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<<NEWS>>
ISAP2025 āOur World in Flux: How to Shape a Sustainable Future through Just Transitionā to be held in July
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is set to host the 17th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2025). ISAP2025 will explore how to align environmental sustainability with social equity amid global instability with a focus on a just transition in Asia and the Pacific, emphasising inclusive and systemic policymaking.
This year, the Plenary Sessions will be held on Tuesday, 29 July 2025 at Pacifico Yokohama as a hybrid event, with both in-person and online participation. The Thematic Tracks will also take place online from August to October 2025. Join us as we lay the groundwork for a future that is not only sustainable but also fair and resilient for all.
Check the latest information and details via our dedicated website: https://isap.iges.or.jp/2025/en/index.html
ISAP2025 Press Release: https://www.iges.or.jp/en/news/20250529
IGES launches special website to provide timely information on discussions surrounding the SDGs beyond 2030
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are set to be achieved by 2030, yet further integrated and inclusive efforts are essential for their realisation. Based on this, IGES has launched a special website titled āPost 2030: Beyond the SDGsā that introduces challenges and prospects to contribute to discussions over a post-2030 set of SDGs with timely inputs.
https://www.iges.or.jp/en/sdgs/post2030
<<PUBLICATIONS>>
Policy Brief
āStrengthening Local-Level Follow-up and Review for SDG Implementation: Recommendations for Japanese Municipalitiesā Fernando ORTIZ-MOYA; Yatsuka KATAOKA https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/strengthening-local-level-follow-and-reviā¦
Discussion Papers
āStrengthening Motivations for Synergies under the SDGs and a Post-2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: Institutional Reforms, Political-Economic Coalitions and Financial Incentivesā Eric ZUSMAN; Simon OLSEN; Shinji ONODA; Nobue AMANUMA https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/strengthening-motivations-synergies-underā¦
āBroadening and Deepening Support for Just Transitions under the SDGs and a Post-2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: Recommendations for Researchers, Policymakers and the Sustainability Communityā Eric ZUSMAN; Matthew HENGESBAUGH; Miki FUKUDA; So-Young LEE https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/broadening-and-deepening-support-just-traā¦
āWhat are Negative Spillovers and Why Do They Matter for the SDGs?ā Simon OLSEN; Mustafa MOINUDDIN; Eric ZUSMAN; Nobue AMANUMA; Shinji ONODA https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/what-are-negative-spillovers-and-why-do-tā¦
āComparing Youth Participation in SDG Processes: An Assessment of High-Performing Countries in Europe and Asiaā Miki FUKUDA https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/comparing-youth-participation-sdg-processā¦
Report Chapter
UNEP āClean Air and Climate Solutions for ASEANā Chapter 2 āImplementing Solutions in Southeast Asiaā Eric ZUSMAN; Kaoru AKAHOSHI; Johan Kuylenstierna; Kevin Hicks; Matthew HENGESBAUGH; Premakumara Jagath DICKELLA GAMARALALAGE; Christopher S. Malley; Ueno Ittipol https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/implementing-solutions-southeast-asia/en
Chapter 3 āRegional Cooperation on Integrated Solutions to Air Pollution and Climate Changeā Johan Kuylenstierna; Eric ZUSMAN; Kaoru AKAHOSHI; Jaee Nikam; Christopher S. Malley; Diane Archer https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/regional-cooperation-integrated-solutionsā¦
IPBES āThematic Assessment Report on the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss and the Determinants of Transformative Change and Options for Achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversityā Chapter 5 āRealizing a Sustainable World for Nature and People: Transformative Strategies, Actions and Roles for Allā Hannah Gosnell; Victoria Reyes GarcĆa; Yves Zinngrebe; Rafael Almeida Magris; Karina Benessaiah; Martha Bonilla-Moheno; Rodwell Chandipo; Joachim Claudet; Barbara Gemmill-Herren; Bruce Goldstein; Patrick Huntjens; Chinwe Ifejika Speranza; Fumiko Nakao; Ram Pandit; Laura Bosch Pereira; Kristina Raab; Thais Soares; Pablo Tittonell; Xiaona Guo; Koji MIWA https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/ipbes-transformative-change-assessment-chā¦
Factsheet
āOverview of Law and Regulations on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment in the Democratic Republic of Congoā Naomi MATSUE https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/overview-law-and-regulations-esia-democraā¦
Workshop Proceedings
āSummary Report - National Workshop on Enhancing the Capacity of the Informal Waste Recycling Sector Towards a Zero Waste Societyā https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/summary-report-national-workshop-enhancinā¦
Data or Tool
āIGES ASEAN NDC Databaseā https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/asean-ndc-database/en
Peer Reviewed Articles
āHydrological Assessment of Uttarakhand Using the Budyko Framework and Geospatial Analysis: Insights for Sustainable Water Resource Managementā ļ¼Water Resource Managementļ¼ Milan Samanta; Saurabh Kumar Gupta; Shruti Kanga; Suraj Kumar Singh; Pankaj KUMAR; Gowhar Meraj; Tarig Ali; Mohamed Yehia Abouleish https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/water-sdg-india/en-43
āEvaluating Nature-Positive Urban Renewal Green Infrastructure Projects in Addis Ababa: A Multi-Dimensional Approach Using the Urban Nature Futures Frameworkā ļ¼Urban Scienceļ¼ Mesfin Sahle ACHEMO; Shruti LAHOTI; Asfaw Mohammed; Tulu Tolla Tura; Sileshi Degefa; Osamu SAITO; Pankaj KUMAR https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/urban-nature-future-framework-ethiopia/en
āTransition of Flooding Patterns and Environmental Flow in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam over the Last 2 Decadesā ļ¼Natural Hazardsļ¼ Huynh Vuong Thu Minh; Nguyen Dinh Giang Nam; Tran Sy Nam; Nguyen Van Cong; Pankaj KUMAR; Nigel K. Downes https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/water-sdg-vietnam/en-22
āCultivating Collaborative Food Futures: Analyzing How Local Actions Address Interconnected Food Challengesā ļ¼Sustainabilityļ¼ Atsushi WATABE; Megumi Takano https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/collaborative-food-future/en
āAssessment of Longāterm Rainfall Trends and Variability in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: Implications for Water Resources Management Strategiesā ļ¼Discover Environmentļ¼ Huynh Vuong Thu Minh; Gowhar Meraj; Pankaj KUMAR; Nguyen Dinh Giang Nam; Bui Thi Bich Lien; Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan; Lam Van Thinh; Nigel K. Downes https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/water-sdg-vietnam/en-21
āClimate-Induced Migration in India and Bangladesh: A Systematic Review of Drivers, Impacts, and Adaptation Mechanismsā ļ¼Climateļ¼
Devangana Gupta; Pankaj KUMAR; Naoyuki OKANO; Manish Sharma
https://www.iges.or.jp/en/pub/climate-mitigation-india-bangladesh/en
<<RECRUITMENT / INTERNSHIP>>
The IPCC Task Force on Inventories Technical Support Unit Programme Officer, Closing Date 15 June 2025
More details available here https://www.iges.or.jp/en/about/employment
They currently have several openings for candidates with business-level Japanese language skills. If you are interested, please visit the link below for more details.
More details available here (Japanese language only) https://www.iges.or.jp/jp/about/employment
Details about the internship programme are available here: https://www.iges.or.jp/en/about/employment
They are not currently accepting applications for internships.
Applications for internships starting in January 2026 will resume in September 2025.
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