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  SABUNAS, Audrius

   Assistant Professor by Special Appointment

   Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
■ Academic Background
1. 2018/10~2021/09 〔Doctoral Course〕 Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Graduate School, Division of Engineering, Kyoto University, Completed, Ph.D. in Engineering
2. 2015/09~2017/06 〔Master Course〕, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Completed, M.Sc. (Energy Science)
3. 2012/09~2013/06 College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University, Studying abroad
4. 2010/09~2015/06 Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Graduated, Bachelor’s degree (Biology)
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■ Professional Background
1. 2023/04~2026/03 Assistant Professor by Special Appointment, Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
2. 2022/03~2023/03 Junior analyst (consultant) for the RTD G6 unit at the European Commission, ‘Netcompany Intrasoft’,
3. 2021/08~2021/08 Invited lecturer, University of Hyogo
4. 2021/07~2021/09 Research Assistant (Part-time), Kyoto University, DPRI
5. 2018/02~2018/03 Data visualisation and analysis, Municipal enterprise ‘Vilniaus planas’
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■ Present Specialized Fields
Climate policy, Renewable energy, Ecology and environment, Water-related disasters, Environmental policy, Alternative biofuels (Key Word:climate policy; environmental issues, water-related disasters, climate mitigation, climate adaptation, social impact of climate change) 
■ Books and Articles
1. Article Climate Diplomacy of the Baltic States: The Role of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in the Annual Climate Change Summits  29(1),pp.822-839 (Single) 2025/11Link
2. Article Climate Diplomacy of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: Where Do They Compare in Climate Action, Based on Their Involvement in The UN Climate Conferences  pp.101-102 (Single) 2025/09Link
3. Article Can climate change exacerbate the survival of minor languages? A case study of Kiribati  91,pp.23-45 (Single) 2025/03Link
4. Article Lithuania’s, Latvia’s and Japan’s Climate Policies. Are we Far from the Ideals of the Paris Agreement?  28(1),pp.760-775 (Single) 2024/12Link
5. Article Assessing the Feasibility of Climate Policies of Japan, Latvia and Lithuania to reach the targets of the Paris Agreement  pp.70-70 (Single) 2024/05Link
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■ Academic Conference Presentation
1. 2025/11 Climate change: an ally or a foe for endangered languages? (Polyglot Conference 2025)
2. 2025/10/19 Climate diplomacy at the UNFCCC COP. The comparison between Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States (The 2025 Annual Convention of the Japanese Association of International Relations)
3. 2025/09/29 History of Japan's Involvement in Climate Change Diplomacy. Assessment of its Active Participation in the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (AAEH 2025: The First Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Environmental History)
4. 2025/05/21 Net Zero Roadmaps of the Baltic States: Challenges for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (CYSENI 2025: International Conference of Young Scientists on Energy and Natural Sciences Issues)
5. 2025/05/14 Climate Diplomacy of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: Where Do They Compare in Climate Action, Based on Their Involvement in the UN Climate Conferences (CONECT 2025: XVIII International Scientific Conference of Environmental and Climate Technologies 2025)
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■ Lectures
1. 2020/02/16 Consul Chiune Sugihara and refugees (International Center, Kyoto Prefecture)
2. 2017/06 The languages slipping away. What can we do to stop it? (Bratislava)Link
3. 2016/04 Climate change and language diversity (Berlin)Link
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■ Academic Society Memberships
1. 2024/01~ The Japan Association of International Relations
2. 2023/12~ The Asian Association for Environmental History (AAEH)
3. 2023/05~ SSRI: Social Science Research Institute, International Christian University
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■ Committees and Societies
1. 2019/06~ Kyoto Friendship Ambassador Kyoto Friendship Ambassador
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■ Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research Researcher Number
30982889