国立環境研究所

The increasing frequency of heavy rainfalls and severe typhoons is said to be caused by the adverse effects of climate change. Among various climate change risks, physical damages by natural disasters in Japan are increasingly being acknowledged by the public and have been investigated in many studies. However, studies from overseas have pointed...

In collaboration with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan (IGES), NIES has worked with Bhutan for years to address the adverse impacts of climate change. On February 5-8, 2018, IGES delivered a training program for policymakers, and the Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Information Platform (AP-PLAT) coordinated lectures...

経済協力開発機構（OECD）が、2016年に9月に拡大生産者責任政策を導入するうえでの留意事項やガイダンスをまとめた『Extended Producer Responsibility—Updated Guidance for Efficient Waste Management』を発表しました。これは、2001年に発表された『 Extended Producer Responsibility: A Guidance Manual for Governments』を15年ぶりにアップデートするものです。 今回、地球環境戦略研究機関では、国立環境研究所と連携して、ＯＥＣＤの許可を得て、このアップデートガイダンスの日本語要約版を作成しました。 この日本語要約版は...

At the Global Forum on Environment: promoting Sustainable Materials Management through Extended Producer Responsibility held in June 2014 in Tokyo, a group of Japanese experts submitted a list of recommendations for updating OECD Guidance Manual on EPR.