WEBINAR: Loss and damage in South Asia: what #COP28 needs to deliver for the region. 🗓️8 August 📷15.15 NPT Register at: hkh.pub/LnD-in-SA Mandira Shrestha Sonia Awale Saleemul Huq S.V.R.K. Prabhakar K.C. Shreya🌸 Sneha Pandey Manjeet Dhakal #HKH2UAE #COP28UAE #RoadtoCOP28

Loss and damage is a transboundary issue and requires strong regional cooperation, says S.V.R.K. Prabhakar, Principal Policy Researcher at IGES-Institute for Global Environmental Strategies.

Unconventional sources of water, through desalination and reuse and primarily fueled by renewable energy, provide a potential weatherproof solution to address the gap between water demand and supply. blogs.worldbank.org/water/tapping-… via WorldBank

1/19. It's the end of the first day of #COP28 in Dubai 🇦🇪, which saw the opening plenary of the COP, the #LossAndDamage Fund operationalised and over $400 million (USD) in pledges made for a Fund that needs hundreds of billions. Here are our key #LossAndDamage takeaways.🧵

♨️🆕🗞️: Differences in peri-urban and rural farm production decisions amid policy change in #Nigeria ✍Patrick L. Hatzenbuehler, George Mavrotas, ️Mulubrhan Amare DOI doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.… CGIAR IFPRI_Africa

#ISAP2023 has started at Pacifico Yokohama and online! Check out the full programme ↓ isap.iges.or.jp/2023/en/index.…

#CallForAbstracts are open for the #EGU24, including the session on #adaptation and mitigation strategies for deltaic ecosystems against #climatehazards. Interested authors should apply on the EGU24 website before 10 January 2024💡 Find out more here: shorturl.at/rER89

At #ISAP2023, there will be a poster session showcasing the work of IGES researchers and students from middle and high schools in Japan. If you are on-site, don't forget to talk to the researchers and vote for the poster you like best! isap.iges.or.jp/2023/en/poster…

Nature is humanity’s greatest ally in tackling the climate crisis and critical to limiting global temperature rise. Join #GenerationRestoration and take #ClimateAction: decadeonrestoration.org

DAAD SEARCA Scholarship Programme 2024 | Fully Funded Covers tuition and other school fees; study and research allowance; printing allowance; stipend for food, lodging, and incidental expenses; travel allowance (In-Region only); and insurance. Link: scholarshipscorner.website/daad-searca-sc…

If interested in #Delphi-based research and co-creating future community & policy visions take a look at our #OpenAccess paper: Imagining climate resilient futures: A layered Delphi panel approach sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Upcoming event! 💡 Join APN and the Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance, University of Hyogo, for a hybrid Climate Change × Disaster Reduction Forum on 10 March 2024, 14:00–16:30 (JST) Register: shorturl.at/bcAJX Deadline for registration: 3 March 2024

IGES celebrated the opening of a new office for its Bangkok Regional Centre (BRC) and hosted a ceremony on Friday, 19 January. About 50 representatives from Thai ministries, embassies, development agencies, and research institutions attended the ceremony. iges.or.jp/en/news/202402…

The 'Call for Research Proposals for 2024 in the Strategic Basic Research Programmes, JST' has just been launched. The marine carbon sector, with an IGES researcher as advisor, is also calling for proposals. jst.go.jp/kisoken/boshuu…

The remarkable traits of the #mangrove ecosystem translate into a wide variety of goods and services that we benefit from.

Struggling to choose your next research topic? Steal my 'Research Gap' Pyramid Chart and find your way Let's delve into the 7 key types of research gaps:

You are invited to submit papers to this Special Issue on "Finance for Climate Adaptation: Concepts, Measurements, Instruments, and Diversified Channels" in Energy and Climate Management, an open-access journal launched recently. World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP) sciopen.com/journal/messag…

#ISAP2025 - REGISTRATION OPEN Join ISAP2025, a platform dedicated to advancing sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific, where global experts gather to drive a #JustTransition and harness #Synergies for a sustainable future. isap.iges.or.jp/2025/en/index.…