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Linking Governance and Sustainable Development: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19F19812
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section外国
Review Section Basic Section 64060:Environmental policy and social systems-related
Research InstitutionKeio University
Host Researcher 蟹江 憲史  慶應義塾大学, 政策・メディア研究科(藤沢), 教授 (90326463)
Foreign Research Fellow SARKAR MD SUJAHANGIR  慶應義塾大学, 環境情報学部, 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2019-11-08 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
KeywordsSDGs / Sustainable development / Governance / Localisation / Adaptation / Developing countries / Developed countries
Outline of Research at the Start

The linkage between governance and sustainable development (SD) could play a stronger role in the development agenda. This research would investigate the relationship between governance and SD, and explore the current governance system of developed and developing countries. Moreover, this study would identify the drivers and determinants for sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and explore the awareness, attitude and perception of the consumer and producer towards SCP. Finally, an attempt to develop an index for governance structure for SD and SCP at national level would be made.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Sustainable development and governance can play a stronger role in the development agenda in development and developing counties. This research focuses on SDGs implementation and adaptation practices under the local and national perspective. In a local context of Bangladesh, this study has already framed SDGs (sustainable development goals) localisation, where questionnaire development and related data collection has been accomplished. This study has developed a strategic framework for the speed up of the implementation of SDGs at the local level by exploring stakeholder’s knowledge and perception relating to SDGs and governance dimension. Based on this study, one abstract in 2020 SDG Research Symposium, 10-11 June, 2020, Utrecht, Netherland has been submitted and has already been accepted for presentation. Another study, Farm level adaptation to climate change: Exploring the knowledge, perception and practices of the small holder farmers, is going on which is related to agricultural sustainability. Based on this study, another abstract in 2020 Bratislava Conference on Earth System Governance, Bratislava, Slovakia has been submitted and has already been accepted for presentation. Overall, two objectives (2 and 3) of the proposed research has been partially achieved during FY2019 [November 2019- March 2020].

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

The fellow’s research has been designed to achieve some specific objectives relating to sustainable development and governance during his 24 months JSPS fellowship. He has developed questionnaires for conducting one of his research on SDGs localisation in Bangladesh and completed data collection in the first phase. One draft paper is being prepared for submission. Two conference paper submissions have already been done and accepted. He is also working in a group and doing related research, which is providing more insights of research themes and sustainability issues. Also, he has participated in a number of talks held at universities, which are resulting to be useful for his research thought and development. The research paper the fellow is currently drafting, will be submitted to a journal. He has published two previous research papers in two different journals published by Springer and Elsevier respectively. Thus, the fellow has achieved progress in a certain level which is close to expectation.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

As this research focuses on sustainable development with governance agenda, the fellow has planned to conduct some local and national studies. Agricultural sustainability is another crucial agenda for sustainable development. The next research will explore the perception and adaptation practices of the small holder farmers towards climate resilient sustainable crop production in Bangladesh. Thus, in FY2020, the fellow will develop questionnaires and collect data on the above research. Moreover, in the same fiscal year, he shall conduct another study on “Determining the nexus between governance and agricultural sustainability at national level: Evidence from developed and developing countries” based on secondary sources of data. Collected data will be analysed, and result will be presented. A strategic framework and long term policy recommendations will be offered by this study, which would be useful for minimizing the gaps and challenges for achieving sustainable crop production in developed and developing countries Overall, this research would investigate not only the current governance system of developed and developing countries, but also develop a framework and index of effective governance system for agricultural sustainability. The fellow plans to attend two international conferences and publish two papers in two different indexed journals.

Report

(1 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report

Research Products

(2 results)

All 2020

All Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Presentation] A strategic framework towards localisation of the SDGs: Evidence from Bangladesh2020

    • Author(s)
      Md. Sujahangir Kabir Sarkar
    • Organizer
      The 2020 SDG Research Symposium
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Farm level adaptation to climate change: Exploring the knowledge, perception and practices of the small holder farmers2020

    • Author(s)
      Md. Sujahangir Kabir Sarkar
    • Organizer
      2020 Bratislava Conference on Earth System Governance
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2019-11-29   Modified: 2021-08-30  

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