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Research Centre Shonan Fujisawa

About the Research Centre

The Research Centre Shonan Fujisawa at Keio University was launched in August 2015. It is the successor of the Earth System Governance Research Centre Tokyo established 2009 at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. As a part of the global alliance of Earth System Governance Research Centres, through the global network and by cooperating with research centres in other countries, the Shonan Fujisawa centre will in particular emphasize transdisciplinary research and contribute to a broad debate about national implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more about the Research Centre Shonan Fujisawa.

Recent publications

Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation

Maintaining peace and conserving biodiversity hinge on an international system of cooperation codified in institutions, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…

Climate Refugees: Global, Local and Critical Approaches

The last few years have witnessed a flurry of activity in global governance and international lawseeking to address the protection…

The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals: Transforming Governance Through Global Goals?

Written by an international team of over sixty experts and drawing on over three thousand scientific studies, this is the…

The Normative Foundations of International Climate Adaptation Finance

Billions of dollars are annually transferred to poor nations to help them adapt to the effects of climate change. This…