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The establishment of MRV systems for mitigation actions by developing countries and international support is a subject of debate at the highest level, both domestically and internationally. This report provides a synopsis and analysis of many key issues surrounding the current state of MRV, while providing examples of how the effective use of MRV...

This is a full-length forum report of the "International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2010)" held in Yokohama, Japan on 12-13 July 2010. Remarks: English digest version is available at: http://pub.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=2961 Japanese digest version is available at: http://pub.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view...

In early December 2010, over forty participants met for a two day workshop on Education for Sustainable Consumption in China, Japan and Republic of Korea. The workshop was organised in cooperation between the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Japan, the Environmental Education Center at Beijing Normal University (EEC-BNU), and...

The fast growth of economy in developing Asian countries has caused various problems on the environment. Corporate environmental management (CEM) is still obviously poor and thus needs to be greatly improved. With aims to fill up the gap of policies encouraging better CEM, Kansai Research Centre, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (KRC...

In accordance with the commitments pledged at Nairobi in 2005 (Nairobi Frame Work in 2006) and Copenhagen in 2009 to enhance distribution of CDM projects and capacity development at the regional and sub-regional levels, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), with co-funding from the...

IGESが2010年7月12日～13日に神奈川県横浜市で主催した「第2回持続可能なアジア太平洋に関する国際フォーラム（ISAP2010）」の報告書ダイジェスト版。 「アジア太平洋における低炭素型の発展」を主要なテーマに、気候変動や持続可能な消費と生産等の重要な課題に焦点を当てた議論を展開し、低炭素型の発展への道筋とそのための方策について活発な意見交換を行った。また、本フォーラムにおいて持続可能な消費と生産に関するIGES白書IIIを発表し、多角的な視点からIGES独自の考察や提言を紹介した。 Remarks: English summary version is available at: http://pub.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php...

This is a summary report of the "International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2010)" held in Yokohama, Japan on 12-13 July 2010. Under the main theme of "low-carbon development in Asia and the Pacific," ISAP2010 focused on climate change and sustainable consumption and production (SCP) as well as other important issues in the...