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This symposium discussed the challenges and opportunities of climate security and examined its continued relevance under a shifting geopolitical landscape in the Asia-Pacific region. The event presented an opportunity to take stock of the activities and achievements of the Asia-Pacific Climate Security (APCS) project conducted by IGES over the past...

Many parts of India will require data-driven analysis of the climate, air quality, health, and employment co-benefits of key sectoral interventions as they decarbonize. This research offers such an analysis for agrivoltaics—an intervention that co-locates agriculture with solar energy production on the same parcel of land—in India’s Nagpur...

Through a study of Ra Province (northeast Viti Levu Island, Fiji) involving both archival research and community engagement, we highlighted a long history of Indigenous population mobility. Many coastal settlements have mostly undocumented histories of relocating inland due to shoreline retreat and land loss over recent decades. Studies of...

Forest fires are integral to forest ecosystems as they influence nutrient cycling, plant regeneration, tree density, and biodiversity. However, human-induced climate change and activities have made forest fires more frequent, more intense, and more widespread, exacerbating their ecological and socioeconomic impact. Forest fires shape Tamil Nadu's...

Changes in land use over space and time are key drivers of water pollution. However, current studies on landuse–water-quality relationships in small watersheds are insufficient to support regional development. Comparative research across large-scale watersheds can better inform water environmental protection, yet such studies remain limited. This...

This presentation outlines an initiative applying behavioral insights (BI) to reduce single-use plastics (SUPs) across the Asia-Pacific region. Phase I (2022-2024) implemented pilot projects in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Departing from traditional "rational choice" theories, the project utilized the "Levers of Behaviour...

How has sustainable transport been discussed in the international community? First, let’s take an overview of the history of the SDGs. In June 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the “Earth Summit,” was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Earth Summit was a conference aimed at obtaining concrete...

The presentation provides an overview of the progress of corporate biodiversity actions based on the survey conducted by the Keidanren Nature Conservation Council.

生物多様性・生態系サービスのシナリオ・モデリングには、グローバルや国レベルの広域のものをダウンスケーリングして用いる事が多く、地域の文脈におけるシナリオの妥当性やモデリングの解像度に課題があった。本研究では、これまでの地域の課題や将来ビジョン、地域の関係者とのワークショップで得られた意見にNFFを適用し分類を行った。結果、地域の将来ビジョンとして、社会のための自然利用より、文化としての自然への関心が高いことが明らかになった。さらにこれら地域情報に基づく4つのシナリオナラティブと、これらのナラティブを定量的に表現するための指標のロングリストを作成した。今後、今回得られた定性的なシナリオ（ナラティブ）に基づく数理モデリングを進めるための指標の選択と指標データを用いた計算（ステップ２...