Strengthening efforts toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is an urgent priority.
To this end, IGES tackles the different challenges associated with sustainability by promoting and implementing integrated and synergistic approaches, such as the Regional Circulating and Ecological Sphere (Regional-CES) model, through local level coordination, business engagement and citizen participation. Recommendations are made in line with the needs of the Asia-Pacific region as well as on a global level, and also contribute to the discussions on the post-2030 Agenda.
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Asia Waste Methane Comparative Analysis Webinar
Background Methane accounts for nearly one-third of global warming, with the waste sector contributing to 20% of the global anthropogenic methane emissions. Across Asia , rapid urbanisation is accelerating waste generation, leading to increased...
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Synergistic Practices to Addressing Environmental Challenges and Achieving the SDGs
Background Despite progress in several areas, the Asia-Pacific region has still witnessed insufficient advancement in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and in particular environment-related goals and targets. This situation has been...
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Sustainability Science in Action: Transformative Pathways Towards a Resilient Society
On 23 February 2026, Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), delivered a special lecture on sustainability science in action titled “Transformative Pathways Towards a Resilient Society.” The...
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IGES Contribution to UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook 7 (GEO-7): A Future We Choose
On 9 December, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the "Global Environment Outlook 7 (GEO-7): A future we choose". A total of 10 researchers from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) contributed to this report...
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South Asia Unites to End Open Waste Burning: Kathmandu Declaration Finalised
On 6-7 September 2025, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) held a high-level regional policy dialogue in Kathmandu, Nepal, where participants adopted the Kathmandu Declaration on...
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Updated: November 2025
IGES Activity on COP30
From 10 to 21 November, the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Belém, located at the gateway to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. As the highest decision-making