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After ISAP: Thematic Tracks 1 (AT-1)
  • 22 December 2023
  • JST 16:00 - 17:00 (GMT+09:00)
  • English

Harnessing Synergies and Advancing Indicators: Keys to SDG acceleration

Summary

The session emphasised the vital role of strategic interlinkages and data-driven methods in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This gathering of distinguished experts provided insights into the dynamic interactions among SDGs and the importance of novel strategies and practical applications for worldwide sustainability. The speakers conveyed expertise on interdisciplinary methods, stressing the need for prompt action as we surpass the midpoint of the 2030 agenda.

The first speaker explored the use of SDG interlinkages, focusing particularly on energy, sustainable consumption, production and climate change. She highlighted the impacts of COVID-19 and stressed the significance of strategic decisions in European sustainable development. The second speaker presented the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023, highlighting the urgency for a "Rescue Plan for People and Planet" and advocating for investment in women, girls and digital infrastructure to achieve the SDGs. The third speaker shared insights from Swedish policy effectiveness in realising the SDGs, underscoring the necessity for policy coherence and a comprehensive approach to sustainability. Finally, the fourth speaker tackled the challenges in assessing SDG progress, suggesting a hybrid method to optimise data collection and analysis by pinpointing principal indicators.

Key Messages
  • Strategic use of SDG interlinkages, particularly in renewable energy, sustainable consumption and production, and climate sectors, is crucial for sustainable development, especially in the post-COVID-19 recovery phase.
  • Immediate, diverse efforts focusing on cross-goal synergies, technological advancements, and gender-centered investments are crucial for successfully achieving the SDGs.
  • Monitoring SDG progress in an effective and efficient way can be realised by focusing on SDG principal indicators which improve the implementability of SDG indicators through reducing the number of indicators while maintaining the scope of measurements.

Programme

Moderator
Xin ZHOU, Research Leader, Integrated Sustainability Centre, IGES
Leveraging Sustainable Development Goals Interlinkages for Acceleration towards Agenda 2030
Ranjula BALI SWAIN, Professor and Research Director, Center for Sustainability Research, Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research (SIR) / Professor, Södertörn University
Presentation Material (2.3MB)
Harnessing Synergies and Advancing Data for SDG Acceleration
Yongyi MIN, Chief, SDG Monitoring Section at United Nations Statistics Division, UNDESA
Presentation Material (1.5MB)
Lessons Learned from Sweden and the Global SDG Follow Up
Viveka PALM, Director, Sectoral and Regional Statistics, Eurostat, European Commission / Associate Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Presentation Material (744KB)
Principal Indicators to Monitor Sustainable Development Goals
Ming XU, Chair Professor of Carbon Neutrality and Associate Dean, School of Environment, Tsinghua University
Presentation Material (1.5MB)
Book on "Interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals", published by Edward Elgar
Ranjula BALI SWAIN, Professor and Research Director, Center for Sustainability Research, Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research (SIR) / Professor, Södertörn University
Presentation Material (567KB)

ISAP Poster Session

At this year's ISAP, a poster session will be held in the space in front of the elevators on the 5th floor of the main venue, Pacifico Yokohama. The poster session is a common presentation format at international conferences and academic meetings, where researchers display posters introducing their research and activities and explain them directly to those who are interested or stop by.

In addition to the topics covered at ISAP meetings, IGES is engaged in a wide variety of research and activities. You will have the opportunity to discuss these diverse projects directly with our researchers. The poster session is also a great opportunity for researchers to gain new insights from the questions they receive and to connect with others who are conducting similar research. Please feel free to talk to the poster presenters when you visit the venue. We hope you will enjoy catching up on conversations that are unique to the poster session and different from the seminars where you listen to presentations from the stage.

In addition, as a special programme, junior high and high school students who are interested in biology and science will participate in the poster session as presenters, so please keep an eye out for these young researchers who will present their research side-by-side with IGES researchers.

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