Publications

Presentation on integrated priority setting for SDG planning and implementation at the Thematic Track 7 on Practical Guidance for SDG Integration through Interlinkages Analysis and Visualisation at ISAP 2018, Yokohama, Japan, July 2018.

The achievement of long-term targets for climate mitigation in Japan faces several uncertainties with respect to the availability of power generation technologies. Starting with the difficult situation of nuclear power deployment after the 2011 events, the effect of technological constraints on the reduction of large amounts of greenhouse gases...

Raising the Level of Ambition of National Governments in Implementing the SDGs

Many policymakers are responding to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by integrating multiple economic, social and environmental concerns into their development plans. Much of the recent research on SDGs has sought to help policymakers with this cross-sectoral integration by developing evidence-based models and analytical frameworks that can...

Transformation of Asian Cities Towards Sustainability

Transformative Policy Approaches to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals in the Asia-Pacific Region

* Agenda 2030 calls upon “all businesses to apply their creativity and innovation to solving sustainable development challenges”; * If a major part of total global annual investments by businesses was directed towards the SDGs, then their achievement would not be in question; * Most efforts to promote business involvement in the SDGs have relied on...

Transforming Finance and Investment for the SDGs

* In this report, “sustainable technology” contributes to sustainable development, but the technology itself is not necessarily sustainable. * Accelerating the adoption and use of “sustainable” technology in all countries is necessary to achieve a transformation to sustainability. * Technology is prominently highlighted in the SDGs as a means of...

Introduction: Raising the Level of Ambition