United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability 2014 Annual Report

UNU-IAS (2015). United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability 2014 Annual Report. United Nations University.

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    Author UNU-IAS
    Title United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability 2014 Annual Report
    Publication Date 2015
    Place of Publication Tokyo
    Publisher United Nations University
    Pages 28
    Language eng
    Abstract The United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) is a leading research and teaching institute based in Tokyo, Japan. Its mission is to advance efforts towards a more sustainable future, through policy-oriented research and capacity development focused on sustainability and its social, economic and environmental dimensions. UNU-IAS serves the international community, making valuable and innovative contributions to high-level policymaking and debates within the UN system. The activities of the institute are in three thematic areas: sustainable societies, natural capital and biodiversity, and global change and resilience. UNU-IAS applies advanced research methodologies and innovative approaches to challenge conventional thinking and develop creative solutions to emerging issues of global concern in these areas. The institute’s research, education and training combine expertise from a wide range of areas related to sustainability, and engage a global network of scholars and partner institutions. Through postgraduate teaching UNU-IAS develops international leaders with the interdisciplinary understanding and technical skills needed to advance creative solutions to problems of sustainability. The institute offers master’s and doctoral degrees, postdoctoral fellowships, and innovative short courses, in close collaboration with leading universities in Japan and other countries.
    Copyright Holder United Nations University
    Copyright Year 2015
    Copyright type All rights reserved
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