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セメント産業は、世界で3番目に大きなエネルギー消費産業で、2番目に大きなCO2排出産業である。経済発展が著しい開発途上国諸国において、セメントはインフラ開発において基礎を成す重要な産業であるため、セメント産業を持続可能な形に移行していくことは、脱炭素社会の実現に向けて避けて通れない重要課題である。本調査は、北九州市と西ジャワ州との都市間連携の下、両国の関連自治体、企業、中央政府機関等のステークホルダーと連携して、この重要課題に取り組み、具体的なソリューションを提示することを目的に実施したものである。

Adaptation effectiveness (AE) refers to how policies and actions reduce present and future climate risks. It is a systems concept that requires a unit of measurement, expression in value terms, a baseline, and a goal. Pre-requisite/enabling conditions such as equity, justice, and fairness are essential. Over the years, progress in adaptation has...

Recognizing that the improvement of water environmental governance is essential to solve water pollution problems in the Asian Region, the Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA) was launched in 2004 by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. During the fourth phase of WEPA, which began in FY2019, the objective of WEPA’s fourth phase was...

The presentation overview the current discussion on Extended Producer Responsibility under international negotiation committee on international-legally-binding instrument. The presentation highlighted the followiong points. -INC3 Zero Draft of ILBI: Extended Producer Responsibility systems is a part of policy instruments required for the parties to...

Coastal aquifers are hydraulically connected to the sea and a storm (cyclone/hurricane) can disrupt the surface water-groundwater (SW-GW) interaction process which is largely unexplored. Thus, this study aims to explore the impact of storm surges (both positive and negative) on coastal aquifers, focusing on pollutant mobilization, groundwater level...

This study conducts a comprehensive analysis of hydrological patterns in the Kalisindh and Parbati Rivers, highlighting the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) as pivotal for bolstering regional water security. Employing an array of data sources, this research utilizes Polynomial Regression and neural network forecasting to dissect flow patterns...

パリ協定の目標とSDGsの実施におけるシナジーアプローチの重要性が高まっているにもかかわらず、SDGsと気候変動対策の相互連関に関する現在の分析やデータは、様々な情報源に分散しており、不均一なままである。現在までのところ、気候変動とSDGsのシナジーというトピックに特化した世界的に権威のあるリソースは存在しない。この重大なギャップに対応するため、2023年5月、UNDESAとUNFCCC事務局は「気候変動とSDGsのシナジーに関する専門家グループ」を共同開催した。このグループは、様々なテーマや地理的背景を持つ14名の著名な専門家で構成され、気候変動とSDGsのシナジーに関する報告書の作成を任された。 本暫定非公式訳は、2023年のSDGサミットに際して発表された第一次報告書の「要旨と提言...

In global health, three holistic and multidisciplinary approaches are typically mentioned: One Health, Ecohealth, and Planetary Health. The most recent concept, Planetary Health, has been spontaneously developed and promoted as a new science since 2015, with the establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This coincidence marks a new...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in the use of single-use face masks, resulting in a surge in facemask waste. The improper management of this increased facemask waste has resulted in several environmental impacts, including: increased risk of infection and sanitary issues; increased burden on waste management systems; and...

By utilizing the opportunity of Regional Consultation on INC in Asia and the Pacific held on March 5 and 6 2024 in Bangkok, the hybrid webinar was organized as an opportunity to have a policy-expert dialogue on on-going works to prepare more policy-relevant analysis on plastic pollution and effectiveness of policy responses coordinated by leading...