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About

The sustainability of human society is one of the most challenging issues that humanity facing today. It involves a wide range of fields and subjects that have major impacts on our society, and is recognized that only through cross-disciplinary research integrating the relevant physical sciences and humanity /social sciences can we hope to develop practical solutions and the right solutions for problems to realize sustainable development.

The Sustainability Science Research Program (the SSRP), Academia Sinica (AS) calls for proposals to meet the challenge mentioned above and to fit in concert with global and national sustainable development policy via mission-oriented research. Furthermore, the proposals should define stakeholders, focus on applicability, connect to the international community, and identify the short-term as well as mid-term milestones.

The SSRP focus on six core themes
  • Energy and Decarbonization Technologies

  • Food, Air, and Water Security and Safety

  • Transformation towards Sustainable Society

  • Health and Environmental Changes

  • Earth System under Global Changes

  • Disaster Prevention, Reduction and Recovery

Related events

During the course of SSRP projects, research groups are required to attend CSS seminars and project symposia on a regular basis.

  • Seminar:Completion of the First Year

  • Symposia:Completion of the Project