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Zoning is an important tool to regulate the use of land and to characterize built form over land, and thus to facilitate urban sustainability. Availability of reliable data is crucial for monitoring land use zoning, which contributes directly to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in general, and SDG Goal 11 for sustainable...

The evolution of long-term sustainable societies is closely connected to the transformation of the physical built environment in which those societies operate. In this paper, we present a comprehensive set of narratives for the built environment in Japan, consistent with the shared socio-economic pathways (SSPs) framework, to assess the future...

The presentation at the policy dialogue meeting under the city to city collaboration (between Da Nang and Yokohama) project funded by Ministry of Environment Japan. IGES presented the key GHG reduction potential areas and targets for formulating climate action plans in Da Nang city. The further research consortium was also suggested involving key...

The workshop was organized by Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University in February 2021. The workshop focused on the data oriented approaches for social science and policy making processes. This presentation was invited to the 'Innovations and continuous challenges to the use of hard data in the humanities and social sciences' panel...

Trade-offs in nature’s contributions to people (NCP), particularly in material NCP versus regulating and non-material NCP, continue to rise. Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) represent harmonious human-nature interactions resulting in positive outcomes for both biodiversity and human well-being, thus implying synergies...

Traditional agroforestry systems across South Asia have historically supported millions of smallholding farmers. Since 2007 agroforestry has received attention in global climate discussions for its carbon sink potential. Agroforestry plays a defining role in offsetting greenhouse gases, providing sustainable livelihoods, localizing Sustainable...

This report presents the challenges faced and opportunities revealed through a study of two cases of source-segregated waste collection by local authorities in Sri Lanka; Moratuwa Municipal Council, in Colombo, and Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha, in Monaragala for the purpose of raising planning and decision making capacities not only in Sri Lanka but...

Key Messages A reason COVID-19 has had such far-reaching impacts is it stems from multiple interconnected risks. The difficulties that policymakers face in managing related risks not only deepen vulnerabilities to COVID-19 but other planetary crises. Explicitly recognizing and acting to achieve the co-benefits of integrated air pollution, climate...

The 2021 United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.1) took place on February 22-23 2021. As the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) universal-membership governing body, UNEA plays an important role in international environmental governance. Held biennially, UNEA brings together the UN’s 193 member states and other stakeholders to...

Lower rainfall coupled with higher evapotranspiration leads to enhanced salinity and inorganic contamination of groundwater in arid and semi-arid regions. In this study, 100 groundwater samples were collected from a part of the Thar Desert of India and analysed for various physico-chemical water quality parameters for quality assurance for potable...