The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual meeting convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and aims to strengthen the region’s readiness for the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). The website gathers a number of researchers’ expert briefings, as well as links to IGES-related events at the Forum.
About APFSD 2019
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The Sixth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD-6) took place in Bangkok, Thailand from 27-29 March 2019. 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 (HLPF). Organised under the theme of “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”, APFSD-6 conducted a stocktaking of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region, as well as assist member countries with the preparation of their Voluntary National Reviews (VLRs) for HLPF 2019.
Specific SDGs under review at APFSD-6 included as follows:
Expert Views
| 23 May 2019 | Report “Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development: Developing into a Useful Multi-stakeholder Platform for Experience Sharing and Networking“ Nobue Amanuma, IGES |
| 22 May 2019 | Briefing Note “Voluntary Local Reviews (VLR) – an innovative, inclusive way to connect the local to the national, regional, and global processes” Hirotaka Koike, IGES |
| 25 April 2019 | Side Event Report “Strengthening Environmental-Social Links in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Reflections from the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD)” Eric Zusman, Matthew Hengesbaugh, Mustafa Moinnuidin, Nobue Amanuma, IGES Rose Marie Edillion & Mary Jane De la Rosa (National Economic and Development Authority, Government of Philippines) and Cristina Martinez & Jayna Ahuja (International Labour Organization) |
IGES-Related events at APFSD 2019
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27 March 2019 15:00 – 18:00 Meeting Room A |
“AGENDA ITEM 2 SESSION 3: Parallel Roundtables for In‐depth Review of SDG 13 |
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28 March 2019 9:00 – 12:00 Conference Room-1 |
SESSION 4: Voluntary National Reviews |
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28 March 2019 12:00 – 13:15 Meeting Room F |
“Side Event: Speakers from IGES: Prof. Kazuhiko TAKEUCHI, Dr. Junichi FUJINO, Yatsuka KATAOKA and Hirotaka KOIKE Panelist: Kazuhide Umemoto, Vice Mayor, City of Kitakyushu and Aminullah Usman, Mayor of Banda Aceh City Moderator: Dr. Bernadia Tjandradewi, UCLG ASPAC |
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28 March 2019 17:15 – 18:30 Meeting Room G |
Speakers from IGES: Prof. Kazuhiko TAKEUCHI and Nobue AMANUMA |
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29 March 2019 10:45 – 12:00 Meeting Room G |
“Side Event: Speaker from IGES: Dr. Prabhakar Ventaka Rama Krishna SIVAPURAM |
Related Websites
IGES SDGs Project
Governments and stakeholders the world over are in the process of developing a new set of goals to guide global development until 2030. IGES is actively engaged in the achievement of these goals.
IGES Activity on "High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)"
This special webpage presents publications related to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which as the main United Nations platform on sustainable development, is dedicated to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda
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.
UNEA-4 Special webpage
The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) was held in Nairobi from 11-15 March 2019, and focused on the theme of “Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Consumption and Production”.
Online Voluntary Local Review (VLR) Lab
This online platform provides all you need to know about cities and regions taking a lead on “Voluntary Local Reviews.”
SDGs City Reports
Sustainable Development Goals Reports on Cities - Launch of the World-First Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) on Shimokawa, Toyama, and Kitakyushu
