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Asia and the Pacific countries are increasingly aware of the importance of a healthy environment for the sustainable development of their economies and societies. However, accelerating environmental degradation and natural resource depletion are undermining the region’s potential to achieve this ambition. The region’s great diversity offers an...

Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate-induced disasters. Poor and vulnerable people living in the country’s many disaster-prone areas are systematically excluded from access to the formal banking systems. Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) provide the opportunity of financial inclusion for these people. This paper reveals that MFIs provide...

2℃目標の達成には、国家レベルの中長期ビジョンに加え、自治体、企業の気候変動分野での取り組みを連携させる仕組みの導入が鍵となります。UNFCCC/COP21で採択されたパリ協定に非国家主体による気候アクションが明記されたことを踏まえ、自治体の主体的なアクションを促すために必要なUNFCCCでの制度や、自治体にとってのメリットについて考察します。 Remarks: English Summary: http://pub.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=6197

One of the most significant lifestyle changes with severe environmental and health consequences being witnessed in the developing Asia is in the form of changes in food consumption behaviour of the people. Recognizing the importance of arresting the negative trends early in the stage, the project aims to address the changing food consumption...

We analyzed the change in vegetated and urban (impervious) area in the Silang-Santa Rosa sub-watershed of the Philippines to assess the implications related to flood risk. Our main findings were: -The impervious area of sub-watershed increased by 54% (from 3,239 ha. to 4,988 ha.). -The vegetated area decreased by 21% (from 8,509 ha. to 6,760 ha)....