IGES supports sustainable governance arrangements that promote collaboration across sectors, levels, and stakeholders, aimed at building inclusive, resilient and prosperous societies.
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is essential to mainstream sustainability into the institutional frameworks and policymaking processes of countries, cities, and communities. Following a co-benefits approach, we work collaboratively with national and local governments, businesses and civil society to help improve environmental safeguards and move towards achieving the SDGs.
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The Fourth International Forum on Low Carbon Cities
On 8 October, the 4th International Forum on Low Carbon Cities was held at JICA Kyushu, organised by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Kitakyushu City, and Incheon City. The forum was held for the first time...
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UNEA6 Side Event
Synergistic Approaches to Overcome the Triple Crisis and the SDG Deadlock
This side event, held at the 6th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA6), focused on the critical need for enhancing synergistic approaches to addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. These...
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ASEAN SDGs-Frontrunner Cities Programme Phase 2
Upcycling Workshop in Redang Island, Malaysia
On 16 September 2023, approximately 40 residents of the Kampung Baru village community in Malaysia’s Redang Island joined a half-day workshop to learn new skills for upcycling discarded plastic, with support and funding from the ASEAN SDGS...
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Dr. Johan Rockström Visits IGES and Delivers Special Lecture
On 9 October, Dr. Johan Rockström, the globally renowned scientist on planetary sustainability and leading researcher on planetary boundaries (Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science at the...
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IGES and Hachinohe City Sign Cooperation Agreement to Address Climate Change and Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and Hachinohe City are delighted to announce the signing of a Basic Agreement of Cooperation. This Agreement represents a commitment to collaboratively address climate change and achieve the...
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【ISAP2023】 The 15th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific “Accelerating Sustainability Transitions in Asia and the Pacific: The Transformative Potential of Integration, Inclusion and Localisation”
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will host the 15th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2023). This year, the Plenary Sessions will be held on Tuesday, 19 December 2023 at Pacifico Yokohama as a...
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Updated: April 2025
ASEAN SDGs Frontrunner Cities Programme (SDGs-FC)
ASEAN SDGs Frontrunner Cities The ASEAN SDGs Frontrunner Cities Programme (SDGs-FC) is an initiative under the ASEAN Working Group on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (AWGESC) funded by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF). It aims to support...
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Updated: December 2024
G20 (2024) Special webpage
Led by the Brazilian Presidency, the G20 Summit in 2024 is due to be held on 18-19 November in Rio de Janeiro. The world is now facing simultaneous and interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Moreover, prolonged...
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Updated: November 2024
Summit of the Future (2024) Special webpage
From September 22-23, the United Nations Summit of the Future was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The aim of the Summit of the Future is strengthening global governance and accelerating the implementation of internationally...