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Local-level follow-up and review (FUR) is essential for realising the 2030 Agenda, given municipalities' crucial role in delivering SDG targets. However, Japanese municipalities face significant challenges, including capacity constraints, demographic shifts, financial limitations, and the absence of mandatory national SDG directives. This policy...

IPBES社会変革評価報告書に執筆者として参画した筆者が、当評価報告書の内容を基にどのように社会変革を起こすことが必要なのかを分かりやすく解説している。

Climate-induced migration has emerged as a major concern in India and Bangladesh, due to their geographical vulnerability and socioeconomic conditions. Coastal areas, such as the Sundarbans and the Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta, face relentless threats due to rising sea levels, cyclones, and floods. These factors force millions to relocate, resulting in...

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、日本政府は2017年7月に最初のVNRを公表しました。そして2025年のHLPFへの提出に向け、3回目のVNRが実施され、外務省主導でパブリックコメントが募集されました。 地球環境戦略研究機関（IGES）は、SDGsの策定、実施...

地球・人間環境フォーラムの月刊環境情報誌、「グローバルネット」に地球環境戦略研究機関(IGES)北京事務所所長の小柳秀明が、中国の最新環境事情を偶数月で連載しています。

This is the third chapter of a report on clean air and climate solutions for Southeast Asia. The third chapter focuses on strengthening subregional cooperation on integrated air pollution and climate planning.

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends on well-designed and implemented follow-up and review (FUR) processes to monitor progress, review policies, and adjust strategies. However, despite the critical role cities play in implementing the SDGs, they lack official recognition in the FUR architecture of the 2030 Agenda. To engage...

This is the second chapter of a report on clean air and climate solutions for Southeast Asia. The second chapter reviews the experiences and challenges implementing 15 key solutions presented earlier in the report. The chapter underlines that many countries in Southeast Asia already have acheived success with these solutions. It further points to...

This study examines the geoheritage of the Malwa region in Punjab, India, identifying and eval-uating potential sites based on their sceintific, educational, economic, cultural, and touristic sig-nificance. Through comprehensive mapping and quantitative assessment methodologies, this research categorizes these sites into high, medium, and low...

This presentation examines how Japanese municipalities are responding to long-term population decline, contrasting Yubari City’s failed growth-centric approach with Shimokawa Town’s efforts to ‘shrink gracefully.’ It highlights how local governments can move beyond pro-growth planning by adopting sustainable, community-oriented strategies better...