Hiroshi ONO

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Mr. ONO Hiroshi graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, and in 1987, he joined the Environment Agency of Japan (the current Ministry of the Environment). He held key positions at the Ministry including Director of the Environmental Transport Policy Division, Director of the Policy Planning Division of Waste Management and Recycling Bureau, Deputy Director-General for Global Environmental Affairs, Director-General of the Environmental Management Bureau, Director-General of the Global Environment Bureau, and Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs. Following retirement, he served as Senior Advisor to the Minister of the Environment from July 2023, and then was appointed as Special Policy Advisor at IGES in January 2024. He took up the position of IGES Executive Director in September 2024.

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February 2026

共創と革新を通じた循環経済促進

JICA クリーン・シティ・イニシアティブ（JCCI）国際セミナー2026 ~循環経済とレジリエントな都市づくりに向けた共創と革新~

JICA は開発途上地域における環境管理・気候変動分野の政策やインフラ整備の支援に向けて「JICA クリーン・シティ・イニシアティブ（JCCI）」を 2021 年度に立上げ、2030年までに 50 カ国、5 億人の住民への「きれいな街」実現を目標に、産官学民の各機関や開発パートナーなどとの連携を通じ、協力を推進している。第 5 回となる 2026 年の JCCI 国際セミナーでは、「循環経済とレジリエントな都市づくりに向けた共創と革新」をテーマに開催された。 IGES所長の小野洋は、基調講演において、SDGs/ポスト SDGs における循環経済、循環経済と温暖化やその他の課題とのシナジー・連関、アジア各国における循環経済の実践等についての主要論点の提供を行った。

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Circular Economy

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February 2026

Policies and Measures on Circular Economy in Japan and beyond

UNDP Regional Workshop on Advancing Circular Policy and Business Solutions for Plastics in the Tourism Sector

From 24 to 27 February 2026, the UNDP held a training course in Yokohama for 40 ASEAN officials on the link between measures to tackle marine plastic pollution and the tourism sector. Mr. Hiroshi Ono, Executive Director of IGES, shared Japan’s experience on Circular Economy and waste management policy development, helping the participants to gain...

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