The Earth System Governance Project has recently accepted the invitation from the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS) to become a partner at the NERPS 2027 Conference, which will take place on 17-20 March 2027, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
This continues our fruitful collaboration with NERPS since 2022, when the ESG Project began organizing panels at NERPS conferences.
The NERPS 2027 Conference, the sixth edition of an international conference on peace and sustainability, will be jointly organized by the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS) at Hiroshima University and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia.
Ten years since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, progress has been made in terms of access to education, access to electricity, infrastructure, and the Internet, poverty eradication, malaria prevention, and biodiversity protection, among other targets. However, almost half of the targets are making moderate progress, with 35% having stalled or regressed. Millions of children are affected by malnutrition, socio-economic inequalities persist, global greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2023, and conflict-related deaths have increased. With five years left until the 2030 target, this combination of improvements and deteriorations demands a reappraisal of the Sustainable Development Goals. Preceding the launch of the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) in September 2027, this NERPS 2027 Conference aims to bridge scholarly literature and policy lessons to contribute to transdisciplinary insights for accelerating the attainment of the goals and charting pathways beyond 2030. It also aims to contribute to a series of policy dialogues that would lead to getting peace mainstreamed into the next set of United Nations development goals, which are expected to be formulated by 2030. To achieve these objectives, the NERPS 2027 Conference in Jakarta offers a platform for students, researchers, and practitioners to present their work, exchange ideas, and forge partnerships towards a more peaceful and sustainable world. The conference will feature research presentations, expert roundtables, innovative workshops, and an optional excursion.
The NERPS 2027 Conference is expected to cover many of the issue areas that earth system governance research has engaged with, such as climate change, deforestation, marine ecosystems, resource extraction, urban resilience, and food security. The conference therefore presents a good opportunity for the ESG Research Fellows and network members to showcase their research and explore more collaborations.
The call for abstracts closes on 30 September 2026.
More information can be found on the conference website: https://nerps.org/nerps2027-conference-in-jakarta/