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Across the world, the rate of urbanization is increasing at a rapid pace. As the areas in which the majority of people live and work, cities are increasingly acknowledged as the arena in which solutions to major societal and environmental challenges must be implemented. This rapid change has put many cities under significant strain. Local...

This document is a presentation given at a workshop organized by Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industry Agency (MCCIA), India. It introduces IGES-TERI efforts to promote RE and EE technologies in India.

This presentation was given to the members of, and relevant stakeholders to, the Japan India Technology Matchmaking Platform (JITMAP) to enhance their contribution to JITMAP to promote the dissemination of low carbon technologies and best practices in India.

Bandung is implementing a pedestrianisation programme called “Panca Trotoar” to provide citizens with safer, cleaner, and more visually appealing walking environments. The “Panca Trotoar” aims to achieve these objectives by ensuring all sidewalks have a bench for resting, a stone ball to prevent traffic on sidewalk, a flower pot for decoration, a...

Public Participation in Urban Planning is broadly acknowledged and there has been a shift in planning and decision-making by involving stakeholders, aimed at children and youth participation at the local level. UNICEF defines a Child Friendly City as a “local system of good governance committed to fulfilling children’s rights. It is a city where...

The document is a presentation given at a workshop organized on 22 January by The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), Szentendre, Hungary. It gives insights on how stakeholders' matchmaking could be an innovative business model to promote green technology transfer.

This work was developed as the methodology for analysing a long-term transformation for cities. This work was presented at 10th Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium in 2017. (Later presented at Cities IPCC, 2018: Also included in the TWI2050 report (p.98) in 2018 https://iiasa.ac.at/web/home/research/twi/Report2018.html )

The presentation was given at a follow-up workshop on accelerating renewable energy deployment in SIDS, held in Fiji on 13-15 Dec. 2017. It highlighted the key outcomes of the training program on the similar topic held in Japan on Oct. 2017

Co-benefits are the multiple benefits of actions that mitigate cli-mate change while addressing other development priorities. Many cities in Asia have potential to achieve co-benefits. Howev-er, urban policymakers often lack concrete demonstrations over which actions can maximize co-benefits. Since 2015, the Institute for Global Environmental...

This proceedings is related to the “Dissemination of Japanese Low-Carbon Technology in Thailand – Consultation Workshop” for the Technology Assessment (TA) project funded by MoEJ in FY2017, which was held in Bangkok on December 1, 2017. The workshop was jointly conducted by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies together with the Thai...