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Cities contribute more than 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions; therefore, low-carbon city development needs to be enhanced for achieving the “2 degree Celsius target” of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Appropriate policies and measures at both national and local levels need to be implemented for mobilizing...

Considering the great significance of residential sector for deep decarbonisation in the medium and long term, this study analyses the effectiveness of an emissions visualisation approach and economic incentives in promoting household low-carbon practices. The data was gathered by a questionnaire survey from 406 households in Hyogo Prefecture...

Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment Conservation (MONREC), Myanmar introduced EIA procedure (EIAP) in December 2015. The Ministry of Environment Japan (MOEJ) was considering to support Myanmar which stands at the initial stage of effective implementation of EIA. As a starting point, MOEJ, Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)...

Japan is one of the prominent contributors towards overseas development assistance (ODA) and emergency relief assistance (external emergency assistance, EEA) in the aftermath of major natural disasters. These assistances have costs and benefits to both the recipients and to the donor countries. In order to improve the efficacy of various forms of...

2019年2月28日に開催した「SDGs調査レポート2018年度版」報道関係者向け説明会での報告資料です。 レポート「主流化に向かうSDGsとビジネス ～日本における企業・団体の取組み現場から～」は、以下よりご取得いただけます。 https://pub.iges.or.jp/pub/Mainstreaming_the_SDGs_in_Business

2019年1月23日に開催したミニシンポジウム（IGES共催）「―企業のレポーティングと情報開示―「高まるレポーティングの重要性と最新動向」」での報告資料です。 「SDGsを企業報告に統合するための実践ガイド（日本語翻訳版）」は、以下よりご取得いただけます。 https://pub.iges.or.jp/pub/practical_guide_jp

The Ganges basin provides essential water for drinking, irrigation, industrial use and cooling of power generation facilities. Changes in the water availability induced by global climate change will impact on economic development as well as human life in this basin and beyond. Water competition among major consumers will become fiercer in the...

Ecology Note – Towards Clean and Beautiful Capital City – is a supplementary material for primary school teachers who wish to introduce environmental education for the first time, or for those who want to enhance the scope of educational work in addition to what is already taught in the classrooms. The scope of environmental education is wide...

Ecology Note – Towards Clean and Beautiful Capital City – is a supplementary material for primary school teachers who wish to introduce environmental education for the first time, or for those who want to enhance the scope of educational work in addition to what is already taught in the classrooms. The scope of environmental education is wide...

This presentation was prepared for the workshop held in the UK in September 2018. This describes the overview of the current policy status on marine plastics. In the concluding part, it is also presented about the possible areas IGES can contribute to the future collaborative research project.