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SDGsに関する最新の国内外動向とIGESの取組みを紹介するSDGs Briefing Noteの出版を開始しました。今後定期的に発行していく予定です。

REDD+実施のための支援の調整に関する情報交換や議論を交渉とは別に継続して行うために、各国のREDD+フォーカルポイントや、資金供与に関わる多国間および二国間開発援助機関、民間セクター、先住民、NGO等の代表が参加し、毎年自主的に会合を開くことが奨励されており（Decision 10/CP.19、パラグラフ4）、その第3回REDD+自主的会合が第44回気候変動枠組条約締約国会議補助機関会合期間中の5月23日に開催された。第3回会合では、ブラジル等のREDD+実施国と国際的な資金提供機関からそれぞれの進捗と資金へのアクセスや調整について発表が行われた。本稿は、第3回REDD+自主的会合で発表された資料1を参考に、REDD+の結果に基づく支払いに向けた途上国のREDD...

Development of markets for, and large-scale use of, renewable energy products and technologies have been hindered by their high up-front capital costs; the renewable energy industry's inadequate access to credit; subsidies for fossil fuels; and low purchasing capacity among potential consumers. While conventional funding and financial instruments...

Since 1999/2000, the Asia-Pacific region has been experiencing a boom in regional and bilateral free trade agreements, with the result that trade regimes are increasingly taking place in the context of FTAs and regional economic integration. Consequently, many of the key issues in the ever-growing interface between trade and environment have...

Dust (yellow) storms are becoming a serious environmental problem in the Asia-Pacific region.1 Being part of this region, Mongolia is beginning to experience the consequences of global warming and climate change, as well as having its own impact on the natural environment. With the transition to a market economy, the number of livestock-the main...

In Making Microchips Jan Mazurek provides not only a broad overview of the environmental challenges facing the semiconductor industry and its regulators, but also gives insights on new-style regulatory initiatives. Mazurek's goal is not to propose a grand solution to the difficult problems the chip industry faces, but to provide the background...

Up to now, analyses of climate policy have mainly focused on Europe and the United States. So in principle it is welcome that Chang et al. address a region that will be increasingly important for climate change issues-East Asia. Unfortunately, the book has several shortcomings that limit its usefulness. It is a collection of papers from a...

Environmental education by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is increasingly important in developing countries. This paper focuses on PPLH-Seloliman, an NGO environmental education centre in Indonesia, which shows us a good practice example of NGO environmental education. What is notable about this center is not only its contribution to the...