E-newsletter(English)| 3 June 2025

E-newsletter (English) | 3 June 2025
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3 June 2025

ISAP2025 “Our World in Flux: How to Shape a Sustainable Future through Just Transition” to be held in July
NEWS
ISAP2025 “Our World in Flux: How to Shape a Sustainable Future through Just Transition” 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 (Yokohama, Japan) 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

ISAP2025 Press Release

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 “Post 2030: Beyond the SDGs” that introduces challenges and prospects to contribute to discussions over a post-2030 set of SDGs with timely inputs.

More details available here

PUBLICATIONS
Policy Brief
"Strengthening Local-Level Follow-up and Review for SDG Implementation: Recommendations for Japanese Municipalities"
Authors: Fernando ORTIZ-MOYA; Yatsuka KATAOKA

Discussion Papers
"Strengthening Motivations for Synergies under the SDGs and a Post-2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: Institutional Reforms, Political-Economic Coalitions and Financial Incentives"
Authors: Eric ZUSMAN; Simon OLSEN; Shinji ONODA; Nobue AMANUMA

"Broadening and Deepening Support for Just Transitions under the SDGs and a Post-2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: Recommendations for Researchers, Policymakers and the Sustainability Community"
Authors: Eric ZUSMAN; Matthew HENGESBAUGH; Miki FUKUDA; So-Young LEE

"What are Negative Spillovers and Why Do They Matter for the SDGs?"
Authors: Simon OLSEN; Mustafa MOINUDDIN; Eric ZUSMAN; Nobue AMANUMA; Shinji ONODA

"Comparing Youth Participation in SDG Processes: An Assessment of High-Performing Countries in Europe and Asia"
Author: Miki FUKUDA

Report Chapter
UNEP "Clean Air and Climate Solutions for ASEAN"
Chapter2 "Implementing Solutions in Southeast Asia"
Autors: Eric ZUSMAN; Kaoru AKAHOSHI; Johan Kuylenstierna; Kevin Hicks; Matthew HENGESBAUGH; Premakumara Jagath DICKELLA GAMARALALAGE; Christopher S. Malley; Ueno Ittipol

Chapter3 "Regional Cooperation on Integrated Solutions to Air Pollution and Climate Change"
Autors: Johan Kuylenstierna; Eric ZUSMAN; Kaoru AKAHOSHI; Jaee Nikam; Christopher S. Malley; Diane Archer

IPBES "Thematic Assessment Report on the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss and the Determinants of Transformative Change and Options for Achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity"
Chapter 5 "Realizing a Sustainable World for Nature and People: Transformative Strategies, Actions and Roles for All"
Autors: Hannah Gosnell; Victoria Reyes García; 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

Factsheet
"Overview of Law and Regulations on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment in the Democratic Republic of Congo"
Autor: Naomi MATSUE

Workshop Proceedings
"Summary Report - National Workshop on Enhancing the Capacity of the Informal Waste Recycling Sector Towards a Zero Waste Society"

Data or Tool
"IGES ASEAN NDC Database"

Peer Reviewed Articles
"Hydrological Assessment of Uttarakhand Using the Budyko Framework and Geospatial Analysis: Insights for Sustainable Water Resource Management"(Water Resource Management)
Authors: Milan Samanta; Saurabh Kumar Gupta; Shruti Kanga; Suraj Kumar Singh; Pankaj KUMAR; Gowhar Meraj; Tarig Ali; Mohamed Yehia Abouleish

"Evaluating Nature-Positive Urban Renewal Green Infrastructure Projects in Addis Ababa: A Multi-Dimensional Approach Using the Urban Nature Futures Framework"(Urban Science)
Authors: Mesfin Sahle ACHEMO; Shruti LAHOTI; Asfaw Mohammed; Tulu Tolla Tura; Sileshi Degefa; Osamu SAITO; Pankaj KUMAR

"Transition of Flooding Patterns and Environmental Flow in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam over the Last 2 Decades"(Natural Hazards)
Authors: Huynh Vuong Thu Minh; Nguyen Dinh Giang Nam; Tran Sy Nam; Nguyen Van Cong; Pankaj KUMAR; Nigel K. Downes

"Cultivating Collaborative Food Futures: Analyzing How Local Actions Address Interconnected Food Challenges"(Sustainability)
Authors: Atsushi WATABE; Megumi Takano

"Assessment of Long-term Rainfall Trends and Variability in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: Implications for Water Resources Management Strategies"(Discover Environment)
Authors: 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

"Climate-Induced Migration in India and Bangladesh: A Systematic Review of Drivers, Impacts, and Adaptation Mechanisms"(Climate)
Authors: Devangana Gupta; Pankaj KUMAR; Naoyuki OKANO; Manish Sharma

RECRUITMENT / INTERNSHIP
The IPCC Task Force on Inventories Technical Support Unit Programme Officer, Closing Date 15 June 2025

More details available here

We 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)

We are not currently accepting applications for internships.
Applications for internships starting in January 2026 will resume in September 2025

More details available here
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