Historically, urban areas were built with the presence of freshwater ecosystems. It is well recognized that freshwater is a significant factor in urban growth and development, which supports the reciprocity of urban growth and water environments since historical times. Yet, what is not often realized is that freshwater is a subset of complex socio...
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Urban Water Ecosystems in Africa and Asia - Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation and Restoration所収
The present research focuses on estimating the impact/achievements of the long-term efforts of community afforestation programs on socio-ecological well-being in Africa with a case study from Kenya. An integrated approach (both qualitative and quantitative analysis, conducted through field and questionnaire surveys) was used in the Karura Forest...
Urban Water Ecosystems in Africa and Asia - Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation and Restoration所収
This chapter focuses on the key arguments on urban water ecosystems and their management from the previous 14 chapters of this edited volume. Throughout the volume, we understand the complexity of urban water ecosystems and their effective management. Learning about these complexities can be taken as an advantage for navigating socioecological...
COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event
Japan’s Efforts and Possible Contribution toward Building Decarbonization
Decarbonization of buildings and the construction sector is critical to achieve global climate goals, contributing 37% of CO2 emissions and 34% of final energy consumption globally. Since 2023, the movement of building decarbonization has been...
COP29 Japan Pavilion サイドイベント
建築物の脱炭素化に向けた日本の取組と貢献
世界のCO 2の約37%、最終エネルギー需要の34%以上が建築物・建築分野のものであり、同分野の脱炭素化が国際的な目標の達成の鍵となっている。2023年以降建築物の脱炭素化に向けた国際的な動きが加速している。2023年のG7札幌気候・エネルギー・環境大臣会合及びG7香川・高松都市大臣会合の成果文書において、建築物及び建築物のライフサイクルの脱炭素化の重要性が盛り込まれ、同年のCOP28では、建築物・建築部門の変革のためのプラットフォームである「Building Breakthrough...
Technology in Society所収
With nearly 70 % of the global population expected to live in urban areas by 2050, cities will need to manage energy transitions to achieve ambitious carbon neutrality goals. As the current rate of decarbonization in cities is too slow to achieve these ambitious goals, feasible pathways toward deep decarbonization are becoming increasingly urgent...
Project Closing Workshop
2nd Regional (Closing) Workshop of the ASEAN SDGs Frontrunner Cities Programme (Phase 2)
The 2 nd Regional (Closing) Workshop of the ASEAN SDGs Frontrunner Cities Programme (Phase 2) took place during 26-28 November 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, with around 99 participants (physical). These included representatives from ASEAN Member...
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies FY2023 Annual Report
This voluntary standard is based on participatory research with forest sector parties to develop methods for evaluating the governance quality of forest sector programmes and projects, including emissions reduction activities, in Nepal. The research was conducted July 2011 – January 2016 by Dr Federico Lopez-Casero of the Institute for Global...