "POLICY DIALOGUE & NETWORK BUILDING OF MULTI‐STAKEHOLDERS ON INTEGRATED DECENTRALIZED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT IN ASEAN COUNTRIES" led by NIES. IGES Team works as an international consultant for the...

Commissioned Report

November 2020

Policy Dialogue and Network Building of Multi- Stakeholders on Integrated Domestic Wastewater Management in ASEAN Countries (PoDIWM)- FINAL REPORT: A CASE STUDY IN THE PHILIPPINES

Commissioned Report

November 2020

Policy Dialogue and Network Building of Multi- Stakeholders on Integrated Domestic Wastewater Management in ASEAN Countries (PoDIWM)- FINAL REPORT: A CASE STUDY IN VIETNAM

Book Chapter

May 2021

Addressing Associated Risks of COVID-19 Infections Across Water and Wastewater Service Chain in Asia

In Environmental Resilience and Transformation in times of COVID-19 - 1st Edition - Climate Change Effects on Environmental Functionality

Safely managed water supply and wastewater services have been playing key roles in maintaining good water environmental quality, stopping the spread of disease and protecting public health during infectious outbreaks, including of ongoing coronavirus outbreak 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2. Recently, there are a growing number of scientific...

Policy Brief

March 2021

Toward the Establishment of Sustainable Faecal Sludge Management - Lessons Learned from WEPA Partner Countries and Japan -

This Policy Brief has been developed with the aim of: (i) investigating the existing situation and challenges on faecal sludge management in WEPA countries; (ii) identifying enabling factors for introducing and implementing appropriate business models for sustainable faecal sludge management, through selected case studies in WEPA partner countries...

Research Report

July 2020

Innovations for Sustainability Pathways to an efficient and sufficient post-pandemic future

This report, which focuses on innovation, is the third by The World in 2050 (TWI2050) initiative that was established by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and other partners to provide scientific foundations for the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In 2018, the first report by TWI2050 on Transformations...

Peer-reviewed Article

March 2021

Understanding the conceptual frameworks and methods of the food-energy-water nexus at the household level for development-oriented policy support: A systematic review

In Environmental Research Letters

This paper undertakes a systematic review of the literature to understand current trends in the food–energy–water (FEW) nexus for development-oriented policy support. The paper follows three steps: (a) a bibliometric analysis of FEW nexus research, (b) a content analysis of FEW nexus research, and (c) development of a framework that fills existing...

Peer-reviewed Article

March 2021

Mapping and characterizing the Jefoure roads that have cultural heritage values in the Gurage socio-ecological production landscape of Ethiopia

In Landscape and Urban Planning

Information about cultural landscape settings and characteristics is essential for understanding and finding solutions for their sustainable management. In the Gurage socio-ecological production landscape of Ethiopia, “Jefoure” refers to a traditional grass-covered road with households on either side. This study aims to map and characterize Jefoure...

Peer-reviewed Article

March 2021

Assessing Nature’s Contributions to People by Jefoure roads for Sustainable Management in the Gurage Socio-Ecological Production Landscape of Ethiopia

In Sustainability

“Jefoure” refers to a traditional grass-covered road with households settled on both sides in the Gurage socio-ecological production landscape in Ethiopia. We assess Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP) on Jefoure roads for sustainable management. Data were collected using survey tools and orthophoto images, and they were systematically analyzed...

PR, Newsletter or Other

April 2021

Safe Water Use on Tonle Sap Lake

This educational video aims to raise awareness and provide school children and local people living on and around Tonle Sap Lake with a better understanding on how to protect their health through simple actions such as proper handwashing with soap, and describes how to treat water for daily use (e.g. cooking, drinking, washing raw food, and bathing)...