■(論文募集テーマ) Topics of the conference will include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Energy, Natural Resources and Built Environment(SDGs7,11,12) ・Access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy ・Sustainable management and efficient use of naturalresources ・Smart cities and zero energy buildings
2. Aging Society, Health and Medical Care(SDGs 3) ・Access to quality essential health-care services and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all ・End preventable deaths of newborns and children ・Healthy city and housing ・Inclusive design and technology for physicallyhandicapped people
3. Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Biological Resources(SDGs 14,15) ・Sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marineresources ・Sustainable use of terrestrial and freshwaterecosystems ・Fair and equitable sharing of the benefits from the utilization of genetic resources
4. Cities, History and Cultural Heritage(SDGs 11) ・Access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums ・Protect and safeguard the world’s cultural heritage ・Adverse environmental impact of cities
5. Disaster Risk Reduction(SDGs 9,11,13) ・Reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure ・Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity toclimate-related hazards and natural disasters
6. Gender(SDGs 5) ・Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership ・Reforms to give women equal rights to economicresources
7. Poverty, Inequalities and Immigrants(SDGs 1,10) ・Ensure the equal rights to economic resources for thepoor and the vulnerable ・Build the resilience of the poor and reduce theirexposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters ・Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsiblemigration and mobility of people
8. Education(SDGs 4) ・Ensure that all girls and boys complete free,equitable and quality primary and secondary education ・Gender disparities in education ・Ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development
9. Economy(SDGs 8) ・Economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation ・Decent work for all women and men ・Labour rights and safe and secure working environmentsfor all workers, including migrant workers
10. Water and Food(SDGs 2,6) ・Universal and equitable access to safe and affordabledrinking water for all ・Access to adequate and equitable sanitation andhygiene for all ・Sustainable agriculture