Events

This symposium discussed the challenges and opportunities of climate security and examined its continued relevance under a shifting geopolitical landscape in the Asia-Pacific region. The event presented an opportunity to take stock of the...

A workshop for the project “Development of the Capacity of the Informal Waste Sector in Cambodia” was held on 22 December 2025 at the Classy Hotel in Battambang City. The event was organised by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies...

On 18-19 December, the Leveraging a Climate-neutral Society Strategic Research Network (LCS-RNet) held its 16th Annual Meeting online. This year’s theme was “Ten Years Since the Paris Agreement: Progress and Challenges in Climate Action.” The...

The final workshop on “Integrated Policy Solutions and City Models to End Open Waste Burning (OWB) in Lao PDR” was held on 18 December 2025 at the Souphattra Hotel in Vientiane Capital. This hybrid event served as a critical platform to...

The International Migrants Day 2025 Symposium was held in Bangkok on December 17-19, 2025, marking the International Migrants Day. The event explored the multifaceted drivers of migration through the framework of the "7-Cs": Climate, Conflict...

Background Gender and social inequalities remain deeply embedded in waste management systems, particularly in developing and emerging economies where informal waste workers play a central role in collection, sorting and recycling activities. Women...

About the workshop: Convened from November 25–26, 2025, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, this technical workshop brought together government representatives from Lao PDR, Pakistan, and Vietnam, alongside gene bank managers, farmers’...

To advance decarbonization in ASEAN and other Asian countries, Japan has implemented several initiatives: supporting NDC and LTS formulation through the Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM); promoting corporate transparency via the Partnership to...

At the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) in February 2023, the Government of Japan submitted and secured adoption of a landmark resolution on synergies. Building on this momentum, MOEJ and IGES, in collaboration...

From Crisis to Synergy: The world faces a triple planetary crisis — climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Addressing these interconnected challenges requires integrated, synergistic solutions across all sectors. Building on the UNEA-6...