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Announcement

2 April 2021

Updated Memorandum of Understanding Between IGES and UNESCAP

On 31 March, IGES and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that reaffirmed their desire to work together in areas of mutual interest in the service of Asia...

Press Release

TAKEUCHI Kazuhiko, President of IGES, receives the 15th MIDORI Academic Prize.

19 March 2021

Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President of IGES, receives the 15th MIDORI Academic Prize.

Takeuchi Kazuhiko, President of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), has been selected to receive the 2021 MIDORI Academic Prize, which will be presented at the MIDORI Academic Prize awarding ceremony to be held on Friday, 23...

Past Event

9 March 2021

7th ASIA-PACIFIC CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FORUM

Events organised by IGES

Event 1
Collaborating Efforts to Strengthening Cities Resilience to Climate and Disaster Risks
9 March, 13:15 - 14:45 JST
Over the past 20 years, disasters have affected over 4 billion people, caused USD 2.97 trillion in damage, and claimed approxima

Past Event

11 March 2021

The 7th 3R International Scientific Conference (3RINCs)

Although social activity has stagnated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parts of the world have already begun to rebuild their economies with green recovery policies. Green recovery is also required in the field of waste and material cycling...

Past Event

25 March 2021

APFSD2021 Side Event

Zero Waste Solutions towards a Regenerative Asia-Pacific Region

Production and consumption in Asia and the Pacific are outpacing the renewal capacity of natural resources and the capability of local governments in managing their waste. The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2020 (UN, 2020) highlights how...

Past Event

23 March 2021

Side event at APFSD

Carbon neutrality: The future of Asia-Pacific -- Contribution to the transition toward decarbonisation --

In the run-up to COP26, which will be held in November of this year, countries are moving more and more toward decarbonisation. Following the European Union’s lead, including France, a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific, among them Japan, the...

Past Event

23 March 2021

The 2nd Kitakyushu SDGs Training

The IGES Kitakyushu Urban Centre hosted the 2nd Kitakyushu SDGs Training on 23rd & 24th March 2021 in collaboration with NPO Satoyama. It aimed to provide an opportunity for knowledge-sharing and networking discussions, and participants learned...

Announcement

2 April 2021

IGES and START Sign Collaboration Agreement to Advance the Circulating and Ecological Sphere (CES) Concept in Asia

On 23 March, IGES and START International Inc., USA, signed an amendment to their memorandum of understanding. IGES was represented by its President, Kazuhiko Takeuchi, and START was represented by its Executive Director, Dr. Jon Padgham. The signing...

Project

Updated: March 2021

UNEA-4 Special webpage

The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) was held in Nairobi from 11-15 March 2019, and focused on the theme of “Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Consumption and Production”.

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Online Workshop "Strengthening Capacity for Marine Debris Reduction and Waste Management in ASEAN Region through Knowledge Sharing on Marine Litter"

24 - 25 February 2021 To enhance both national and regional actions to tackle marine debris, ASEAN agreed on ASEAN Framework on Action on Marine Debris. In addition, G20 agreed on the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision as well as G20 Implementation Framework...