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Due to the cumulative effects of rapid urbanization, population growth and climate change, many inland and coastal water bodies around the world are experiencing severe water pollution. To help make land-use and climate change adaptation policies more effective at a local scale, this study used a combination of participatory approaches and computer...

地球・人間環境フォーラムの月刊環境情報誌、「グローバルネット」に地球環境戦略研究機関(IGES)北京事務所所長の小柳秀明が、中国の最新環境事情を現地滞在レポートとして偶数月で連載しています。

With only ten years left to achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by all UN member States in its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, action is more urgent than ever. Cities, which are responsible for delivering many of the targets highlighted by the SDGs are accelerating their efforts. This is recognised by the...

A ‘Voluntary Local Review’ (VLR) is a process whereby local and regional governments voluntarily carry out a review of progress being made in their implementation of the SDGs. This review includes policies, programmes, data, institutional set-ups and stakeholder engagement mechanisms to implement the 2030 Agenda at the local level. VLRs are then...

環境新聞にて連載中の「シャオリュウの中国環境ウオッチ」では、地球環境戦略研究機関（IGES）北京事務所長の小柳秀明が、中国の環境の現状と対策を毎月現場から報告しています。

Spatial urban growth and its impact on land surface temperature (LST) is a high priority environmental issue for urban policy. Although the impact of horizontal spatial growth of cities on LST is well studied, the impact of the vertical spatial distribution of buildings on LST is under-investigated. This is particularly true for cities in sub...

2015年、国際社会は「持続可能な開発のための2030アジェンダ」の中核となる「持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）」を採択しました。そして多くの国が、国連が主導する「自発的国家レビュー（VNR）」のプロセスを通じて、SDGsの実施に向けた取り組みを公開・共有しています。新しい開発アジェンダの実現のために各国が進める幅広い政策と予算の一部が、このプロセスを通じて明らかになりました。しかしながら、アジア太平洋地域の政策立案者は、SDGs達成に向けた取り組みをさらに加速させる必要があります。 2019年9月に公表された「持続可能な開発に関するグローバル・レポート（GSDR）」の最新版では、SDGsの進展を加速するために重要な6つの「エントリーポイント」が提案されました。2020年の...

A Thematic Track Titled: Energy Management Solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) was held on January 29, 2020 at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2020, New Delhi, India. It was also a part of the activities conducted in India in FY2019 under the project on evaluation and verification of CO2 emissions reduction...

気候変動問題を戦略的に考えよう(３) パリ協定における透明性枠組みの活用

Nagpur is rapidly urbanizing, and in the process witnessing decline in its green status which is one of the identities of the city. The study aims to understand the current species diversity, composition and structure in different classes of greens prevalent in the city. As urban green spaces (UGS) are also reservoirs of carbon stock, the study...