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Plastic pollution and marine litter is one of today's most serious emerging issues and without any countermeasures, the amount of plastic waste in the ocean will outweigh fish by 2050, posing a threat to the environment and our way of life. It is said that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased pollution from disposable products, such as plastic face...

In 2020, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Japan2 and the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) implemented the Mutual Learning Program for Enhanced Transparency (MLP) with financial support from the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. In the MLP, participants from the two organisations engaged in drafting...

While shrinkage has been a debated topic in regional studies in the last decade, the shock brought by Covid-19 on the global economy adds further concerns for cities and regions already suffering from depopulation. As a result, a review of existing planning approaches and policies is necessary to inform change and support the future of cities and...

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is the third coronavirus this century to threaten human health, killing more than two million people globally. Like previous coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2 is suspected to have wildlife origins and was possibly transmitted to humans via wet markets selling bushmeat ( aka harvested wild meat). Thus, an interdisciplinary...

The increased frequency of extreme rain events due to climate change has garnered attention in Japan. In 2018, the country enacted the Act of Climate Change Adaptation to formulate plans at national and local levels. The government has suggested the use of nature-based solutions (NBSs) across the country to address the increased risk of natural...

Widespread urban expansion around the world, combined with rapid demographic and climatic changes, has resulted in serious pollution issues in many coastal water bodies. To help formulate coastal management strategies to mitigate the impacts of these extreme changes (e.g., local land-use or climate change adaptation policies), research...

本報告書は、アジア太平洋地域及びその5つの準地域における17の持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）に向けた現在の進捗と169のターゲットに向けた予想される進捗へのエビデンスを提示するとともに、COVID-19パンデミックがSDGsに向けた地域の進捗にどのように影響するかについて評価を行っている。また、国連アジア太平洋経済社会委員会（UNESCAP）が新たに開発した「ナショナルSDGトラッカー（各国毎のSDG進捗状況を把握するためのコンピュータープログラム）」ツールの使用ガイドも提供している。

IGESの出版物であるこのキーメッセージは、High Level Political Forum 2021で共有されるものです。

日本経済研究センターの依頼を受け、会員企業に向けたセミナーにおいて発表した資料。中国が2060年ネットゼロ目標の設定に至った背景と関連政策の進捗状況について解説。

This publication consists of key messages IGES will share at the the High Level Political Forum 2021.