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| ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Technical Report "1.5-Degree Lifestyles: Targets and Options for Reducing Lifestyle Carbon Footprints"
IGES, Aalto University, and D-mat launched the technical report "1.5-Degree Lifestyles: Targets and Options for Reducing Lifestyle Carbon Footprints" supported by Sitra and the KR Foundation. This report analyses the carbon footprints of household lifestyles and how changes can contribute to meeting the ambitious 1.5-degree aspirational target envisaged by the Paris Agreement on climate change.
 1.5-Degree Lifestyles: Targets and options for reducing lifestyle carbon footprints
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IGES signs Academic Partnership Agreement with PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (PT SMI) Indonesia
IGES and PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (PT SMI), an infrastructure financing company established as a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) with 100% of shares owned by the Government of Indonesia (GOI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Academic Partnership to work together on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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mipplot: Open-Source (R-based) Tool for Visualizing the Mitigation Scenarios from IAMs
IGES and the Policy Alternatives Research Institute (PARI) of The University of Tokyo developed the mipplot visualization tool (beta version), which allows users to create graphs from climate mitigation scenarios generated by energy-economic models and integrated assessment models.
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IPBES Technical Support Unit for the Assessment of Invasive Alien Species Established at IGES
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) technical support unit (TSU) for the thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control was established at the IGES Tokyo Sustainability Forum with the support of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.
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Activity Reports of Seminars/Workshops related to JCM in Asia
IGES conducts various activities in JCM partner countries in Asia in order to share information on and give support to the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) promoted by the Japanese government.
"Seminar on Climate Actions and the Joint Crediting Mechanism in Indonesia"
(7 February, Jakarta, Indonesia)
"JCM Workshop for Accelerating Private Sector Participation in Cambodia"
(1 February, Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
"Workshop on the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)"
(31 January, Bangkok, Thailand)
"Asian Regional Knowledge Sharing Workshop on International Market Mechanisms and Transparency under the Paris Agreement" (28-30 January, Bangkok, Thailand)
"JCM Workshop for Low Carbon Technology in Lao PDR"
(25 January, Vientiane, Lao PDR)
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Activity Report "Dissemination of Regional Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan for Zones 6 & 7, and Launching of Pilot Project"
The Maldives face a growing challenge in managing solid waste and the associated environmental, economic and social issues. Considering these issues, the Ministry of Environment (ME) in the Maldives officially launched its Regional Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan for Zones 6 & 7 that was prepared with the technical assistance of the IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) - International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) and with financial support from the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), as well as the participation of all 18 island councils, as well as civil society organisations and other stakeholders.
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| RECRUITMENT / INTERNSHIP |
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IGES Bangkok Regional Office seeks Project Associate.
Applications close on 15 March 2019
IGES Bangkok Regional Office seeks Communications and Knowledge Management Manager.
Applications will remain open until filled
More details available here
IGES Bangkok Regional Office calls for applicants for Internship.
Applications close on 22 March 2019
IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) calls for applicants for Internship.
Applications close on 31 March 2019
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