Food waste

The economic disruptions from the Ukraine war have intensified short term concerns about energy and food security, as well as access to critical minerals. Climate security is also increasingly urgent. This paper urges governments to speed up, not slow down, transitions away from fossil fuels and toward more sustainable development patterns. The war...

Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) has become a global issue. Japan was one of the first countries to address FLW issues by launching a policy initiative focused on FLW management in 2000. Since then, the amount showed a reduction, but this has levelled off in recent years. FLW remains a critical issue, owing to the country’s low food self...

This guideline was prepared by the IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) under the project titled “Sustainable Solutions of Compost from Organic Waste in Iraq” in consultation with the policy makers and experts in Karbala City. The guideline aims to provide some insights on how to design and implement an...

The crisis ignited by COVID-19 has transformed the volume and composition of waste generation and requires a dynamic response from policy makers. This study selected Bangkok as a case study to semi-quantitatively examine the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on consumer-generated food and plastic waste by examining changes in lifestyles and...