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The presentation provides an overview on three questions that the APN funded project tries to address the poor penetration of risk insurance in the Asia Pacific region: Issue I: What are disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) benefits (and costs) and how to assess insurance approaches for these benefits? Issue II: Despite...

In order to ensure accountability of each research project and provide feedback to improve overall effectiveness, IGES has traditionally conducted a review at the end of each Phase by external experts. The IGES External Reviews examine to what extent studies and activities conducted in the Fifth Phase satisfied the original targets and intentions...

Presented at the United Nations University Global Seminar Japan 20th Shonan Session “The UNITED NATIONS NEW CHALLENGES TO GLOBAL SECURITY” Kanagawa Session

This presentation discusses the impact of Earth Observation (EO) on the deforestation-/forest degradation-related science and policy.

The presentation showcased research conducted by IGES-IPSS on Indonesia's plans for low-carbon transport. Local level transport actions were contrasted with good practice approaches in literature and variations in provincial performance was discussed.

This document sets out IGES’s Integrative Strategic Research Programme for the Sixth Phase (ISRP6), a three-year programme which started in April 2013. In April 2012, IGES became a public interest incorporated foundation, and essential matters will now be defined and managed under a newly structured Board of Trustees and Board of Directors. Under...

Once every two years, IGES releases a white paper focusing on key policy agendas in the Asia-Pacific region. The Fourth IGES White Paper, entitled "Greening Governance in Asia-Pacific" examines innovative approaches to governance and institutions that have emerged from the region and recommends governance arrangements and policy solutions to...

This paper assessed Japan’s “fair” carbon budget consistent with the 2 °C target between 1990 and 2100 under three frequently referred effort-sharing approaches: Converging Per Capita Emissions (CPE); Common but Differentiated Convergence (CDC); and Greenhouse Development Rights (GDRs), as well as the consequent GHG emission pathways up to 2100 for...

The goal of this research is to develop a method for quantitative and objective assessment of the effect of satellite Earth observations on environmental policy. For this purpose, as an initial case study, the protection of the ozone layer is taken up to analyze the different phases and processes where satellite observations might have had an...