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Kyushu University Energy Week 2021 Chikushi Symposium: Monday, January 25, Online International Workshop " Aligning climate change and sustainable development policies in Asia: quantifying, integrating, and advancing co-benefits” will be held.
We are pleased to announce that an online international workshop "Aligning climate change and sustainable development policies in Asia: quantifying, integrating, and advancing co-benefits" will be held on Monday, January 25, 2021 from 14:00-18:30. Dr. Zbigniew Klimont, the Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases (AIR) Program, IIASA, will deliver a special keynote speech based on MOEJ (Ministry of the Environment, Japan)-IIASA collaborative research.
For more details and registration:
https://q-pit-ew.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/program
Activity Report:
- ACP/IIASA Joint International Workshop (7 November 2019)
Implementing Solutions to Air Pollution and Climate Change in Asia: Building Capacities, Strengthening Policies, and Financing Technologies - International Workshop (19 February 2019)
How Can Asia Manage Air Pollution and Climate Change?
From Understanding Impacts to Implementing Solutions - Seminar (9 October 2018)
Future Outlook on “The World in 2050” Initiative (TWI2050) - More Activity Report
Founding of the Institute
In October 1972 at the height of the Cold War, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) was founded as an international research organisation conducting policy-oriented research. The IIASA project was to use scientific cooperation to build bridges across the Cold War divide and to research common mature society problems. Both East and West blocs left their political positions, and joined together to establish an independent (non-governmental) based International Research Institute.
After the ease of strained relationship between East and West, IIASA started to focus its research on solving global scale problems mainly in the field of systems analysis. IIASA has become one of the world’s leading international research institutes, with specialists like recipients of the Nobel Prize as well as IPCC lead authors. In recent years, developing countries have joined IIASA, and now the main issues of research are shifting from East-West problems to North-South problems (poverty, food, equality, etc.)
National Member Organisations
Austria, Brazil, China, Egypt, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam (Total of 22 countries)
(as of 1 November, 2019)
IIASA’s Research
IIASA’s research analyses the social sustainability as well as the effect of global changes in global environmental, economic, technological, and social changes. Researchers from all over the world gathered to provide scientific insight based on the latest systems analysis to policy-makers and scientific society.
Currently IIASA research is based on three Global Problem Areas and nine Programmes.
- Energy and Climate Change
- Food and Water
- Poverty and Equity
- Energy
- Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases
- Ecosystems Services and Management
- Evolution and Ecology
- Risk and Resilience
- World Population
- Transition to New Technologies
- Advanced Systems Analysis
- Water
Capacity Building for the next generation
From 1977, IIASA has conducted the “Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP)”. YSSP is held at IIASA headquarters from June through August. The programme accepts about 50 young scientists (post doctorate degree students) nominated by each country and they work within the Institute’s Research Programs under the guidance of IIASA scientific staff.
More about YSSP: https://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/
Organisation
Council | IIASA’s core decision-making organisation, and council is formed by the representative of the National Member Organisation. A Council Meeting is held twice a year. Currently, the chair is held by the United States of America. Within the Council, there are 4 committees: executive, finance, membership, and programme. |
Director | Dr. Albert van Jaarsveld |
Employees | 377 Researchers (234 Fulltime) (in 2018). |
Finances | Annual Funding is around EUR23,500,000 in 2018. Operational Funds are covered by contribution from National Member Organizations (NMOs) contribution (around EUR12,040,000 in 2018) and commissioned work, as well as donations. |
The Japan Committee for IIASA
Japan established the Japan Committee for IIASA at the same time that the IIASA was founded in 1972. The Japan Committee of IIASA was organised by persons with academic standing, and has cooperated with IIASA for its operation and development. Currently, Professor Kazuhiko TAKEUCHI, President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies/ Project Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo, is the Chair of the Japan Committee for IIASA. Dr. Kazuhiko Takemoto, who is President, the Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC)/ Project Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo, serves as a Council Member of IIASA representing Japan. The Japan Committee for IIASA is made up of a total of 8 committee members.
Members (as of 1 October 2020)
Chair | Prof. Kazuhiko TAKEUCHI | President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) / Project Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo |
Committee Members | Dr. Hajime AKIMOTO | Visiting Scientist, Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) |
Prof. Taikan OKI | Senior Vice-Rector, United Nations University (UNU) | |
Dr. Mikiko KAINUMA | Senior Research Advisor, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) | |
Dr. Kazuhiko TAKEMOTO (Council Member, IIASA) | President, The Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC)/ Project Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo |
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Prof. Yuichi MORIGUCHI | Vice President, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) | |
Prof. Tetsuzo YASUNARI | Director General, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature | |
Prof. Kenji YAMAJI | Director-General, Research Institute for Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) | |
Advisor | Prof. Hironori HAMANAKA | Special Research Advisor, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) |
Observer | Mr. Toshiyuki Yamasaki | Director, International Cooperation Office, Environmental Management Bureau/ Deputy Director, Air Environment Division, Environment Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment |
The Japan Committee for IIASA Secretariat | Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) | 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa, 240-0115, JAPAN TEL: +81-46-855-3852 FAX: +81-46-855-3809 [email protected] |
IIASA Japan Committee Support System for Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP)
IIASA’s annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) offers research opportunities to young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on issues of global environmental, economic and social change. From June through August, accepted participants work within the Institute’s Research Programs under the guidance of IIASA scientific staff. Since the beginning of the Program in 1977, 1917 young scientists from 86 countries have participated.
For detailed information of YSSP, please see IIASA webpage:
- IIASA Young Scientists Program
- Application : 1 October 2020 – 14 January 2021
- Programme Begins: 1 June 2021– 31 August 2021
IIASA Japan Committee Support System
The IIASA Japan Committee implemented the "IIASA Japan Committee Support System" to fund Japanese participants in the Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) in 2021 to support part of their travel expenses. In this system, the IIASA Japan Committee will make a recommendation from among those Japanese applicants left in the final selection of the YSSP in 2021, and will provide JPY300,000 as part of the travel expenses to participate in the program. Since this system is operated based on information on those remaining applicants from the final screening provided by IIASA, there is no need to apply separately to the Japanese Committee for this support system. Any YSSP participant who received support from the IIASA Japan Committee is requested to submit a report to the Committee, after completing their participation in YSSP. Please note that this report may be made public in order to share information between IIASA and the Japanese research community.
Contact
The Japan Committee for IIASA Secretariat
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Strategic Management Office
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama Kanagawa, 240-0115, Japan
Tel: 046-855-3852 Fax: 046-855-3809 [email protected]