Office at the United Nations, New York

Representatives from more than 18 universities and research organizations from across the Asia-Pacific, as well as international and intergovernmental organizations, gathered at UNU headquarters in Tokyo to put higher education on top of the climate change adaptation agenda. The first of its kind in the region, the three-day event entitled 'The Role of Higher Education in Adapting to Climate Change' was jointly organised by the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace, and the Institute for Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S) of the University of Tokyo.

The event successfully established a regional network that will provide the foundations for a comprehensive postgraduate educational programme to produce the necessary students, educators, and research needed for effective adaptation to climate change. More than 100 educators, researchers, policy makers and administrators participated.