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Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V. (IASS)

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Sustainable Development:
  • Climate change
  • Energy
  • Information for decision-making and participation
  • International cooperation for an enabling environment
  • Land management
  • Oceans and seas
  • Protecting and managing the natural resources
  • Science
  • Sustainable development in a globalizing world
  • Technology
  • Waste Management
  • Geographic scope: International
    Millennium Development Goals:
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2009
    Organizational structure: Association (eingetragener Verein) The purpose of the Association is to promote science and research for global sustainability, especially in the areas of climate change, earth systems and sustainable development. Its purpose is also to provide training and professional development for young scientists, exchange scientific information and engage in social dialogue at the intersection of research and politics.
    Number and type of members: The Association consists of ordinary members and supporting members. Each ordinary member has one vote. Supporting members may participate in the deliberations of the General Assembly without being entitled to vote, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise in individual cases and with a majority vote of two-thirds of members. The founding members are natural persons. They are ordinary members and they do not pay membership fees. The General Assembly can admit new ordinary members with a majority vote of two-thirds of members.
    Funding structure:
  • Grants from Governments
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
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