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In October 2020, the Japanese government announced its aim for the "realization of a carbon-neutral and decarbonized society by 2050". In order to accomplish this goal, the seminar provides opportunities for private companies that are interested...
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Training for "Creating Sustainable, Zero-Carbon Societies through City-to-City Collaboration"
From 7 to 10 December, the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) organized the training program "Creating Sustainable, Zero-Carbon Societies through City-to-City Collaboration". This...
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11th High Level Seminar on Sustainable Cities
The High-Level Seminar (HLS) on Sustainable Cities (former title: HLS on Environmentally Sustainable Cities) is organised annually as a platform to gather together influential East and Southeast Asia policymakers, experts and practitioners working...
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IGES researcher receives “International Outstanding Collaboration Award” from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
On 14 May, Dr. Sudarmanto Budi Nugroho, a research manager in the City Task Force at IGES, received the 2019 International Outstanding Collaboration Award from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE). The award recognises promising non-Japanese...
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With the growing awareness of the damage to marine life caused by plastics, at IGES, we are strengthening our efforts by participating in an initiative by MOEJ and Kanagawa Prefecture. MOEJ campaign and forum on Plastics Smart On 23 January 2019...
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