Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, (IGES) http://www.iges.or.jp/en/index.html New Topics of IGES en Thu, 23 May 2013 05:28:46 GMT enviroscope@iges.or.jp IGES http://www.iges.or.jp/en/index.html http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/html2rss/class/images/IGES.gif 105 60 New Publication: ADAPTATION EFFECTIVENESS INDICATORS FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE GANGETIC BASIN http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=4550 IGES Internship for FY2013 http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/intern/2013/index.html Recruitment for the research staff at the Kitakyusyu urban CenterTask Manager for Sustainable Cities (Deadline: 10 May 2013) in Japanese only http://www.iges.or.jp/en/jp/news/saiyo/201304kuc/index.html Press Release: IGES and ICLEI Japan on Collaboration to Promote Joint Research and Activities towards Sustainable Cities in the Asia-Pacific http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/press/13_04_16.html Publication:REDD+ projects: A review of selected REDD+ project designs http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=4534 Activity Report: The 3rd Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum http://www.iges.or.jp/en/ad/activity2013_adaptationforum.html Publication: 3R Policy indicators factsheets series http://www.iges.or.jp/en/wmr/report.html Activity Report: The 4th Regional 3R Forum in Asia http://www.iges.or.jp/en/wmr/activity20130318.html Future of Resources in Southeast Asia http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/topic/asianfocus201304.html">Media Coverage: </a><a href="http://trendsoutheast.org/2011/news/future-of-resources-in-southeast-asia/ IGES Environmental Tool: GHG calculator for solid waste http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=4273 IGES starts its Sixth Phase research programme on 1st April 2013. http://www.iges.or.jp/en/about_project/index.html Publication: Policy Report: Towards the CDM 2.0 http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=4295 Press Release: IGES has released MRV (Measurement/Monitoring, Reporting & Verification) Case Study Report on GHG Emission: Learning from Experience in Asia http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/press/13_03_05.html Event: International Symposium gHow to Make Asia into Low Carbon Society: the role of measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) and opportunity for partnershiph http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/activity_regional130305.html Event: Emissions Trading Seminar: Emerging Carbon Markets in Asia and the Way Forward http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/activity_regional130306.html IGES Global Environmental Seminar "Beyond global warming: World trends and Japan's policies on low-carbon societies" http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/event/20130218lcs/index.html New Website launched: Fukushima Action Research on Effective Decontamination Operation http://www.iges.or.jp/en/fairdo/index.html Press Release: IGES promotes trade in legal and sustainable timber through the Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade Partnership (RAFT) http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/press/12_12_19.html Topic: Monthly Asian Focus December 2012: Beyond 2012 : Leapfrogging with New Technology http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/topic/asianfocus201212.html Press Release: IGES research collaboration with WRI: New Report Finds Strong, Long-term Policies Needed for Successful Renewable Energy Growth http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/press/12_11_22.html IGES Side Events and Activities at UNFCCC COP18 http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/topic/1211_cop18.html Topic: Monthly Asian Focus November 2012: "Empowering Women: - through Climate Finance - " http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/topic/asianfocus201211.html Publication: IGES Policy Report: Education for Sustainable Development Country Status Reports: An evaluation of national implementation during the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development in East and Southeast Asia http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=4140 Press Release: IGES and UNFCCC Secretariat Sign MOU on a Framework for Cooperation http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/press/12_10_25.html Publication: IGES Newsletter What's New from IGES October 2012 http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/upload/4127/attach/NL_Oct2012_E.pdf Publication: IGES Policy Brief: Community-based Forest Monitoring for REDD+: Lessons and reflections from the field http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=4124 Event:Green Economy and Resource Efficiency - Scientific Knowledge of UNEP International Resource Panel and the latest trends of Resource Efficiency Policy - (6 November 2012, Tokyo, Japan) http://www.iges.or.jp/en/wmr/activity20121106.html Topic: Monthly Asian Focus October 2012: "CBD COP11: - Challenges and Expectations - " http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/topic/asianfocus201210.html Recruitment of Research Staff for the Sixth Phase Strategic Research Programme of IGES http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/saiyo/6phase/index.html Publication: IGES Policy Brief: Sustainable Management of Organic Waste: The need for coordinated action at national and local levels http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=4099 Governance and Capacity Group Associate Researcher (Air pollution issues) http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/saiyo/201210gc/index.html Science Cafe with Sir John Sulston (Nobel Prize Winner in 2002) Building a Sustainable Planet] Future Population and Resources http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/pdf/science_cafe_flier_en.pdf Topic: Monthly Asian Focus September 2012:"Environmental Education for Sustainable Life" http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/topic/asianfocus201209.html Publication: IGES Policy Brief: Long Term Electricity Scenario and Water Use: A Case Study on India http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=4089 Publication: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies FY2011 Annual Report http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=4084 Press Release: IGES and ILO Agree on Collaboration to Promote Joint Activity on Research, Training, Advocacy and Policy Support for Green Jobs http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/press/12_09_04.html IGES-KUC/JICA Policy Video on reducing waste and composting method was ranked NO.1 for access to the JICA Multimedia-based Learning Materials http://jica-net.jica.go.jp/ja2/topics/topics_rank_1208_access.html IGES & USAID Workshop in parallel with UNFCCC AWG's informal session "Workshop on the Low Carbon Development and Resilient Society in Asia: Elements for Qatar and Future Regime" http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cp/activity20120904.html Topic: Monthly Asian Focus August 2012:"The Roof of the AsiaFMountain People and Ecosystem" http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/topic/asianfocus201208.html Video: Gnait Clan Forest Monitoring Training 2012 http://youtu.be/tgppxdLWO5E Activity:IGES-ADB-UNFCCC Secretariat Joint CDM Workshop: Third Workshop on Enhancing the Regional Distribution of CDM Projects in Asia and the Pacific http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/activity_regional120718.html Topic: Monthly Asian Focus July 2012: The Choice of the People: What Energy Would You Choose? http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/topic/asianfocus201207.html Press Release: IGES launched the fourth White Paper "Greening Governance in Asia-Pacific" http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/press/12_07_25.html Publication: IGES White Paper IV 2012: Greening Governance in Asia-Pacific http://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/whitepaper4.html IGES Internship for the second half of FY2012 (2012 October- December and 2013 January- March) http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/intern/2012winter/index.html Press Release: IGES and UNU-IAS will co-host ISAP2012 -Steering towards a sustainable and resilient future-" http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/press/12_06_26.html IGES Policy report: Lessons Learnt from the Triple Disaster in East Japan http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=3986 Publication: IGES Policy Report: Technology Transfer as a Measure to Tackle Global Warming in Asia http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/upload/3978/attach/PB_19_E_final.pdf Topic: Monthly Asian Focus May 2012: From Good Intentions to Real Action: Eco-Home Diagnosis http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/topic/asianfocus201203.html Topic: Monthly Asian Focus April 2012: "Water Governance" Starting Up in Asia http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/topic/asianfocus201204.html IGES made the transition to a public-interest incorporated foundation on 1 April 2012 http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/press/12_04_02.html Information: Side Events at East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue http://www.iges.or.jp/en/en/news/press/12_03_15_2.html Press Release: Side Event on East Asia Low-Carbon Growth Partnership Tokyo Ministerial Dialogue - East Asia Knowledge Platform for Low Carbon Growth - http://www.iges.or.jp/en/en/news/press/12_03_15.html 4th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2012): Steering towards a sustainable and resilient future: Beyond Rio+20 http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/event/isap/index.html FY2011 the 3rd IGES Global Environmental Seminar “Building Sustainable and Resilient Local Communities- Actions in Asia and Support for Reconstruction of East Japan” http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/event/20120323earthquake/index.html IGESRio+20 Issue Brief Series http://www.iges.or.jp/en/rio20/index.html Policy Researcher for the IGES Economy and Environment Group http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/saiyo/201203ee_r/index.html Side Event on East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue “The Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism (BOCM): Introduction and the current status” http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/activity_regional120414.html Side Event on East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue “Knowledge Platform for Low Carbon Development“ http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cp/activity20120414.html Associate Researcher for the IGES Economy and Environment Group http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/saiyo/201203ee/index.html Associate Programme Manager for IGES Regional Centre in Bangkok http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/saiyo/201203bkk/index.html Event: IGES Emissions Trading Seminar “Effectiveness of ETS and its Influences on Industry and Employment” http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/activity_regional120314.html Event: International Symposium on MRV Mitigation Actions: "MRV Capacity Building in Asia towards the Establishment of New Market Mechanisms" http://www.iges.or.jp/en/pmo/activity20120306.html Event: Open Symposium "Dialogue with Global Negotiators: the Future of Climate Change Regime and Environmental Issues - Towards COP18 and Rio+20" http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cp/activity20120303.html Topic: Monthly Asian Focus: Disaster Management: Moving Forward http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/topic/asianfocus201202.html International Technical Seminar Toward developing a framework of global REDD+ - Scaling up of demonstration activities and integrating players' roles - (7-8 February 2012, Waseda University, Tokyo) http://redd-plus.jp/english_page.html Event: Int'l Symposium on Sustainable Resource Use http://www.iges.or.jp/en/ea/activity20120113.html Activity: IGES-ERI Policy Research Workshop on Post-Durban Climate Policy http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cp/activity20120106.html Press Release: IGES-ERI Convene Policy Research Workshop on Post-Durban Climate Policy in Beijing, China http://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/press/12_01_18.html Event: Asia Resource Circulation Policy Research Open Symposium"How to Establish Sound Material Cycle Society and Green Economy in Developing Asia?"(10 February 2012, Koku Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan) http://www.iges.or.jp/en/wmr/activity20120210.html