START and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) continued their partnership with a visit by Jon Padgham in July to the 16th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) with the theme of “Taking an Integrated Approach to Overcome the Triple Planetary Crisis.” Jon participated as a panelist on a session that explored utilizing the circular and ecological sphere (CES) approach for advancing local government-led efforts towards increasing resilience. In addition, START and IGES reaffirmed their commitment to institutional collaboration through renewing their Memorandum of Understanding for advancing the CES approach as a means for addressing complex challenges associated with rapidly growing city-regions in Asia.