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Book Chapter

March 2021

Localizing and mainstreaming global initiatives on water, climate change, and sustainability

In Water, Climate Change, and Sustainability

Various drivers such as population growth, land use/cover change, unsustainable consumption pattern, and climate change are putting pressure on limited resources available within our planetary boundaries, thus, raising concerns on their sustainability. Coordinated actions at levels ranging from global to local are required to ensure sustainability...

Commissioned Report

March 2021

Project Brochure "City-to-City Collaboration for Zero-Carbon Society 2020"

The project brochure introduces the outline of the programme and the overviews of 20 projects implemented under the MOEJ's programme "FY2020 City-to-City Collaboration for Zero-Carbon Society".

Peer-reviewed Article

March 2021

Multiple values of Bhitarkanika mangroves for human well-being: synthesis of contemporary scientific knowledge for mainstreaming ecosystem services in policy planning

In Journal of Coastal Conservation

Bhitarkanika National Park and Mahanadi Delta are the most biologically diverse mangrove patches of India. Due to inadequate representation of the value of the mangroves in decision-making, mangroves of Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi delta have undergone a rapid decline in the last fifty years. Thus, there is a growing need to assess the ecosystem...

Commissioned Report

December 2020

Plastics Research and Knowledge Management Centre for ASEAN - An Investigation of Options -

In the last few years, marine debris and plastic pollution have emerged as policy priorities in the ASEAN region. Political leaders have repeatedly expressed their determination to address these issues and in the last couple of years several ASEAN Member States (AMS) have adopted dedicated action plans. AMS governments have also declared their...

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...