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IGESは鹿児島県と鹿児島市の後援のもと、 2022年 8月～ 10月にかけて、市民参加型の気候変動に関するワークショップ「かごしま 1.5℃ライフスタイルワークショップ」を鹿児島市にて開催しました。国連パリ協定の野心的な 1.5℃目標（地球の平均気温上昇を 1.5℃以内に抑制）を、カーボンフットプリントの概念から考え、個人の生活様式変容から温室効果ガス排出量を削減し、生活の質も向上する「 1.5℃ライフスタイル」を市民に普及する目的の実践型のワークショップです。参加者は、将来の地域社会を担う鹿児島県在住の若者を対象とし、自治体、企業、団体など地域のステークホルダーとの意見交換も交え、約 3ヵ月間において、 4つのステップ（気候変動について知る、対策を行う、考える、対話をする）を行いました。...

This presentation was a part of MOEJ-IIASA collaboration project B (Bhutan case study), which focused on the alternative scenario analysis (SSP1 and SSP2) for the transition of energy-food-water and health nexus solutions in Bhutan.

The response of land surface phenology (LSP) to the urban heat island effect (UHI) is a useful biological indicator for understanding how vegetated ecosystems will be affected by future climate warming. However, vegetation cover in rural areas is often dominated by cultivated land, whose phenological timing is considerably influenced by...

This presentation dwells on reasons why COVID-19 should be considered a transboundary risk and what it means for risk management in Asia. Transboundary risks are risks that emanate from outside the boundaries of a country or region. Countries have always faced transboundary risks. Wars for example are a typical example of a transboundary risk as...

The sound management of healthcare waste (HCW) has been receiving increasing global attention, now even more so given the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic. Uncontrolled fluctuations in generation quantities, the composition of HCW as well as the significant impacts it poses on public health and the environment require a more dynamic and cohesive...

The report assesses the level of public awareness of microplastic pollution and related hazards as well as the current status of microplastic monitoring facilities available in Sri Lanka’s state and private sector institutes, with an emphasis on the public water supply chain and identifying microplastic point sources upstream to ensure safe...

The report assesses the current status of microplastic monitoring facilities available in Vietnam. Concern over microplastic pollution in the environment is growing worldwide. The body of related global research continues to rise, along with the diversity in methodologies, results and equipment. Building a picture of the state of facilities and...

A hallmark of the media publicity surrounding COVID-19 has been the message that land change causes zoonotic diseases to spill over from wild animals to humans. The secondary peer-reviewed literature sends a similar message. However, as indicated in the primary peer-reviewed literature, the complexity of interacting variables involved in zoonotic...

This presentation presented a summary of the targets within the post-2020 global biodiversity framework (GBF) that relate to health. There are four such targets, which is a considerable proportion the total number, demonstrating the importance afforded to biodiversity and health.

日本・インド両国の環境協力を促進するため、以下の業務を実施した。 （１）第1回日本の環境技術の導入を進めるためのウェビナー（大気汚染）の開催 （２）第2回日本の環境技術の導入を進めるためのウェビナー（気候変動）の開催