IGES cooperates with central and local governments, businesses, international organisations and other development partners to guide the transition to a resource efficient, circular and low carbon economy.
Changing consumption and production patterns remains crucial for achieving a climate-resilient future. We promote upstream and downstream solutions aimed at supporting behaviour change and advancing resource efficiency including through the design of integrated waste management strategies.
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As part of the Closing Conference on Strengthening Plastic Pollution Management in Asia and the Pacific, held on 5–6 March 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, IGES organized a special session titled “South-to-South Cooperation and Peer Learning for...
Strengthening ASEAN+3 Efforts to Tackle Marine Plastic Pollution
The 6th ERIA’s Experts Working Group (EWG) on Marine Plastic Debris Meeting was held on 18 February 2025 in a hybrid format, co-organised by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)’s Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine...
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Global Dialogue & Youth Day: Circular Economy Model of Waste Management
The UNEP Global Dialogue & Youth Day: Circular Economy Model of Waste Management, co-organized by UNEP-IETC, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), and the Global Environment Centre (GEC), convened key stakeholders from around...
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Six ASEAN partners selected for ‘Breaking the Plastic Habit in Asia’ project (Phase II)
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IGES Plastic Focus: Tackling Pollution and Advancing Circular Solutions
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G20 (2024) Special webpage
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