IUSDRP has started operating, and the details can be seen at: 
https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/ftz-als/programmes/iusdrp.html

IUSDRP has been created with three main aims: 

1. to perform externally-funded international research on sustainable development issues linking researchers from across the world 
2. to publish the results of research on sustainable development issues in high calibre journals 
3. to train doctoral students on matters related to sustainable development issues 

IUSDRP also organises a series of high level events on sustainable development issues -and climate change Symposia. Some of the events currently planned are: 

World Symposium on Climate Change Communication, Manchester, UK, 
22nd -24th February 2017 
https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/ftz-als/events/communication.html

World Symposium on Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development, Malta, 2nd – 4th March 2017 
https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/ftz-als/events/malta2017.html in Malta in March 2017 

World Symposium on Sustainability Science and Research, Manchester, UK, 5th-7th April 2017 
https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/ftz-als/events/sustainability-science.html

Sustainability and Social Science Research Symposium 
University of Michigan, United States, May 17th-19th 2017 
https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/ftz-als/events/michigan2017.html

2nd World Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation, Coimbra, Portugal 
6th -8th September 2017 
https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/ftz-als/events/portugal-wscca-2017.html

Partners universities interested to join should contact our team to discuss the details.  There are no costs involved. If conditions are suitable, a letter of committment can be sent to universities interested to participate, so they can join and benefit from IUSDRP´s network and outputs.