The UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), together with Tokyo Institute of Technology, will organize the symposium Sustainable Development Goals and the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Current International Discussions and Challenges for Implementation at UNU headquarters in Tokyo on 16 January 2015.
This event aims to report on ongoing discussions regarding the post-2015 development agenda, consider possible goals and targets towards 2030 and look into indicators to assess the progress of their implementation. It will also address implementation challenges faced at the global and national levels, which will lead to discussion of sustainable collaboration between the science community, local governments and the private sector.
Simultaneous Japanese–English interpretation will be provided at this event.
As we near the deadline of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015, the global post-2015 development agenda — which will address challenges remaining after the MDGs and the Sustainable Development Goals, which must also respond to various emerging issues — is currently under discussion. The new goals are expected to be adopted at the UN General Assembly in September 2015.
(Registration 12:30–13:00)
MC: Yumiko Nozaki (Freelance announcer; Lecturer, TV Asahi Announcer School)
13:00–13:10 Opening Remarks
13:10–13:20 Remarks
13:20–13:50 Keynote Speech “Post MDGs and Global Governance”
13:50–14:20 ”Current Discussion on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Proposals from Project on Sustainability Transformation beyond 2015(POST2015: S-11)”
14:20–14:30 Break
14:30–16:00 Panel Discussion 1 “Implications for a Post-2015 Development Agenda: Perspectives from Science and Policy”
Chair: Naoya Abe (Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Sub-theme Leader of S-11)
Panellists:
Q&A
16:00–16:15 Break
16:15–17:45 Panel Discussion 2 “What needs to be done for implementation?”
Chair: Norichika Kanie
Q&A
17:45–17:55 Closing Remarks
Please click on the REGISTER button above to access the online registration page.
If you would like to take photos or record video, please contact the S-11 secretariat via E-mail (info@post2015.jp) in advance.
UNU-IAS and Tokyo Institute of Technology (S-11 of the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund, Ministry of the Environment of Japan)
Ministry of the Environment of Japan; Beyond MDGs Japan; Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo (TBC); Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University; Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
United Nations Information Centre
This event will be held as part of the S-11 Environment Research and Technology Development Fund on POST2015.
U Thant International Conference Hall
UNU Headquarters
53-70, Jingumae 5-chome
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925
Japan
S-11 (POST2015) SecretariatGraduate School of Decision Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2-12-1 NE-30, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552
E-mail: info@post2015.jp
TEL & FAX: +81-3-5734-2906
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If you would like to take photos or record video, please contact the S-11 secretariat via E-mail (info@post2015.jp) in advance.