Based in Tokyo, Japan, ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS serves the international community by producing evidence-based knowledge and solutions to inform policymaking and address priority issues for the UN system. It applies innovative approaches and research methods to challenge conventional thinking and develop creative solutions to emerging issues of global concern.
Our research, education and training engage a global network of scholars and partner institutions, driving connections between policymakers and the science and academic communities to realize sustainable solutions. ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS integrates expertise across four thematic areas: governance for climate change & sustainable development, biodiversity & society, water & resource management and innovation & education. Through field-based research, including an in Kanazawa City (Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan), we are developing models for localizing the SDGs and other global agendas by building multi-stakeholder partnerships.
²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS postgraduate education advances the broader transformation towards sustainability in society ¡ª producing the policymakers and researchers of tomorrow, who will be at the forefront of global efforts for sustainability. We offer ³¾²¹²õ³Ù±ð°ù¡¯²õ and doctoral degrees, postdoctoral fellowships, and innovative short courses, in close collaboration with leading universities in Japan and other countries.
²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS was established in 2014 through the consolidation of two .
²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
5¨C53¨C70 Jingumae
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925
Japan
Tel: +81 3 5467 1212