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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...

Over the past 2 decades, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta has undergone significant changes in flooding patterns and environmental flow, driven by climate change and human activities. This study investigates these transitions, focusing on the impacts of rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and extensive dam construction upstream. Using...

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...

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...

This report aims to capture a snapshot of the current status of implementation of the Paris Agreement Article 6, which allows for greenhouse gas emission reduction and other mitigation measures be implemented through international cooperation among countries. The report describes the implementation status and challenges of the Paris Agreement...

The "EU-Japan Region-to-Region Innovation Cooperation Community of Practice" project, conducted from February to August 2024, was a transitional initiative designed to explore future directions for decentralized cooperation between European regions and Japanese prefectures. Building on the momentum established by previous phases of the...

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) hinges on well-designed and implemented follow-up and review (FUR) processes. Cities lack official recognition in the FUR architecture of the 2030 Agenda. This is a notable shortcoming, as cities are responsible for implementing at least two-thirds of their targets. To engage with the 2030 Agenda...

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...

​​Introduced in 2015, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with their 169 specific targets, provide a comprehensive roadmap for nations to address urgent global challenges, from eradicating poverty and hunger to fostering sustainable communities and combating climate change. Since 2016, Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) have provided a...