Makiko Yanagiya

Makiko Yanagiya joined the UNU-IAS as Programme Coordinator for the International Satoyama Initiative project in June 2020.

Dr. Upalat Korwatanasakul

Upalat Korwatanasakul was a Consultant at UNU-IAS. 

Sadhana Shrestha

Richa Kandpal

Richa Kandpal holds a PhD in Global Environmental Studies from Kyoto University, Japan, with a thesis titled “A Socio-Institutional Approach for Improving Regional Planning and Basic Service Provisioning in Peri-Urban Villages – The case of Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India”.

UNU Researchers Win IN3+ Award

Researchers affiliated with UNU-EGOV won the prestigious IN3+ Award 2021.

Three Vaccine Assumptions for 2021

Policymakers should incorporate three assumptions into vaccination plans: delays, rise in inequality, and the influence of geopolitics in procurement.

Applications Open: Online PhD Fellowship

The 2021 Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme at UNU-WIDER will take place online from September – November 2021.

Governing Uncertainty

Surveying major trends that will shape the future of global governance over the next 30 years.

Towards a Human Rights-Based Approach to Artificial Intelligence

Core values like universality, equality and non-discrimination should exist online, as they do offline, and in the design and implementation of AI.

SDGs–Universities Platform Featured in Chunichi Shimbun Newspaper

The article highlighted SDG–UP activities to promote and integrate the SDGs into all aspects of higher education in Japan.