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Advancing global sustainability through research and education

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Featured Research

A beach in Tuvalu where land is being reclaimed

Blog Post

Law-making Initiatives of Small Island Developing States on Loss and Damage

18 Sep 2025

RCE Minna Green Fingers Project in Nigeria — Children in a classroom learning about tree planting

Book

Learning for a Sustainable Future: RCE Stories of Action-Oriented Pedagogy

05 Sep 2025

Youth in Uganada Learning How to Grow Apples

Media Coverage

From Traditional Aid to Mutually Beneficial Partnerships

20 Aug 2025

Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Brazil.

2025 UN Climate Change Conference

Our events and policy engagement at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
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Upcoming Events

Students planting mangrove trees in Cambodia

Training

Climate Classroom at @COP30: Learning for Climate Action

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Street market in Cebu City, Philippines

Side Event

The Belém Health Action Plan: Accelerating Action on Climate Justice and Health

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Aerial view: the school building, community houses, and agroforestry land area along the road rehabilitation in Batumanu, Timor-Leste

Side Event

Co-Designing Infrastructure with Nature and Communities

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GIAHS International Study Programme Participants in Noto Peninsula

Event

GIAHS International Study Programme 2025 Presentation

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Young Indonesian woman writing

Side Event

Youth-led Urban Futures: Co-Creating Change Across Generations

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Chairman of the Coffee Plantation Society in Walapane, a mountainous region in the Dry Zone of Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

Side Event

Climate-resilient Landscapes for the GGA: Indicator-aligned Innovations for Land, Water and Biodiversity Restoration

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Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Side Event

From Traditional Gardens to Future Cities: Youth-led Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience — Ideas from Kanazawa, Japan

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News

Conference participants sitting down and listening to a conference speaker.

News

Conference Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the Global RCE Network

28 Oct 2025

News

Inclusive Use of AI in Research and Higher Education

UNU-IAS experts contributed to key discussions at the UNU Macau AI Conference 2025 on building an equitable digital future.

31 Oct 2025

Media Coverage

Nikkei Shimbun Highlights UNU-IAS Contributions to Noto Peninsula Recovery

An article discusses multi-stakeholder efforts to rebuild and revitalize local communities in the aftermath of the 2024 Noto Earthquake.

31 Oct 2025

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AI and Sustainability Podcast

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UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series

India water management

Brief

Promoting Water Valuation for Urban Sustainable Development in Asia

14 Jul 2025

Cooking on an efficient stove in Kenya

Brief

Advancing a Just Energy Transition for Low- and Middle-income Economies: The Role of the G7

20 May 2025

The migrant fishers in their working environment in Rayong province, Thailand

Brief

Safeguarding South-East Asia's Marine Ecosystems from Ocean Acidification Threats

24 Mar 2025