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The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) has developed the following key messages to share at the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD 2021). The messages are organized around six APFSD 2021 agenda items, and outline how policymakers can preserve a harmonious relationship between nature and humanity in the COVID-19...
This report presents the challenges faced and opportunities revealed through a study of two cases of source-segregated waste collection by local authorities in Sri Lanka; Moratuwa Municipal Council, in Colombo, and Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha, in Monaragala for the purpose of raising planning and decision making capacities not only in Sri Lanka but...
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management, particularly final disposal as open dumps has become a global issue. Worldwide, dumpsites are the third largest anthropogenic source of methane, accounting for 11 percent of estimated global methane emissions or 881 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The 50 largest dumpsites affect the daily lives of 64...
With more than half the world’s population classified as urban, whether the world achieves global climate change goals increasingly rests on cities. Yet, many policymakers at the city level place clean air and public health before mitigating climate change. Fortunately, since emissions contributing to air pollution and climate change often come...
Effective Plastic Waste Management in Sri Lanka
This case study report examines the establishment and evolution of plastic waste recycling under two different operational modalities in urban areas of Sri Lanka; 1) single municipal operation, and 2) PPP (Public Private Partnership) based operation. This report provides an analysis of each modality in terms of effectiveness, technical feasibility...
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Understanding Myanmar’s solid waste systems presents a challenge for anyone working in the sector. While waste collection and disposal challenges faced by Myanmar’s cities and towns share similarities, strategies to overcome them evolve locally and are often not well-communicated between different local government bodies. Data on the country’s...
Many decision makers are contemplating whether policies and investments made in the wake of COVID-19 are inclusive, resilient and sustainable enough to bring about a course change in development . T his paper outlines the design features of framework that helps policymakers steer a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable course. What the...
Plastics are an integral part of our daily life. Today, the linear model of “make, use, and dispose” plastic materials poses a serious threat to the public health and environment. Though there are a large number of interventions made across the country, the impact is not yet visible. It is realised that challenges with plastic waste are so...
This report is a Sinhala version (one of local languages in Sri Lanka) of "Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan for Negombo City, Sri Lanka, 2020–2030" The Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan (WMSAP) for Negombo is the outcome of committed team effort of city officials led by the Mayor and Commissioner of the Negombo City. The strategy...
This report is a Tamil version (one of local languages in Sri Lanka) of "Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan for Negombo City, Sri Lanka, 2020–2030" The Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan (WMSAP) for Negombo is the outcome of committed team effort of city officials led by the Mayor and Commissioner of the Negombo City. The strategy...
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Updated: 2026年5月
プラスチック汚染と国際動向:汚染ゼロへの挑戦と循環型社会への道筋
本特集ページでは、IGESが関与するプラスチック汚染に関する国際交渉プロセスの動向をはじめ、プラスチック汚染の解決策として重要性を増す循環経済、そして関連する環境政策等についての解説や関連出版物、関連イベントを紹介していきます。 国際アジェンダとしてのプラスチック汚染問題 世界で海洋プラスチック汚染をはじめとするプラスチック汚染とその対策への関心が高まり、本格的な国際アジェンダとして認識されるようになってから10年近くが経過しました。その契機となったのが、2016年に公表されたエレン...
Updated: 2024年1月
UNFCCC COP28 特集
国連気候変動枠組条約第28回締約国会議(UNFCCC COP28)が11月30日からアラブ首長国連邦(UAE)・ドバイで開催されます。本特集ページでは、COP28に先立ち、IGESが関与する気候変動交渉やCOP28関連イベントの情報をお伝えするほか、IGES研究員がCOP28の焦点となるトピックを解説します。また、IGESの関連出版物やCOP28開催期間中のサイドイベント情報も随時更新していきます。
Updated: 2023年10月
G20 特集 2023
2023年のG7は日本が議長国を務め、5月19日~21日に広島でG7サミットが開催されました。G7サミットに合わせ、気候・エネルギー・環境大臣会合をはじめとする15の大臣会合が今年末まで日本各地で開催されています。また、9月9日~10日にはインド・ニューデリーでG20サミットが開催されました。ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻から1年半、気候変動や生物多様性の損失など地球規模の危機が同時に進む中、世界は危機に立ち向かうための戦略構築を強く求められており、G7とより多様かつ複雑な経済背景を持つG20との連
