Japan
- Capital:
Tokyo - Population:
127288000 - Size:
377835.0 Km2
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- The BLDS print collection
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Browse all the latest print documents from the British Library of Development Studies...
- Report on MRV for low carbon development in Asia with 16 case studies
- K. Koakutsu (ed); K. Usui (ed); A. Watarai (ed); Y. Takagi (ed) / Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2013
- This policy report seeks to contribute to further development of measurement/monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) modalities and methodologies by providing conceptual clarification of MRV and outlining 16 case studies of MRV s...
- Designing e-Government for the Poor
- 2005
- This report contain the detailed plan and outcomes for the regional workshop on Designing e-government for the poor. The Workshop was intended to assist the participants in defining priorities and specific actions for progressing to e...
- The Strategic Triad: Form and Content in Brazil’s Triangular Cooperation Practices
- A. Abdenur 2007
- Triangular cooperation, in which two countries form a partnership to lend technical assistance to a third country, is a growing model of technical cooperation in the developing world. This paper asks: why do developing countries parti...
- Grow in concert with nature: green water defense for flood risk management in East Asia
- X. Li / World Bank, 2012
- This report takes stock of advances in management practices, and institutional and technological innovations for managing water resources under a changing climate. The focus is on green water defense (GWD) for flood risk management in...
- Impacts of megacities on air pollution and climate
- T. Zhu / World Meteorological Organization, 2012
- Over half of the world’s population resides in urban areas and this number is projected to nearly double by 2050. This report provides an initial assessment of available information on air pollution and climate impacts in megacit...
- Improving the assessment of disaster risks to strengthen financial resilience: a special joint G20 publication by the Government of Mexico and the World Bank
- World Bank, 2012
- This publication by the Government of Mexico and the World Bank brings together the experiences of G20 countries in protecting their populations and assets against natural hazards. It includes contributions by G20 members and invited ...
- Organic farming : Japanese farmer's search for a survival strategy
- S Yoneyama 1997
- Recent developments in the organic farming industry in Japan are evaluated through considering farmers' perceptions of agricultural production. In recent years there has been a growing interest in organic produce among consumers, and ...
- CCS Retrofit: analysis of the globally installed coal-fired power plant fleet
- International Energy Agency, 2012
- The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a working paper analysing of the global coal-fired plant fleet, drawing on existing research on carbon capture and storage (CCS) retrofitting. This study illustrates the size and reg...
- Are we building competitive and liveable cities? Guidelines for developing eco-efficient and socially inclusive infrastructure
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2011
- This guideline jointly published by The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), i...
- An update on international REDD+ developments and forest carbon policies from April 2011 to January 2012
- U. Chokkalingam (ed); S.A Vanniarachchy (ed) / Forest Carbon Asia, 2012
- In December 2011 at the international climate change negotiations at COP17 in Durban, there were further developments on the proposed REDD+ mechanism to reduce forest-based emissions and enhance forest carbon sinks. Various countries ...
- The Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
- The Center for African Area Studies (known as the "Africa Center") is foundation for African studies based on a deep understanding of Africa's natural environment, societies, and cultures that exists for the purpose of clarifying the uniqueness of various regions of Africa and contributing to endogenous development in Africa. The main activities of the African Center are (1)...
- International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
- The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organisation promoting the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources. Its members represent about 80 per cent of the world's tropical forests and 90 per cent of the global tropical timber trade.
- Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration, Waseda University (waseda-giari)
- Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration, based at Waseda University, is a research and educational centre, which studies issues of regional Asian integration and contributes academically and socially to Asian integration. It also focuses on training researchers and businesspersons who will support regional Asian integration. The Institute supports a cross-disciplinary and multi-disciplinar...
- Asian Productivity Organization (APO)
- Regional intergovernmental organisation. Its mission is to contribute to the socioeconomic development of Asia and the Pacific through enhancing productivity. The APO is nonpolitical, nonprofit, and nondiscriminatory.
- Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies (IMES)
- Bank of Japan research centre
- National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
- The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) is an independent graduate institute for the promotion of democratic governance in Japan and the world through research and education in the areas of policy implementation and policy reform.
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation
- Japanese international development and investment bank
- Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
- The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), an incorporated administrative agency with non-civil servant status, was established on April 1, 2001 as a new platform to bring about creative and innovative policy debates based on world-class research, analysis and policy studies from mid- and long-term strategic perspectives.
- Disabilities Information Resources (DINF)
- Improving access to information for disabled people
- Journal of International Cooperation in Education
- International cooperation in education: a journal
