This event is intended to both promote public awareness of the UN Decade on Biodiversity as well as to support developing countries implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity. »

In this joint UNU-MERIT/Maastricht School of Governance Seminar, Prof. Dr. Engbersen of Erasmus University will present a typology of labour migration patterns among migrants from Central and Eastern Europe. »

UNU-WIDER/HECER seminar: Prof. Lant Pritchett, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, will give a presentation entitled “It’s a Deals World: The Dynamics of Capitalism with Weak Institutions”. »

President Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica will deliver the 19th U Thant Distinguished Lecture at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo. Her lecture will focus on Costa Rica’s innovative green policies and its six-plus decades of demilitarization. »

This conference considers the role that climatic constraints play in the performance of national agricultures and their capacity to support economic growth and assure food security. »