JACSES is a nonprofit corporation that describes itself as a policy-proposing NGO aiming at a sustainable society. As its Japanese name, the "Research Center for Environment and Sustainable Society," suggests, it centers on studying and thinking about how the environment and society should be, and making proposals.
Its programs are wide-ranging: development and aid, taxation and finance, climate change, SDGs and SCP, NGO capacity building, fluorocarbons, globalization, environmental capacity and water privatization. Its activities are shared on the official website through press releases, fact sheets, columns and reports from international conferences. In the climate field, briefing papers, proposals and the book "Gigaton Gap: Climate Change and International Negotiations" are introduced.
There are several ways to get involved: it recruits supporting members and supporters and takes interns, and it sends out a newsletter with event and new-publication information as well as a climate policy news mailing, "New Climate Policy Express." Its climate change and SDGs team has also started an Instagram account.
Key points
- Research and proposals on a wide range of themes, from development and aid to climate change and the SDGs
- Briefing papers, fact sheets and books that you can read to learn
- Many ways to take part, including supporting membership, internships and a newsletter
Why this organization deserves attention
It connects themes that are not usually thought of together, such as environment, development and taxation, and studies them from the viewpoint of a sustainable society. Because reports from international conferences and other materials are published, they can be a clue to understanding specialized trends.
Reports, videos and a newsletter provide entry points for learning by reading. There are also opportunities for students and working people interested in international cooperation and environmental policy to learn as interns.
Editor's comment
Environmental and development policies can feel a little difficult, but they are directly tied to our lives and our future. JACSES's materials look like a reliable way in.
If a field catches your interest, why not look at the programs or the newsletter on the official website?