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Session Title: International Forum on City-Wide Climate Crisis Response and Technology Sharing Session Description Climate change has risen to the top of the international policy agenda and the phenomenon of global climate change has heightened the importance of science and technological innovation to achieve sustainable development goals. It will...

The 7th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia and Beyond (ICLCA’21) DAY 1 : 18 OCTOBER 2021 (MONDAY) Opening Ceremony ▪ Welcome speech by Prof Ho Chin Siong, Chair of ICLCA 2021 ▪ Opening speech by Prof Datuk Ts Dr Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Vice- Chancellor of UTM ▪ Opening Video Plenary 1 ‘Cities and Circularity: Towards Global Carbon Neutrality...

This brochure introduces the outline and ongoing 19 project of the City-to-City Collaboration for Zero-Carbon Society programme by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

Adaptation technologies are location- and sector-specific. The process of their development, transfer, and adoption are complex and are not usually guided by established market mechanism. At the local level, uses of adaptation technology are usually guided by coping or autonomous response to climate impacts. Adoption of appropriate adaptation...

Key messages There is a need for a broader and holistic effort to address a host of environmental issues and challenges faced by the Tonle Sap Lake (TSL). In order to realize a sustainable and resilient TSL and its basin, this policy guide suggests three resilience enhancement measures: i) Ecohydrological resilience enhancement measures, ii) Land...

The ‘Scoping study on compound, cascading and systemic risks in the Asia-Pacific’, undertaken by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and Asia Pacific Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (AP-STAG), presents an important opportunity to explore the challenges and potential associated with better understanding and managing...

The booklet “Ecology Note” is designed to provide opportunities to deepen students’ understanding on sustainable waste and resource management topics including waste prevention, recycling, composting, and the 5Rs in general, through employing activities such as exploration, discussion and presentation. The Teacher’s Guide accompanying the booklet...

This paper provides an overview of progress on carbon taxes, emissions trading schemes (ETS) and voluntary carbon crediting mechanisms in Asia, identifying relevant policy gaps and giving suggestions based on the lessons and experiences with pertinent policy practices in this region. Overall, carbon pricing practices in Asia are still at an early...

Availability of water in the Ganges River basin has been recognized as a critical regional issue with a significant impact on drinking water supply, irrigation, as well as on industrial development, and ecosystem services in vast areas of South Asia. In addition, water availability is also strongly linked to energy security in the region. Hence...

アジアの都市は，再エネのシェアの増加や多様な政 策措置の導入によるエネルギー効率の改善など，世界 的に合意されている気候変動の緩和策の目標に向けて すでにさまざまなレベルの取り組みを行ってきてい る。アジアの多くの都市も，ネットゼロへの取り組み を宣言してきている。いくつかの都市は，ネットゼロ に向けた計画と具体的な行動を公表した。しかし，ほ とんどの都市は利用できる資源や経験・能力が限られ ているために，2050 年までにネットゼロを達成する 長期計画を立てる課題に直面している。都市の境界内 で利用可能な再生資源が限られていることを考える と，都市単独でネットゼロを達成することは通常のア プローチでは極めて難しい。地域循環共生圏のアプロ ーチを採用すれば，農村地域との協力をネットゼロに...