Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS), is a policy research institute based in Nepal. Established in 2011 as a platform for advanced research, policy engagement, and scholarly exchange across South Asia, SIAS strives to become a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in policy research in Nepal and South Asia. Operating in a research-policy-practice interface, SIAS expertise contributes to impactful research and evidence-informed policy solutions in themes of Natural Resources and Rural Livelihoods; Climate, Disaster and Urban Resilience, Landscape Management and Ecosystem Services; and Decentralization, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion. It adopts four interconnected approaches: research and innovations, critical policy engagement, capacity enhancement (of researchers and stakeholders), and communication and dissemination. It aims to utilise its research to create state of-the-art knowledge to understand, engage, and inform public policy decisions, capacitate researchers, policy actors and professionals, and contribute to sustainable development that leads to positive impacts on the people and the environment. Based in Kathmandu, it has been working in collaboration with research institutions in South Asia, Europe, Australia and the Americas. 

For details, visit www.sias-southasia.org