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Sustainable Societies

IGES envisions sustainable societies as those that are low-carbon, resource efficient and conservation-oriented, so as to ensure a safe, inclusive and equitable future for all.
 
Realising sustainable cities and societies requires taking actions at the local level. We work closely with local and city governments, international organisations, including ASEAN, and other development partners on issues such as building low-carbon societies, ensuring sustainability transitions, developing sustainable cities and transport, and forging sustainable lifestyles and education.
 

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Policy Report
Strategies to Reduce Marine Plastic Pollution from Land-based Sources in Low and Middle - Income Countries
Strategies to Reduce Marine Plastic Pollution from Land-based Sources in Low and Middle - Income Countries
Book Chapter
Enhancing Capacities for Building Climate and Disaster-Resilient Cities in Asia: Case Study of Cebu, Philippines and Nonthaburi, Thailand
Enhancing Capacities for Building Climate and Disaster-Resilient Cities in Asia: Case Study of Cebu, Philippines and Nonthaburi, Thailand
Briefing Note
Is Voluntary Local Review only for show or a genuine means of transformation? Observations on discussions about localising the SDGs at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Peer-reviewed Article
Implications of urban expansion on land use and land cover: towards sustainable development of Mega Manila, Philippines
Peer-reviewed Article
Challenges and an Implementation Framework for Sustainable Municipal Organic Waste Management Using Biogas Technology in Emerging Asian Countries
Challenges and an Implementation Framework for Sustainable Municipal Organic Waste Management Using Biogas Technology in Emerging Asian Countries

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ACP/IIASA Joint International Workshop

Implementing Solutions to Air Pollution and Climate Change in Asia: Building Capacities, Strengthening Policies, and Financing Technologies

Approximately 4 billion people, around 92 percent of the population in Asia and the Pacific, are exposed to levels of air pollution that pose a significant risk to their health. Though developed countries like Japan have made visible progress...
Location:
Tokyo
Languages:
Japanese / English
(Simultaneous interpretation)

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Updated: September 2019

IGES Activity on "UN Climate Action Summit and SDGs Summit"

For the recent Climate Action Summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders to come to New York on 23 September with concrete, realistic plans to enhance their nationally determined contributions by 2020, in line with reducing...