Okitasari, Mahesti
Research Fellow and Academic Associate
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- INSTITUTE:
- UNU-IAS
- OFFICE:
- Jingumae 5-53-70, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
- E-MAIL:
- okitasari@unu.edu
- PHONE:
- +81 (0)3-5467-1212
- NATIONALITY:
- インドネシア
Research Interests
- Environmental governance
- Institutional architecture
- Partnerships for the SDGs
- Renewable energy adaptation
- Subnational climate and SDG finance
- Urban development and the SDGs nexus
Education
- PhD in Urban Planning (University of Tokyo)
- MEng in Urban Planning (University of Tokyo)
- BEng in Architecture (Institute of Technology Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya)
Biographical Statement
Mahesti holds a PhD in urban planning from the University of Tokyo with a dissertation on the institutional implication of the decentralised system on the construction and practice of collaborative metropolitan governance in providing better public infrastructure. She is interested in understanding institutional architecture in the age of transition and how development policies are applied to bridge the gap between social, economic, and environmental sustainability in the Global South. Her current work includes assessing multilevel governance arrangements, policy processes, laws, and the politics to implement, monitor and report the SDGs and Paris Agreement, exploring the ways in which global agendas are translated into national and local development plans, researching gaps and opportunities in delivering socially inclusive decarbonization strategies, and building knowledge on the partnerships and financing for the SDGs and climate adaptation. Her past projects covered SDG localisation, sustainable consumption and production, and renewable energy adaptation in Asia-Pacific and Africa. Before joining UNU-IAS, she spent several years conducting research and consulting in disaster management, regional planning, and housing policies in Indonesia.
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Articles
- Akrofi, Mark M., Okitasari, Mahesti and Korwatanasakul, Upalat (2024). Stakeholders' awareness of urban form effects on rooftop solar photovoltaic in Ghana: Implications for integrated solar energy and urban planning. Energy for Sustainable Development, 78(February 2024), n/a-n/a
- Akrofi, Mark M., McLellan, Benjamin C. and Okitasari, Mahesti (2024). Characterizing ‘injustices’ in clean energy transitions in Africa. Energy for Sustainable Development, 83, n/a-n/a
- Akrofi, Mark M., Okitasari, Mahesti and McLellan, Benjamin C. (2024). Socio-technical challenges and prospects of residential solar PV diffusion in Ghana: Insights from regime and intermediary actors. Energy Research & Social Science, 118, n/a-n/a
- Kandpal, Richa and Okitasari, Mahesti (2023). Governance transformation towards localisation of sustainable development goal 11 in India. World Development Sustainability, 2(June 2023), n/a-n/a
- Akrofi, Mark M. and Okitasari, Mahesti (2023). Beyond costs: How urban form could limit the uptake of residential solar PV systems in low-income neighborhoods in Ghana. Energy for Sustainable Development, 74, 20-33
- Khalid, Ahmad Mohd and Okitasari, Mahesti (2023). Enabling effective climate action plans at city level: Insights from India's metropolitan cities. Sustainable Cities and Society, 98(November 2023), n/a-n/a
- Akrofi, Mark M., Okitasari, Mahesti and Qudrat-Ullah, Hassan (2023). Are households willing to adopt solar home systems also likely to use electricity more efficiently? Empirical insights from Accra, Ghana. Energy Reports, 10(November 2023), 4170-4182
- Liu, Wenjie and Okitasari, Mahesti (2023). Advancing Carbon Neutrality: From Green-Oriented to Climate-Driven Public Finance. WIMAYA: Interdisciplinary Journal of International Affairs, 4(2), 66-80
- Akrofi, Mark M., Okitasari, Mahesti and Kandpal, Richa (2022). Recent trends on the linkages between energy, SDGs and the Paris Agreement: a review of policy-based studies. Discover Sustainability, 3(32), 1-17
- Sarkar, Md. Sujahangir Kabir, Okitasari, Mahesti, Ahsan, Md. Rajibul and Al-Amin, Abul Quasem (2022). Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh: An Inclusive Framework under Local Governments. Sustainability, 14(17), 10817-n/a
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Mishra, Ranjeeta and Suzuki, Masachika (2022). Socio-Economic Drivers of Community Acceptance of Sustainable Social Housing: Evidence from Mumbai. Sustainability, 14(15), 9321-n/a
- Akrofi, Mark McCarthy and Okitasari, Mahesti (2022). Integrating solar energy considerations into urban planning for low carbon cities: A systematic review of the state-of-the-art. Urban Governance, 2(1), 157-172
- Masuda, Hiromi, Kawakubo, Shun, Okitasari, Mahesti and Morita, Kanako (2022). Exploring the role of local governments as intermediaries to facilitate partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable Cities and Society, 82(Jul-22), 1-12
- Okitasari, Mahesti and Katramiz, Tarek (2022). The national development plans after the SDGs: Steering implications of the global goals towards national development planning. Earth System Governance, 12(Apr-22), 1-11
- Masuda, Hiromi, Okitasari, Mahesti, Morita, Kanako, Katramiz, Tarek, Shimizu, Hitomi, Kawakubo, Shun and Kataoka, Yatsuka (2021). SDGs mainstreaming at the local level: Case studies from Japan. Sustainability Science, 16, 1539-1562
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Prabowo, Mochammad Hendro and Santono, Hamong (2021). Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: A Tangible Instrument to Support the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the Local Level. Social Development Issues, 42(3), 61-86
- Takagi, Cosmo, Suzuki, Masachika, Okitasari, Mahesti, Katramiz, Tarek, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Masuda, Hiromi and Kanie, Norichika (2021). The Sustainable Development Goals as a Tool for Analysis: SCP Linkages with Economic, Social, and Environmental Agendas. Global Environmental Research, 25(1&2), 101-110
- Morita, Kanako, Okitasari, Mahesti and Masuda, Hiromi (2019). Analysis of national and local governance systems to achieve the sustainable development goals: case studies of Japan and Indonesia. Sustainability Science, 15, 179-202
- Okitasari, Mahesti (2016). The New Urban Agenda, the international circulation of urban policies and challenges of a humane urbanism in the global South. Journal of Architecture and Environment, 15(2), 1-16
- Azam, Monirul and Okitasari, Mahesti (2015). Environmental Governance and National Preparedness towards 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development : A Tale of Two Countries. Global Environmental Research, 19(2), 217-224
Book Chapters
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Katramiz, Tarek, Kandpal, Richa and Korwatanasakul, Upalat, “SDG Localization Work for Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Indonesia and the Philippines” in SDGs in the Asia and Pacific Region, ed. Filho, Walter Leal, Ng, Theam Foo, Iyer-Raniga, Usha, Ng, Artie and Sharifi, Ayyoob (Cham: Springer Cham, 2023), 1-27.
- Nugraha, Erwin, Okitasari, Mahesti, Triyanti, Annisa and Yanuardi, Yanuardi, “Earth System Governance in Indonesia: An Initial Investigation” in Environmental Governance in Indonesia (Cham: Springer Cham, 2023), 33-50.
- Akrofi, Mark M., Okitasari, Mahesti, Ohunakin, Olayinka S. and Azubuike, Smith I., “Solar Urban Planning in African Cities: Challenges and Prospects” in Decarbonisation Pathways for African Cities (London: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2022), 15-36.
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Dahiya, Bharat and Takemoto, Kazuhiko, “Building Successful Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships to Implement the 2030 Agenda in Asia-Pacific” in Approaches to SDG 17 Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ed. Vilalta, Josep M. (Online: Global University Network for Innovation, 2018), 37-44.
Reports
- Azhgaliyeva, Dina, Dirksen, Jakob, Korwatanasakul, Upalat, Lima de Miranda, Katharina, Okitasari, Mahesti, Rahut, Dil, Sedai, Ashish, Sonobe, Tetsushi and Takemoto, Akio (2024). Towards an Evidence-Base for the Just Transition. Think 7 Italy Policy Brief. The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI).
- Janardhanan, Nandakumar, Moinuddin, Mustafa, Olsen, Simon Høiberg, Murun, Temuulen, Kojima, Satoshi, Takemoto, Akio, Korwatanasakul, Upalat, Okitasari, Mahesti, Goel, Siddharth, Moerenhout, Tom, Narula, Kapil and Sedaoui, Radia (2023). Critical Minerals for Net-Zero Transition: How the G7 Can Address Supply Chain Challenges and Socioenvironmental Spillovers. T7 Japan Policy Brief. Asian Development Bank Institute.
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Liu, Wenjie, Kandpal, Richa and Morita, Kanako (2023). Closing the Gap on City Climate Finance in Developing Countries. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Okitasari, Mahesti and Korwatanasakul, Upalat (2023). Leaving No One Behind in Carbon Neutrality Strategies: Insights from Developing Countries in Asia and the Pacific. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Matsushita, Kazuo, Snower, Dennis, Yamaguchi, Shinobu Yume, Elder, Mark, Tsudaka, Masashi, Takemoto, Akio, Korwatanasakul, Upalat and Okitasari, Mahesti (2023). Integrated Approach for Well-Being, Environmental Sustainability, and Just Transition. T7 Japan Policy Brief. Asian Development Bank Institute.
- Khalid, Ahmad Mohd and Okitasari, Mahesti (2023). Accelerating Climate Action in Africa: Insights from the 2022 Voluntary National Reviews. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Kandpal, Richa and Korwatanasakul, Upalat (2022). Managing the Impact of COVID-19 on City Finances. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Okitasari, Mahesti and Kandpal, Richa (2022). Budgeting for the SDGs: Lessons from the 2021 Voluntary National Reviews. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Kandpal, Richa and Okitasari, Mahesti (2022). Advancing Follow-up and Review for the SDGs: Lessons from the 2021 Voluntary National Reviews. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Masuda, Hiromi and Suzuki, Masachika (2021). Improving Community Acceptance of Sustainable Low-income Housing: Lessons from Mumbai & Surabaya. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Kandpal, Richa and Korwatanasakul, Upalat (2021). COVID-19 and Progress on Subnational Localisation of the SDGs. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability and United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific.
- Katramiz, Tarek and Okitasari, Mahesti (2021). Accelerating 2030 Agenda Integration: Aligning National Development Plans with the Sustainable Development Goals. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University.
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Masuda, Hiromi and Suzuki, Masachika (2021). Harnessing Adequate, Safe, and Affordable Housing for the Urban Poor to Achieve the SDGs in Cities. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Katramiz, Tarek, Okitasari, Mahesti, Masuda, Hiromi, Kanie, Norichika, Takemoto, Kazuhiko and Suzuki, Masachika (2020). Local Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Arab World: Addressing Constraints & Maximising Opportunities. UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Sunam, Ramesh, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Masuda, Hiromi, Morita, Kanako, Takemoto, Kazuhiko and Kanie, Norichika (2019). Governance and National Implementation of the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from Voluntary National Reviews. UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Bahagijo, Sugeng, Santono, Hamong and Okitasari, Mahesti (2019). Panduan Kemitraan Multipihak untuk Pelaksanaan Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan di Indonesia. Ministry of National Development and Planning of Indonesia/BAPPENAS.
- Franco, Isabel B., dos Muchangos, Leticia, Okitasari, Mahesti, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Mousumi, Manjuma Aktar, Nguyen, Athena and Kanie, Norichika (2018). Gender Mainstreaming in the 2030 Agenda: A Focus on Education and Responsible Consumption & Production. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University.
- Dahiya, Bharat and Okitasari, Mahesti (2018). Partnering for Sustainable Development Guidelines for Multi-stakeholder Partnerships to Implement the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Sunam, Ramesh, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Okitasari, Mahesti, dos Muchangos, Leticia, Franco, Isabel B., Kanie, Norichika, Mahat, Anupama and Suzuki, Masachika (2018). Implementing the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific: Insights from Voluntary National Reviews. UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Cock, Andrew, Linder, Robert, Mahadi, Alizan, Nakagawa, Yui, Okitasari, Mahesti and Kanie, Norichika (2016). National Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: POST2015/UNU-IAS Conference Report. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
Serials
- アジア太平洋地域の開発途上国における公正な移行の実現に向けて (43). Tokyo: Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC), 2024
- SDGs達成に向けた資金調達：国家予算へのSDGsの組込みの強化 (42). Tokyo: Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC), 2023
- Accessing the Loss and Damage Climate Fund 378(6626). Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2022