Simulation and modeling for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is used to explore how SDG targets and overall goal performance behave under different scenarios, policy choices, and assumptions. By integrating real-world data into simulation models, it helps policymakers examine how indicators interact across sectors, making trade-offs, feedbacks, and causal relationships clearer than static analysis alone. At the Millennium Institute, this work is supported by the Integrated Sustainable...

The global environmental crisis does not manifest in the same way everywhere . Yet the systems that drive it, such as production, consumption, trade, and governance, are deeply interconnected. This insight lies at the core of the Global Environment Outlook 7  (GEO-7), coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). GEO-7 brings together global and regional analyses to assess the state of the environment and explore solution pathways for transformative change. As part of this...

Air pollution remains a persistent challenge in Southeast Asia, with major health and environmental impacts across borders. To help address this, the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub partnered with the Millennium Institute on an initiative to support provincial decision-making in Chiang Rai and Vientiane regions. The project focused on developing a simulation model to analyze policy interventions and strengthen stakeholder engagement. Over two years, the team gathered local data, worked with...