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Presentation

December 2017

The evaluation methodology of urban transition pathways for cities - case study of Tokyo

IAMC

This work was developed as the methodology for analysing a long-term transformation for cities. This work was presented at 10th Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium in 2017. (Later presented at Cities IPCC, 2018: Also included in the TWI2050 report (p.98) in 2018 https://iiasa.ac.at/web/home/research/twi/Report2018.html)

Presentation

September 2022

Alternative pathways describing the future built environment in Japan

14th ISIE SEM Conference

The evolution of long-term sustainable societies is closely connected to the transformation of the physical built environment in which those societies operate. We presented a comprehensive set of narratives for the built environment in Japan, consistent with the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) framework, to assess the future evolution of the...

Keywords:

Future scenario

SSPs

Built Environment

Sustainable cities

Book Chapter

February 2024

Equity and Fairness in Community-Based Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction

In Disaster Risk and Management under Climate Change

Equity and fairness have a high significance in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation as it is evident that disasters affect communities differently depending on their developmental levels, and social status. Any public policy or intervention on disaster risk reduction deals with communities that are at different ‘starting lines’ in...

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equity

fairness

Climate Change Adaptation

Book Chapter

November 2023

November 2023

Loss and Damage

In Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Underfinanced. Underprepared. Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed

▶ In the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), loss and damage has emerged as a third key pillar of climate policy, alongside mitigation and adaptation, to address ever-increasing climate impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effect of climate change. ▶ Losses and damages arise...

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Loss and Damage

non-economic loss and damage

Announcement

20 February 2024

IGES Regional Centre in Bangkok (BRC) celebrates opening of new office

IGES celebrated the opening of a new office for its Regional Centre in Bangkok (BRC) and hosted a ceremony at the Pullman Bangkok Hotel G, on Friday, 19 January 2024. The ceremony was attended by approximately 50 representatives from various Thai min

Book Chapter

November 2023

Shifting Toward Resource Management in Remote Area: A Case Study of Lake Toba, Indonesia

In Circular Economy Adoption Catalysing Decarbonisation Through Policy Instruments

With the urgency for tackling waste management challenges, the waste management pilot project was implemented in Lake Toba area, Indonesia, to establish the Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) adopting the function of waste bank, as part of the practical implementation of the waste management strategy that newly developed by the local regencies. This...

Peer-reviewed Article

January 2024

Scoping article: research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals

In Global Sustainability

A recent meta-analysis on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has shown that these global goals are moving political processes forward only incrementally, with much variation across countries, sectors, and governance levels. Consequently, the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development remains uncertain...

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2030 Agenda

goal-setting

Governance

implementation

Integrated Policymaking

policy

SDG Integration

Technical Report

August 2023

Viet Nam's Timber Exports to Japan: Analysis of Products Made Using Imported High-Risk Species during 2018‒2021

This report was prepared by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) under the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) project "Analysis of Timber Legality Assurance Systems and Good Practices in China and Viet Nam for Sustainable Timber Trade''. This ITTO project was made possible by funding from the Japanese government...

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Vietnam timber legaltity and trade

Technical Report

August 2023

Viet Nam's Plantation Timber Supply Chain: Good Practices to Promote Trade of Legal and Sustainable Timber Products

Keywords:

Vietnam timber legaltity and trade

Peer-reviewed Article

February 2024

Occurrence and Distribution of Fluoride in Groundwater and Drinking Water Vulnerability of a Tropical Dry Region of Andhra Pradesh, India

In Water

There has been a growing concern over the occurrence of fluoride (F−) in groundwater and the impact of F− exposure on human health issues over the past decades. So, this study conducted a regional–scale assessment of the occurrence and trend of groundwater F− distribution [2014–2018] integrated with locally field–based investigations on F− exposure...