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A tidal surge overtakes a town.

Article

What Is Sea Level Rise and Why Does It Matter?

05 Oct 2026

  • Climate change
  • Life on land
  • Life below water
  • Water

News

A women stands in front of a murral in Mexico City.

Media Coverage

UN News Features the Journey of UNU-EHS Documentary Back to Mexico City

05 Oct 2026

  • Climate change
  • Life on land
A flooded river breaks its way through a valley.

Media Coverage

UNU-EHS Expert Featured in Media Coverage on Nepal Flood

04 Sep 2026

  • Climate change
  • Life on land
A man tends to an urban garden.

Media Coverage

UN Expert Featured in Mongabay Article on Food Security and COP 17

01 Sep 2026

  • Climate change
  • Life on land
  • Consumption and production
  • Sustainable cities and communities
Nico Frick in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

News

In the Field with Nico Fricke: Assessing Flood and Earthquake Risks in Bosnia & Herzegovina

26 Aug 2026

  • Climate change
  • Infrastructure

Perspectives

The Secretary-General speaks at UNGA 81.

Commentary

Between El Niño and Overshoot: How is Climate Featuring on the Global Agenda?

25 Sep 2026

  • Climate change
  • Life on land
  • Life below water
Report cover of Limiting Overshoot report featuring silhouettes of people trying to pull back the climate stripes from getting hotter and hotter.

Commentary

Temperature Decline is Not an Undo Button: Climate Overshoot is a Human Security Challenge

21 Sep 2026

  • Climate change

UNU-EHS explains

A tidal surge overtakes a town.

Article

What Is Sea Level Rise and Why Does It Matter?

05 Oct 2026

  • Climate change
  • Life on land
  • Life below water
  • Water
Aerial view of the urban landscape of Recife, Brazil with a skyline of modern buildings against a blue sky with some clouds here and there.

Article

5 Recommended Reads on Urban Transformation

30 Sep 2026

  • Sustainable cities and communities
  • Climate change
  • Life on land
Industrial chimneys emitting clouds of smoke

Article

5 Hard Truths about the Air We Breathe

24 Aug 2026

  • Climate change
  • Health and well-being

Interconnected Disaster Risks: UNU-EHS Flagship Report

Check out "Interconnected Disaster Risks", the science-based report designed to be accessible for the general public.
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