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Today, 54% of the world’s population live in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 66% by 2050. Major cities and municipalities in the region rely either fully or partially on groundwater. Four highly relevant Asian cities (Bangkok, Bandung, Ho Chi Minh and Lahore) were selected which bear groundwater dependency in the range of...

This report is related to the feasibility study on the potential application of Japanese low carbon technologies, namely compressed air system was conducted on November 8, 2017 at Endo Forging (THAILAND) CO., LTD. at Plaeng Yao in Thailand. It was a part of the activities conducted in India in FY2017 under the “Technology Assessment” project, which...

This is a final report on the project for promoting Asian regional collaboration on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), under a lump-sum contract with Ministry of the Environment, Japan in FY 2017. The project consists of three components: i) Study on policy and implementation of country EIA system in seven Asian countries, namely, Cambodia...

This commissioned report is related to the Technology Assessment project in FY2017 funded by MoEJ, which promotes the transfer and dissemination of Japanese low carbon technologies overseas, and to ultimately contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions at the global level. It consisted of various activities, which could be...

Solid waste is a critical issue for cities in Asia and the Pacific. With changes in lifestyles, the problems faced by cities have compounded, including an increase in both solid and hazardous waste, issues pertaining to landfill management, and recycling, among others. There is often a contrast between cities with different economic levels and...

2002年は、1992年に開催された地球サミット（環境と開発に関する国連会議、リオサミット）から10年を迎え、8月 26日から9月4日まで、南アフリカのヨハネスブルグで持続可能な開発に関する世界首脳会議（WSSD、通称ヨハネスブルグ・サミット）が開催された。その目的は、地球サミット後、環境関連の国際条約の実施や、各国の環境と開発に関する行動計画である「アジェンダ21」の実施等の取組みが行われたものの、地球環境の悪化傾向に歯止めがかからないことから、この10年の評価を行い、持続可能な開発への地球規模での取組みを再活性化させることであった。会議では、持続可能な開発実現に向けたヨハネスブルグ宣言が採択され、改めて持続可能な開発の実現に向けた各国首脳の決意が示された。 ヨハネスブルグ...

The development of financial mechanisms for urban environmental improvement is an innovative direction that has been receiving increasing attention from local governments. Strategies are necessary to encourage public initiatives and promote private sector participation in financing urban environmental infrastructure. Towards this end, the second...