Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)

Yokohama , Japan

Overview
Board members
Location

  • The UNU Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) seeks to advance knowledge and promote learning for policy making to meet the challenges of environmentally sustainable development. The research programmes in the Institute analyse local, regional and global environmental issues from inter- and multi-disciplinary perspectives, bringing together the natural, social and life sciences.

    The current priority areas of UNU-IAS research are:

    • Environmental sustainability and governance
    • Education, sustainability and ecosystem assessment
    • Science and technology for sustainable societies
    • Sustainable urban futures
    • Traditional knowledge

    UNU-IAS offers a Master of Science in Environmental Governance with Specialization in Biodiversity programme.

  • Board Members

    Paulo Alcantara Gomes (Brazil)
    President, Technological Network/Rede de Tecnologia, Rio de Janeiro; and President, The Council of Education, Rio de Janeiro

    Eun-kyung Park (Korea)
    President of Korea Water Forum and Director of Yonsei Regional Centre of Expertise, Yonsei University

    Hironori Hamanaka (Japan)
    Chair, Board of Directors, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

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    United Nations University
    Institute of Advanced Studies
    6F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico Yokohama
    1-1-1 Minato Mirai
    Nishi-ku, Yokohama
    Japan 220-8502

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