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In this paper, the authors aim to examine the role of public spaces and places in revitalization of local communities for creating livable cities in Japan. The Place-making and Social Actions based on a collection of quick, simple, temporary and sustainable changes in the spaces, intended to improve the local communities and cities consider as an...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were designed to be “integrated and indivisible, balanc[ing] the three dimensions of sustainable development." The growing need for integration has given rise to a number of tools and research that can help capture synergies and avoid trade-offs across goals and targets. These include tools that employ...

The article introduces potential of renewable energies in ASEAN countries.

This note provides the background information of ISAP (International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific) 2017 Thematic Tracks 7 (TT-7), ”Addressing the SDGs From Resource Perspectives”. The background note discusses the trends of global resource demand increase and its influencing factors and on-going international initiatives on...

The Article 6 of the Paris Agreement lays the groundwork for the operation of carbon market after 2020 by providing room for top-down and bottom-up approaches. Linkages between these mechanisms should be promoted to fully enable the potential of market mechanism to contribute to climate mitigation. Although the accounting method toward Nationally...

Climate Edge Vo.27では、日本における中長期的な温暖化対策の立案に貢献するため、カーボン･バジェットの概念の科学的背景、カーボンプライシングの概念整理、地球温暖化対策における国際貢献のあり方に関する見解をまとめました。

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) are engaged in various research activities to understand and promote Low Carbon Technology Transfer (LCTT). This background paper provides an overview of findings and insights in two key areas of...

このブリーフィングノートは、2017年7月7〜8日にドイツのハンブルグで開催された主要20カ国・地域首脳会議（G20サミット）が気候変動、グリーンファイナンス、持続可能な発展目標（SDGs）に関してどのような意味あいがあったのかについて検討するものである。

This Briefing Note explores the implications for climate change, green finance, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the G20 Summit which was held in Hamburg, Germany, on 7-8 July 2017. On climate, the final encouraging result was a consensus among all countries except for the US to maintain strong support for implementation of the Paris...

Since 2010, owing to the sustained and collaborative efforts of a wide range of local and international stakeholders, steady progress has been made in spearheading climate-friendly, community-based solid waste management approaches in Cebu City, Philippines. Thanks to the technical assistance of the Kitakyushu International Techno-Cooperative...