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22 April 2021

Earth Day 2021 - Webinar on Safe Closure and Rehabilitation of Municipal Solid Waste Dumpsites

On 22 April 2021, contributing to the Earth Day 2021, IGES will present a webinar dedicated to assisting policymakers and practitioners in developing countries with safe closure and rehabilitation of municipal solid waste dumpsites. This is based...

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Updated: April 2021

IGES Inputs to 8th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD 2021)

The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual meeting convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and aims to strengthen the region’s readiness for the United Nations High

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IGES APFSD2021 Relevant Publications

IGES publications related to APFSD2021

Past Event

22 October 2020

Daring Cities 2020

Pathways to Zero: Climate Change and Redesigning Cities - Responding, Recovering and Redesigning in the Face of COVID-19

Decarbonization is indispensable part of the realization of better recovery from COVID-19, and challenge is to create a virtuous cycle of society and economy towards decarbonization The purpose of this session is to share the merits and challenges...

Past Event

21 October 2020

Daring Cities 2020

Driving the Green Recovery and Redesign: Embedding Local Climate Action at the Heart of Economic Stimulus Packages

Led by the Ministry of the Environment Japan, supported by the UNFCCC, and managed by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), the Redesign2020 Platform was launched on 3 September 2020 through a high level virtual event that...

Past Event

5 April 2021

CEEW-IGES Webinar

How to Accelerate Asia's Renewable Energy Transition: Policies, Markets and Emerging Issues

The discussion will cover critical debates on policies, markets and emerging issues that shape the renewable energy transition in the Asian region which is rapidly becoming an epicentre of global energy consumption. We will draw insights from the...

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

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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...