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The entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Control (UNFCCC) divides parties into two groups by their obligations to mitigate domestic emissions. This division creates differences in the strictness of domestic climate policy, which are in favour of the conditions for creating the “heavens” of...

With the intent to encourage innovation in policy, technology and social mobilisation, the APFED Phase II (APFED II) programmes have been promoted with the strong support of more than 30 eminent persons over the past five years. APFED members who have access to extensive high level environment and sustainable development policy arenas in the region...

Remarks: Assessment of an UNDP GEF Small Grant Project in Makawanpur District, Nepal

The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) was established in June 2008, aiming to pursue three pillars of research issues, “Deepening integration”, “Narrowing Development Gaps”, and “Sustainable Development”. Under the pillar of “Sustainable Development”, a project on mainstreaming sustainable development policies in East Asia...

The fourth meeting of the Kitakyushu Initiative Network in June 2007 that was held in Kitakyushu, Japan highlights the unanimous declaration of all participating local governments from Asia and the Pacific region that solid waste management (SWM) remains the most pressing environmental concern for cities and municipalities today. Indeed, solid...

Population of community in Indonesia grows significantly slight especially in urban area. This condition may impact to environmental support capacity deterioration. That impact must be treated definitely, particularly for the use of waste water treatment. The increasing number of community will increase consumption of drinking water and directly...

The main objective of this study is to analyze the framework of solid waste management (SWM) system in the Philippines, identify good SWM practices, and formulate strategies for its replication in the country and among local government members of the Kitakyushu Initiative Network. Specifically it seeks to: 1. Analyze the mandates and role of local...