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IGES Content Rankings 2022
IGES produced a wide range of reports, events and web content in 2022. As a special feature at the start of 2023, we have compiled the most popular IGES content from the past year for the following categories: Top 10 Most Downloaded Publications, Top 5 Most Viewed Webpages, Top 5 Most Viewed Videos, Most Liked Tweet and Most pre-registered Event. These rankings capture the major environmental developments of 2022, and indicate some upcoming trends for 2023.
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Climate Bonds Initiative and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies join forces to mobilise Japanese capital market for climate action
The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and IGES have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support Japan in meeting the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Climate Agreement, by strengthening the country's green and climate-related thematic bond market. The focus areas include strengthening capacity for Japanese national, sub-national and private sector actors in green and transition growth planning, financing and institutional frameworks; improving cooperation and evidence-based knowledge sharing on green and transition finance; and advancing thought leadership on opportunities for Japan's themed bond market growth, drawing upon evidence from both the public and private sectors.
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Mikiko Kainuma, IGES Research Advisor, Receives IAMC Lifetime Achievement Award
On 14 December, Dr. Mikiko Kainuma, Research Advisor at IGES received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC). The Lifetime Achievement Award is given only in special cases, for outstanding lifetime achievement in integrated assessment modelling and consistent contributions to scientific and inclusive community building. Dr. Kainuma, who is also one of the founders of IAMC, has contributed to the international research community in various ways including developing the Asia Pacific Integrated Assessment Model (AIM), conducting long-standing research with AIM at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), and serving as a lead author for the Fourth and Fifth IPCC Assessment Reports and the IPCC 1.5°C Special Report. This award recognises her consistent research activities.
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"EU-Japan 100 Cities Event on Climate Action"
On 27 May 2021, the European Union (EU) and Japan announced a Green Alliance to accelerate their respective transition towards a climate-neutral, circular and resource-efficient economy over the coming decades. The alliance is the first of its kind for the EU and represents an important milestone for the implementation of the European Green Deal and Japan's Green Growth Strategy. "The EU-Japan 100 Cities Event on Climate Action" will contribute to the discussion on how the EU and Japan can enhance cooperation at city level in order to meet the shared goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. This event, organised by Delegation of the European Union to Japan and IGES, will be held on 25 and 26 January aiming to facilitate exchange between EU and Japanese cities through sharing good practices and solutions taken by leading cities.
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| PAST EVENTS |
"IGES Flagship Event: International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) 2022"
ISAP2022 successfully conducted three Plenary Sessions and 15 Thematic Tracks, with several thousand participants, and active engagement through valuable interventions and contributions. All recorded videos will be available on the IGES YouTube Channel and on the ISAP website via the link below.
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"LCS-RNet 13th Annual Meeting : New Scientific Challenges for Strengthening Actions Based on IPCC AR6"
The Strategic Research Network for Leveraging Climate Neutral Sustainable Societies (LCS-RNet) is a network of researchers and research institutions closely involved in national climate policies. IGES has been serving as Secretariat for LCS-RNet since its establishment in 2008. LCS-RNet organised its 13th annual meeting under the theme of "New Scientific Challenges for Strengthening Actions Based on IPCC AR6", on 15-16 December 2022, inviting several prominent experts and researchers involved in IPCC AR6 WGIII. This annual meeting discussed how to trigger transitions, how to bridge science with actions, and how to accelerate systemic transition and innovation. The meeting also featured four thematic themes - decarbonisation in agriculture and forestry, energy and food security, challenges in heavy industries, and a comparative study on zero-carbon cities in France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK. Videos and presentation materials are now available.
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EANET / IIASA International Workshop Strengthening the Science-Policy Interface for Clean Air and a Sustainable Future in Asia
In many parts of Asia, air pollution is a great threat to human health and a sustainable future. A growing body of modelling research has employed emissions inventories, scenario development, and benefit estimation techniques to identify technological and behavioural changes that can limit that threat. The multiple benefits resulting from these interventions offer cost-effective solutions to air quality, public health and other sustainable development concerns. However, results do not always translate easily into policy and there can often be a disconnect between science-based models and the policies they seek to influence. This international workshop, held on 19 December, discussed how to design science-policy dialogue reflecting the implications from modelling analysis to policy development and to co-design models by incorporating social and institutional dimensions of feasibility. Some of the presentation materials are available in the link below.
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"Can Hydrogen Help the World Accelerate to Net-zero Targets?"
Hydrogen as a fuel source has been gaining popularity as countries accelerate towards climate mitigation targets and net-zero goals. Globally, several countries are already developing plans for commercial hydrogen production and the inclusion of the same in their respective energy mix. However, the policies must present a clear roadmap for developing green hydrogen and implementation plans to facilitate greater collaboration among countries.This workshop, held on 6 December, discussed the progress of developing hydrogen technology, manufacturing, storage, its efficient usage in the global energy mix and geopolitics. Recorded video is available in the link below.
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Issue Brief
"Environmental and Sustainability Implications of the Ukraine War for East and South Asia: Sustainability and Decarbonisation Should Be Accelerated Not Paused"
Authors: Mark ELDER; David D. SUSSMAN; Sivapuram Ventaka Rama Krishna PRABHAKAR; Eric ZUSMAN; Kentaro TAMURA
The economic disruptions from the Ukraine war have intensified short term concerns about energy and food security, as well as access to critical minerals. Climate security is also increasingly urgent. This paper urges governments to speed up, not slow down, transitions away from fossil fuels and toward more sustainable development patterns. For both energy and climate security, energy, conservation and efficiency will produce the quickest short-term results. Investments in new fossil fuel production take a long time to complete so they cannot solve short-term disruptions. New energy investment should be shifted from fossil fuels to renewable energy, which is now more price competitive in many situations. The war is not a reason to "hit pause" on decarbonisation or the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
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Book Chapter
"COVID-19 and Healthcare Waste Management (HCWM) in Myanmar: Perspectives from the Triple R (Response, Recovery, and Redesign)" (Health Care Waste Management and COVID 19 Pandemic: Policy, Implementation Status and Vaccine Management)
Authors: Premakumara Jagath DICKELLA GAMARALALAGE; Matthew HENGESBAUGH; Ohnmar May Tin HLAING
Policy Report
"Assessment of Climate Impact of Black Carbon Emissions from Open Burning of Solid Waste in Asian Cities"
Authors: Nirmala MENIKPURA; Rajeev Kumar SINGH; Premakumara Jagath DICKELLA GAMARALALAGE
Research Report
"Guideline for Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Seafood Sector in Vietnam"
Authors: Dwayne APPLEBY; Atsushi WATABE; Ngoc-Bao PHAM; Caixia MAO; Peter KING; Le Xuan THINH; Dinh Manh THANG
Briefing Note
"The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and CBD COP15"
Author: André MADER
Peer Reviewed Articles
"Strategic Slum Upgrading and Redevelopment Action Plan for Jammu City" (Resources)
Authors: Majid FAROOQ; Fayma MUSHTAQ; Gowhar MERAJ; Suraj Kumar SINGH; Shruti KANGA; Ankita GUPTA; Pankaj KUMAR; Deepak SINGH; Ram AVTAR
"Status of Air Pollution during COVID-19-Induced Lockdown in Delhi, India" (Atmosphere)
Authors: Harikesh SINGH; Gowhar MERAJ; Sachchidanand SINGH; Vaibhav SHRIVASTAVA; Vishal SHARMA; Majid FAROOQ; Shruti KANGA; Suraj Kumar SINGH; Pankaj KUMAR
"Health Risk Appraisal Associated with Air Quality over Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plants and Coalmine Complex Belts of Urban-Rural Agglomeration in the Eastern Coastal State of Odisha, India" (Atmosphere)
Authors: Arti CHOUDHARY; Pradeep KUMAR; Saroj Kumar SAHU; Chinmay PRADHAN; Pawan Kumar JOSHI; Sudhir Kumar SINGH; Pankaj KUMAR; Cyrille A. MEZOUE; Abhay Kumar SINGH; Bhishma TYAGI
"A Comprehensive Analysis of the Crop Effect on the Urban-rural Differences in Land Surface Phenology" (Science of The Total Environment)
Authors: Peiyi YIN; Xuecao LI; Jiafu MAO; Brian JOHNSON; Bingyu WANG; Jianxi HUANG
"Assessment of Relationship between Climate Change, Drought, and Land Use and Land Cover Changes in a Semi-Mountainous Area of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta" (Land)
Authors: Tran Van TY; Kim LAVANE; Phan Chi NGUYEN; Nigel K. DOWNES; Nguyen Dinh Giang NAM; Huynh Vuong Thu MINH; Pankaj KUMAR
"Understanding Dry and Wet Conditions in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta Using Multiple Drought Indices: A Case Study in Ca Mau Province" (Hydrology)
Authors: Huynh Vuong Thu MINH; Pankaj KUMAR; Tran Van TY; Dinh Van DUY; Tran Gia HAN; Kim LAVANE; Ram AVTAR
"Geospatial Modeling to Assess the Past and Future Land Use-land Cover Changes in the Brahmaputra Valley, NE India, for Sustainable Land Resource Management" (Environmental Science and Pollution Research)
Authors: Jatan DEBNATH; Dhrubajyoti SAHARIAH; Durlov LAHON; Nityaranjan NATH; Kesar CHAND; Gowhar MERAJ; Majid FAROOQ; Pankaj KUMAR; Shruti KANGA; Suraj Kumar SINGH
"Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews" (Nature-Based Solutions)
Authors: Brian JOHNSON; Pankaj KUMAR; Naoyuki OKANO; Rajarshi DASGUPTA; Binaya Raj SHIVAKOTI
"The Direct Drivers of Recent Global Anthropogenic Biodiversity Loss" (Science Advances)
Authors: Pedro JAUREGUIBERRY; Nicolas TITEUX; Martin WIEMERS; Diana BOWLER; Luca COSCIEME; Abigail GOLDEN; Carlos GUERRA; Ute JACOB; Yasuo TAKAHASHI; Josef SETTELE; Sandra DIAZ; Zsolt MOLNAR; Andy PURVIS
"Land-Use and Land-Cover Classification in Semi-Arid Areas from Medium-Resolution Remote-Sensing Imagery: A Deep Learning Approach" (Sensors)
Authors: Kamran ALI; Brian JOHNSON
Annual Report
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies FY2021 Annual Report |
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Interview with Yasuo Takahashi, Research Manager, Biodiversity and Forests, was published in the Japan Times. Recorded video of the interview is available online on the Japan Times website.
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16 December "IGES: Preserving biodiversity with science, foreteller insects"
Japan Times Website: here
Interview Video: here |
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| RECRUITMENT / INTERNSHIP |
The Research and Publications Unit of the Strategic Management Office (SMO-RP) Internship
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