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In 2022, UNEP conducted a regional review of the Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) in Asia-Pacific covering 36 countries and 50 VNRs from an environmental perspective. For indicators, we developed a framework to review the environment-related indicators and data that were used in the VNRs. We found that t he overall coverage of the environment...

IGES organized a training course on muncipal solid waste management and circular economy on November 14-16, 2022 for ADB staff. During the training, Hotta provided a lecture as follows; Hotta shared that with economy and social development, policy is shifting towards CE. He buttressed his case with Japan as a case study. He stressed that in 60s and...

The UN 2030 Agenda charts out 17 interlinked Sustainable Development Goals that require a systems approach to their implementation. However, such a systems approach is new and challenging due to the broad coverage of social, economic and environmental dimensions and complex relations among 169 targets. There is a big knowledge gap about how the...

This report demonstrates that changes in consumption patterns and dominant lifestyles are a critical and integral part of the solutions package to addressing climate change. The report fills a gap in the existing research by establishing global targets for lifestyle carbon footprints, examining current consumption patterns and their impacts on...

This report provides diverse possibilities of the future in 2050 as the basis for discussions on future lifestyles by different stakeholders and citizens in a more participatory foresight process. Based on the outcome of a survey of future-oriented experts, this report gathers insights from experts in diverse fields on a global scale, with both...

AIM (Asia-Pacific Integrated Model) team has conducted GHG mitigation scenario development since 1989. We have developed not only global/national but local low carbon society (LCS) scenarios. In this paper, we introduce our methodology to develop local LCS scenarios including 1) Procedure and Work/Events, 2) Modeling Scheme, 3) Database and 4)...

IGES20周年記念「IGES20年の歩み」は、各時代にそれぞれの立場でIGESに関わった方々にいただいた証言、これまでの歩みを客観的に整理したデータ、IGESの活動の方向性を示す基本となる文書などをとりまとめることにより、これまでの活動を振りかえりつつIGESの存在意義を再確認するとともに、さらに今後目指すべき方向性を明らかにすることを目指している。 目次 ー緒言 ーIGES 創設と初期の課題・成果：最初の10 年の歩み ー戦略研究事業の本格的な実施：その後の10 年の歩み ーIGESの「これまで」と「これから」：歴代理事長による鼎談 ー今後の展望と展開：中長期戦略の策定とその具現化 ーメッセージ： 20周年に寄せて ーIGESの軌跡 ー基本資料 主要レポート・提言

National monitoring of forests is essential for tracking progress towards various global environmental goals, including those of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement. Inconsistent national definitions of “forest”, however, can complicate the tracking of global progress towards achieving these goals. The FAO’s...