Programme Director
Research Topics & Areas of Expertise
water management (水資源管理）、Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Education
LLM, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies of Kobe University
神戸大学大学院博士課程修了（法学修士）
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Peer-reviewed Article
A city region is a unit comprising an urban core and surrounding peri-urban and, occasionally, rural areas. The Regional Circulating and Ecological Sphere (R-CES) proposed by the Japanese government is a guiding approach for policymaking that prioritises the harmonised flow of resources between urban and rural areas, low-carbon society, circular...
Discussion Paper
For cities to meet the challenge of reaching carbon neutral by 2050, one option is to promote a renovation wave for buildings. A literature review of the initiatives, standards and regulations for energy savings and the renewable energy deployment in buildings in the EU, US and Asia shows the complexity of the effort, and the need to integrate...
Commentary (Op. Ed)
IISD SDG Knowledge Hub
The 2021 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) consolidated the prime role of VLRs (Voluntary Local Reviews) in localizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A record number of local governments – 17 cites –presented a 2021 VLR by July 2021 according to UN-Habitat. By comparison, 26 VLRs were published in 2020. VLRs have also gained broader...
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Research Report
Amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic, which spread across the whole world in 2020, local and regional governments have continued their work to localise the ambitious goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since 2018, local and regional governments began the review and follow- up process...
Commissioned Report
Through the SDGs-FC, stakeholders in more than 24 ASEAN cities increased their awareness and knowledge of the SDGs, from ~20% (baseline) to > 80% on average. With 27 goals, 169 targets and over 200 unique indicators, the SDGs is a highly complicated and challenging framework for sub-national frontline officials, especially where tertiary education...
Submission to Policy Process
公益財団法人地球環境戦略研究機関（ IGES ）は、内閣官房と外務省が意見募集した「持続可能な開発目標（ SDGs ）に関する自発的国家レビュー（ VNR ）」に対して、パブリックコメントを提出しました。 SDGs の達成に向けた取り組みを着実なものとするためには、 SDGs の実施をモニタリングし、レビュー（評価）し、その結果に基づいて取り組みの改善を図るプロセスが非常に重要であるため、 SDGs を承認した国連加盟国は、自発的国家レビュー（ Voluntary National Review ： VNR ）という形で進捗を報告することが求められています。 VNR は毎年 7 月に開催されている「国連持続可能な開発のためのハイレベル政治フォーラム（ HLPF ）」で発表が行われており...
Commissioned Report
本報告書は、欧州等で進められている各産業のトランジションや社会・経済予測モデルにかかる研究等について情報収集・共同研究を進め、我が国の取り組みの検討材料とした、環境省委託業務について取りまとめたものである。
Peer-reviewed Article
In Sustainability Science
Global environmental change, the depletion of natural resources, and unacceptable levels of pollution, among other anthropogenic impacts on the planet and its ecosystems, demand a radical shift in the way humankind develops. Global agreements like the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” or the “Paris Agreement on Climate Change” seek to...
Commissioned Report
平成 28 年 11 月にパリ協定が発効され、令和２年（ 2020 年）を迎えた今年、いよいよパリ協定の実施段階に入った。パリ協定でも、中央政府に加えて自治体・都市を含む非政府主体による気候変動を加速させることが掲げられているが、具体的な地域の気候変動対策やプロジェクトを検討・実施するうえで、都市や自治体はキープレーヤーである。世界全体での脱炭素社会の実現に向けては、特に経済成長が著しいアジアにおいて、持続可能な脱炭素社会、またそれの通過点としての低炭素社会の構築への動きを加速させることが必要であり、社会経済の発展を支える活動の場である都市の脱炭素化・低炭素化に向けて、国際的にも都市の取組を支援する動きが強化されてきている。また、 post コロナを見据え、環境政策とのトレードオフの最小化...
Discussion Paper
Many decision makers are contemplating whether policies and investments made in the wake of COVID-19 are inclusive, resilient and sustainable enough to bring about a course change in development . T his paper outlines the design features of framework that helps policymakers steer a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable course. What the...
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Project
Updated: August 2025
Circulating and Ecological Sphere (CES)
Home Thematic Focus Areas CES Spotlight What's New Members About CES Concept Our Approach CES-Asia Consortium Activities Research Workshops Events Publications Academic Papers Reports Others Outreach Media Coverage Seminar Voices from the Field Tools...
Project
Updated: September 2019
SDGs City Reports
Sustainable Development Goals Reports on Cities - Launch of the World-First Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) on Shimokawa, Toyama, and Kitakyushu
Project
Updated: August 2023
IGES Inputs to Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD)
APFSD is an annual meeting convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) aimed at strengthening the region’s readiness for the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.