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The establishment of the Leveraging a Climate-neutral Society–strategic Research Network (LCS–RNet) (then named the International Research Network for Low Carbon Societies) was proposed at the Group of Eight (G8) Environment Ministers’ Meeting in 2008. Its 12th annual meeting in December 2021 focused on the discussion on how to transition into a...

This study analyzed the spatial-temporal change pattern and underlying factors in production-living-ecological space (PLES) of Nanchong City, China, over the past 20 years using historical land use data (2000, 2010, 2020). A land use transfer matrix was calculated from the historical land use maps, and spatial analysis was conducted to analyze...

Though the worst of COVID-19 appears to be over, it also raises important questions about COVID-19's immediate and then longer-term impacts on urban air quality. To understand both sets of impacts, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Asia Pacific Office, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), the Ministry of...

China has long sought to address climate change in line with other development goals. However, research supporting this alignment often employs data-driven models that downplay the policies and institutions needed to achieve the multiple benefits that studies feature in their analyses. This oversight is troubling because it neglects gaps between...

IGES is collaborating with Shabondama Soap Co. Ltd. to implement a SDGs Business Verification Survey funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), titled as "Disseminating Japanese Technologies to Extinguish Forest and Peatland Fire Using Environment Friendly Soap-based Fire Fighting Foam" in the Central Kalimantan Province...

Considering the current shortfalls in timely realization of the targets set as per the UN-2030 Agenda, there is a genuine need for new approaches to integrate diverse policies and actions, in order to realize a more liveable, just and ecologically sustainable future. Correspondingly, CES has recently emerged as an integrated approach for...

IGES and Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) conducted the Regional-CES Scoping Project to assess the potential of promoting the Regional-CES concept in Asia. The scoping project organised workshops to engage key national and local stakeholders in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia in order to promote the Regional-CES concept...

本プレゼンテーションは、2023年12月19日に開催されたISAP2023 パラレルセッション（PS-4）「COP28速報セミナー」での発表資料である。COP28におけるグローバル・ストックテイクの成果についてまとめている。

Climate change and anthropogenic factors have exacerbated flood risks in many regions across the globe, including the Himalayan foothill region in India. The Jia Bharali River basin, situated in this vulnerable area, frequently experiences high-magnitude floods, causing significant damage to the environment and local communities. Developing...

「かながわ気候市民会議in逗子・葉山」の結果は、最終会議（12月2日）以降、最終調整を経て、102の提案項目からなる「市民提案最終案」を完成させました。 12月7日、市民提案最終案を参加市民に送付し、盛り込まれた102の提案項目一つ一つに対し、7段階の支持度合いによる投票を依頼しました。 1週間後の12月14日、35名からの投票をもって投票を締め切り、投票結果を取り入れた94の提案項目からなる「かながわ気候市民会議in逗子・葉山からの提案」を完成させました。同提案は、12月15日に葉山町長、12月18日に逗子市長に手渡し、さらに12月19日に神奈川県政クラブにて届け、公表しました。