UNU-IAS integrates expertise across four thematic areas: governance for sustainable development, biodiversity & society, water & resource management and innovation & education. Learn about our research and capacity development projects.
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Education for Sustainable Development - RCEs and ProSPER.Net
The aim of this project is to generate, accelerate and mainstream Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
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Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC)
This project aims to promote collaboration and partnerships to encourage solutions to environmental problems on a regional and global scale.
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Global Leadership Training Programme in Africa (GLTP)
The GLTP is a training scheme that provides Japanese postgraduate students with opportunities to conduct field research in Africa.
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Governance for Sustainable Development
This project studies how governments and institutions incorporate the SDGs into their policies, thereby contributing to the global agenda.
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Grant for Global Sustainability (GGS)
Supported by the Japanese MEXT, the project aims to enrich the partnership between research and educational institutes in Japan.
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International Satoyama Initiative
The ISI project works to promote the Satoyama Initiative, a global effort to realize societies in harmony with nature.
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Introduction of Technologies on Characteristic Analysis and Conservation Management in Agricultural Heritage Systems
The project will develop conservation management indicators and guidelines on evaluating the sustainability of agricultural heritage systems.
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IPBES Assessments and Capacity Building
UNU-IAS has been leading the IPBES assessment process by organizing informal and formal international scientific expert workshops since 2011.
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K-Eco Global Net-Zero Partnership (K-GNP)
This project aims to develop research-based capacity building modules for effective implementation and governance of the Paris Agreement.
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Operating Unit Ishikawa / Kanazawa (OUIK)
OUIK carries out community-based research on biocultural diversity in Ishikawa looking towards providing a regional model for sustainable development.
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Potential Impact of Climate Change on Norovirus Incidence and Seasonality: Water Ecology and Human Health
This project examines the possible influence of climate factors on norovirus occurrence in both temperate and tropical countries.
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Regional Research on Climate Change Displacement and the Right to Education
The aim of this project is to establish understanding of climate change displacement across the Asia Pacific region to inform policy recommendations.
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Sustainability Science Journal
This journal promotes science-based predictions and impact assessments of global change.
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UNU Global Seminar Japan — Shonan Session
The UNU Global Seminars brings together experts from academia and policymaking in Japan and abroad to share perspectives on global concerns.
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UNU SDG–Universities Platform
This project promotes collaboration and dialogue exchange between Japanese universities on opportunities and challenges in promoting the SDGs.
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Water for Circular Societies
This project aims to provide scientific evidence and solutions for the development of sustainable urban water policies in Asia.
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Water for Sustainable Development
The project will investigate the role of water in Asia and demonstrate how the achievement of SDG6 will contribute to the region's development.