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This summer’s heatwaves and floods have highlighted the crucial link between climate change and health in cities. Cities around the world are recognising this connection and taking action to combat the climate crisis while fostering healthier...

The Political Declaration of the SDG Summit clearly states that the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) will help “to further strengthen the follow-up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda”. Indeed, achieving the SDGs requires robust...

Amid growing interest in a decarbonised society, the 9th International Conference of Low Carbon Asia (ICLCA 2023) will be held at the Okayama Convention Center (Okayama, Japan) on 17-18 October. ICLCA is an international conference that does not...

The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in November 2021, solidified consensus around the new global goal of limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre...

How have countries in the Asia-Pacific region approached reporting on the SDGs generally, and on the environment specifically? Many countries in the Asia and Pacific region have conducted at least one Voluntary National Reviews (VNR), while...

On 16 June, IGES co-sponsored a webinar titled “Integrating Clean Air and Climate Actions in Cities: Lessons Learned on Co-Benefits in Asia”, and also released guidelines on co-benefits Integrating air pollution and climate change in a single set...

The Paris Agreement and the SDGs were both adopted in 2015, and as such, they have a complementary relationship. We need to make sure that our efforts to proceed with both of these are carried out in an integrated manner. For example, the IPCC...