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Our lifestyles, through the impacts of our day-to-day activities such as eating, moving and commuting, heating and cooling our homes, caring, working, and so on, have become major threats to the sustainability of the environment. While continued economic growth and urbanisation in many countries are expected, it is imperative to consider how we...

Key Messages • With more than half the world’s population, cities will play a pivotal role in determining whether the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) realize their transformational potential. A lack of data from cities may nonetheless weaken the policies and monitoring systems needed to realize that promise. • This issue brief examines whether...

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) has carried out policy research on strengthening capacities for effective implementation of Education for Sustainable Consumption (ESC) and identifying pathways to facilitate mainstreaming of ESC with a specific focus on the roles governments can play in promoting sustainable consumption. An...

Japan is a member of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), known for its contributions to the computational modelling of acid rain and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In line with the Ministry of the Environment's contribution to IIASA from 2011, IGES has assumed the secretariat of the national...

This is the final report of the city-to-city collaboration between EU cities (including one from the UK) and Japanese cities under the International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) Asia and Australasia. During 2021-2023, thirteen EU cities (including one UK city) from ten countries and ten Japanese cities participated in the project and...

Opening & Plenary Session 1 The Philippines-Japan Environmental Week Opening & Plenary Session 1 ・This session explores how central and local governments can further engage with the private sector to address these challenges with a view to establishing decarbonized society and strengthening its resilience to the negative impacts of climate change...

IGES Making Our Cities Climate-Sensitive e-Learning Video Series comprises two videos: 1) Overcoming floods in the Philippines: A story of climate change adaptation and mitigation , 2) Participatory watershed land-use management approach: Interfacing science, policy and participation for effective decision making These two educational videos...

IGES Making Our Cities Climate-Sensitive e-Learning Video Series comprises two videos: 1) Overcoming floods in the Philippines: A story of climate change adaptation and mitigation , 2) Participatory watershed land-use management approach: Interfacing science, policy and participation for effective decision making These two educational videos...