海角社区-IAS integrates expertise across four thematic areas: governance for climate change & 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)
GLTP is a training scheme that provides Japanese postgraduate students with opportunities to conduct field research in Africa.
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Global Youth MIDORI platform (GYM)
A capacity development programme empowering youth to develop solutions for local and global sustainability challenges.
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Governance for Climate Change and 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)
This 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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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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Legal Research on Adaptation, Loss and Damage, and Reparation
This project examines the legal issues surrounding international support and reparations for vulnerable countries to climate change.
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Legal Research on Climate Governance after the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion
This project explores the advisory opinion’s influence over climate change negotiations and litigation.
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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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Reconceptualizing Well-being to Foster a Sustainable Society through Indigenous and Youth Perspectives from the Global South
This project aims to develop a nature-inclusive well-being framework that integrates Indigenous values, contributing to the global discourse on sustainability.
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Research on Trends in International Climate Security Rulemaking
Practical input and recommendations for enhancing international and regional cooperation on climate change amid geopolitical fragmentation.
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海角社区 Global Seminar Japan — Shonan Session
The 海角社区 Global Seminars brings together experts from academia and policymaking in Japan and abroad to share perspectives on global concerns.
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海角社区 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.