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Several risk insurance initiatives have been implemented at the grassroots level for reducing the vulnerability of communities to natural disasters. Despite these efforts, the penetration of risk insurance in developing Asia is poor compared to many developed countries due to several barriers that this sector is facing and the cost of insurance...

This paper describes the trans-river migration of the Iban and Bekatan to the Tatau River Basin in Bintulu Division, Sarawak. Until the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Iban and Bekatan did not inhabit the Tatau River Basin, but migrated there from other river basins from the middle of the nineteenth century onward. We describe the...

This report is for FY2017 contract work with the Ministry of Environment, Japan as the Secretariat of the Asian Co-benefits Partnership (ACP) for the international partnership for promotion of co-benefits approach.

An Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) of the Paris Agreement encourages developing countries to provide information on capacity-building needs. However, by looking into how different countries reported on capacity-building needs under existing reporting arrangement of the UNFCCC, there appear to be rooms for improvements on how countries...

This brochure contains key findings from the International Market Mechanisms and Transparency Project, funded by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, in 2018. The project was implemented by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in collaboration with the Regional Collaboration Centre Bangkok of the UNFCCC. The brochure also...

This presentation aims to illustrate possible issues to be addressed in enhancing institutional arrangements to meet the possible requirements under the so-called “Paris Rulebook”, especially related to Article 4, Article 6, and Article 13 of the Paris Agreement. It focuses on the existing practice of reporting the use of international market...

Despite considerable hope and enthusiasm raised by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and some quick initial efforts, many governments and stakeholders are uncertain about how to proceed concretely. The 2030 development agenda is intended to be transformative, and the goals seem comprehensive, but they also are very complex - with 17 goals...

2016年～2021年の5年間で、電力、自動車、化石燃料生産の3部門のうちTOPIX構成銘柄である企業が生産・利用を計画しているエネルギーと技術が、2℃目標に対して不足または超過していることが示された。 電力部門：TOPIX構成銘柄の電力部門における再生可能エネルギーの設備容量は、2℃目標を達成するために必要な設備容量を下回る。一方、ガス、石炭の設備容量は2℃目標を達成するために必要な設備容量を超過する。従って、2021年のTOPIX構成銘柄による設備容量は、2℃ベンチマークと整合しない。 自動車部門：TOPIX構成銘柄の自動車部門が生産を予定している車種はガソリン／ディーゼル車などの内燃機関車（ICE）に比重を置いており、2℃目標と整合する生産量を超過している。一方、ハイブリッド...

This report compares the energy and technology exposure of the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) stock market index with the 2°C roadmap of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The analysis is based on a translation of this climate scenario into “2°C benchmarks” for investment portfolios, focusing on a 5-year window: 2016-2021. Such a 2°C benchmark...

This presentation is based on the journal paper of 'Determinants and Characteristics of Korean Companies Carbon Management under the carbon pricing' expected to be published in April, 2018. The abstract in that paper is provided as below; In response to the domestic emission trading scheme, Korean companies are required to shift their strategies...