29th November 2021
ISAP 2021

Research on Solving Regional Issues
by Promoting Local SDGs

Shun Kawakubo
Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Hosei University

Shun KAWAKUBO

Hosei University

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Background: Global trends for Sustainable development

1. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development(2030 agenda) (2015.9)
 Agenda for sustainable development toward 2030
adopted at United Nations in 2015.
 The SDGs, consisting of 17 goals and 169 targets,were presented in the 2030 Agenda.

2. The Paris Agreement (2015.12)
 An agreement to combat climate change and toaccelerate actions for a sustainable low carbon future.

 Transition toward sustainable world is accelerating after 2015.
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The SDGs consist of 17 aspirational goals and 169 specific targets

A set of global goals toward 2030 adopted in Sep. 2015
Universally applied to all countries and regions
Requirement for monitoring/evaluation progress to achieve the goals/targets
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Three layered structure of SDGs: Goals, Targets and Indicators… Motivational goals for development（17）

Targets(169)(Approximately 230)

… Assessment scales todetermine the level ofprogress

Progressmanagement

Indicators… Measurable targets for actions

Vision/Goal settings

Goals

17 goals, 169 targets and approximately 230 indicators
Progress management toward achievement of goals and targets
using indicators
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“Think globally, act locally” is the key to achieve SDGs
PresentFuture

SDGs

Transforming
Our World

localizeThe 2030
Agendalocalize

No one left behind

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Confronting challenges 1: Failure to follow up and review
Medical check-up

Example of indicators
body height, weightblood glucose level

unhealthy

healthy

Sustainability assessment

blood pressure, etc.

Example of indicatorswater quality, air quality
energy consumption
Num. of crime, accident

unsustainable

sustainable

GDP, annual income, etc.

Implementing appropriate follow-up and review, using indicators,
is critical to achieving the SDGs
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Confronting challenges 2: Lack of usable indicators
Goal 11Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe,
resilient and sustainable

Target 11.1
By 2030, ensure access forTher
all to adequate, safe andaffordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

Indicator 11.1.1
Proportion of urban population living in slums,
informal settlements or inadequate housing

Example of three layered structure of SDGs
Some targets and indicators don’t reflect local context ofeach country.

Supplemental targets and indicators or slightly modified
targets and indicators are required
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Development of local SDG indicators

Localization of the global SDG indicators

232 indicators that are not suitable for the national context orfor which data cannot be collected at the municipal level weretranslated into indicators that are applicable to the specificconditions of Japanese municipalities.
example：Global indicator 11.1.1
Proportion of urban population living in slums,
informal settlements or inadequate housing
localization
Local indicator 11.1.1
Percentage of homeless population(number of homeless / total population)
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8Assessment of municipalities in the context of the SDGs
min-max normalization
Method to normalise indicator values to a score of 0-100
Score for municipality i𝒚𝒊 =𝒙𝒊 −𝒎𝒊𝒏(𝒙)×100
𝒎𝒂𝒙(𝒙)−𝒎𝒊𝒏(𝒙)max(𝑥): Maximum value in the group, min(𝑥): Minimum value in the groupmunicipality A𝒎𝒊𝒏(𝒙)𝒙𝟏

𝒎𝒊𝒏(𝒚) 𝒚𝟏0
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municipality B𝒙𝟐𝒚𝟐municipality C
𝒙𝟑

𝒚𝟑𝒎𝒂𝒙(𝒙)𝒎𝒂𝒙(𝒚)

100
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Assessment of municipalities in the context of the SDGs

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Local SDGs Platform (https://local-sdgs.jp/?lang=en_us)

A platform to register, search, share SDGs initiatives andactivities led by local governments in Japan
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Local SDGs Platform (https://local-sdgs.jp/?lang=en_us)

A platform to register, search, share SDGs initiatives andactivities led by local governments in Japan
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Local SDGs Platform (https://local-sdgs.jp/?lang=en_us)

A platform to register, search, share SDGs initiatives andactivities led by local governments in Japan
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Local SDGs Platform (https://local-sdgs.jp/?lang=en_us)

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Local SDGs Platform (https://local-sdgs.jp/?lang=en_us)

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Local SDGs Platform (https://local-sdgs.jp/?lang=en_us)

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Research achievements to date
FY
20178％

2％（n=17）（n=63）

64％（n=475）25％（n=189）

FY
2019

14.7％
（n=182） 19.5％（n=241）43.4％（n=537）22.4％（n=277）

Supporting municipalities to address the SDGs

Osaka Prefecture wins Japan SDGs
award by using the platform
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We are working toachieve the SDGs
plan to work towards
achieving the SDGs.
considering working towards
the achievement of the SDGs

not working towards
achieving the SDGs andhave no plans to do soin the futureAwarded the EcoPro Award and Green
Purchasing Award
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Analysis of the data gathered on the Local SDGs platform
Visualisation of the municipalities that users are searching for
45°N
30°N

40°N
25°N

Num. of accesses
high access

35°N

low access
30°N

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130°E

135°E

140°E

145°E

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Analysis of the data gathered on the Local SDGs platform
Visualisation of the number of users searching for information on Sapporo City
45°N
30°N

Sapporo city

40°N

25°N

Num. of accesses
high access

35°N

low access
30°N

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130°E

135°E

140°E145°E

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New online SDGs platform: Platform Clover
Currently, only Japanese support is available.

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New online SDGs platform: Platform Clover

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Thank you very much
Part of the content of this presentation was supported by theJapan Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency(JPMEERF20211004) "Research on Solving Regional Issues by
Promoting Local SDGs”. We would like to express our sincere
gratitude for the support we have received.
Contact information：
Professor Shun Kawakubo, Dr. Eng.
Faculty of Engineering & Design, Hosei University2-33, Ichigayatamachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-0843 Japan
Website： https://kawakubo-lab.ws.hosei.ac.jp/index.html
Kawakubo Laboratory is conducting researches
that contribute to the achievement of SDGs

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