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The presentation was made at the Special Session on "Outcome of 11 th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia", 3RINCs 2023. The presentation discusses that increasingly UNEA plays an inportant role in global environmental governance. Cosidering the role of Regional 3R and CE Forum in Asia and...

As an invited presentation, this document gives a summary about regulation and management system for air pollution and control in China. Actions taken for air pollution control since 2013 are elaborated and the achievements in air quality improvement are summarised. Experiences, challenges and the way forward are also shared for discussing the...

To monitor the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), India, during the last week of March 2020, imposed national restrictions on the movement of its citizens (lockdown). Although India’s economy was shut down due to restrictions, the nation observed a sharp decline in particulate matter (PM) concentrations. In recent years, Delhi has...

Manufacturing and mining sectors are serious pollution sources and risk factors that threaten air quality and human health. We analyzed pollutants at two study sites (Talcher and Brajrajnagar) in Odisha, an area exposed to industrial emissions, in the pre-COVID-19 year (2019) and consecutive pandemic years, including lockdowns (2020 and 2021). We...

The study evaluates the impacts of India’s COVID-19 lockdown and unlocking periods on the country’s ambient air quality. India experienced three strictly enforced lockdowns followed by unlocking periods where economic and social restrictions were gradually lifted. We have examined the in situ and satellite data of NO2 emissions for several Indian...

本ガイドラインは、アジアの開発途上国の都市において、主に家庭廃棄物と商業廃棄物であるMSWを対象とするWtE焼却技術に焦点を当てている。本ガイドラインは、WtE焼却について明確に理解する上で参考になる付加的な知識や情報を求める、国および都市レベルの意思決定者および政策立案者、住民やその他関係者が、廃棄物管理の改善に役立つ適切な選択肢としてWtE焼却技術導入の実現可能性について検討するのを支援することを目的としている。本ガイドラインは、 以下のことを提供する。 （1）WtE焼却技術を、そのメリットとデメリットを含め全体的に理解できるようにし、持続可能なWtE焼却プラントを計画する上での技術的および非技術的側面について説明する。 （2）WtE焼却技術の導入可能性を検討する際に...

This study’s objective is to examine how ASEAN countries reported their environment-related policies for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs), and a dataset of their environmental policies was developed. This is a necessary first step in analyzing the reasons for insufficient progress on the...

The rapid growth in microplastic pollution research is influencing funding priorities, environmental policy, and public perceptions of risks to water quality and environmental and human health. Ensuring that environmental microplastics research data are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) is essential to inform policy and...

G7 leaders have already accepted many important concepts related to the environment and sustainability. The G7 agreed to “protect our planet by supporting a green revolution that creates jobs” in 2021 at the Cornwall Summit. H owever, the challenge is that the G7 has mostly issued general statements of principle rather than committed to concrete...

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