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-Environmentally Sustainable Cities: IGES Contributes to Partnerships across Asia -Initiative to Deal with Disasters in Japan -IGES' Contributions to the TEMM13 Process -Research to Address India's Energy Conservation Needs -Towards Rio+20: Lecture by The Club of Rome's Secretary-General: Sustainability under Scrutiny -Collaboration to Offer...

-United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP16 and CMP6): IGES Takes an Active Role -Anticipating the Development of Green Economy in Northeast Asia -Education for Sustainable Consumption (ESC): Proposals for Initiatives in East Asia -IGES Contributes to UNEP Global Environmental Outlook -Up-to-Date Information on Fast-moving Environmental...

The IGES strategic research projects under those areas are designed to achieve practical results during each three-year research phase. The “Integrative Strategic Research Programme of IGES for the Fifth Phase,” which began in April 2010 and is due to be completed in March 2013, covers diverse research areas. The Programme Management Office (PMO)...

Environmentally Sound Architecture The innovative design of the IGES headquarters building uses the latest technology to make maximum use of natural assets including solar energy, light, wind, rainwater and greenery, and aims for symbiosis with the rich nature of the local environment in Hayama. Remarks: Japanese version: http://pub.iges.or.jp...

-Asian Viewpoint on Key Issues for Future Regime: IGES Presentation at COP15 -International Collaborative Research on the 3Rs in Asia -Efforts towards a Low-Carbon Adaptive Society: Disaster Risk Assessment in Asia -IGES Holds Global Environment Seminars: Bridging the Gaps of Information inside Japan -Policy Brief Recommends Composting for Asian...

There is ample evidence of underproduction of renewable energy across the world, in spite of there being the necessary resources to produce RE, including technology and finance. It seems politicians and law-makers have yet to be persuaded about the importance of renewable energy to solve the problem of energy security and sustainable development...

Outline of the IGES research groups and teams for 5th Phase Research (2010.04-2013.03) including Climate Change, Market Mechanism, Forest Conservation, Freshwater, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Business and the Environment, Economy and Environment, and Governance and Capacity group. Remarks: 日本語版：http://pub.iges...

In the Asia Pacific region with its rapid economic development and population increase, sustainable consumption and production (SCP) has become an urgent issue. Every two years, IGES publishes its White Paper focusing on important sustainable development policy issues in Asia and the Pacific. This time, the Third IGES White Paper entitled...

-IGES Launches "ISAP", a New Forum to Create Synergy for Sustainability in the Asia-Pacific -Policy Dialogues on the Post-2012 Climate Regime in China and India -Regional Workshop on Education for Sustainable Consumption (ESC) -MoU for Sino-Japanese Cooperative Activities on CDM -Inaugural Meeting of the International Research Network for Low...

Solid waste management is a common, as well as a primary, environmental concern for many cities in developing countries. Despite the fact, Surabaya City, the second largest city in Indonesia with a population of three million, has successfully reduced its waste generation by more than 20% over a short period of time. The city has intensively...