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From Satellites to AI: How Digital Technologies Are Reshaping Climate Resilience in Extreme Environments

12 Jun 2026

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Article

Climate Policy in a New Era: The Road to Antalya

09 Jun 2026

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News

Africa Leading the Global Effort for AI that Works for All: An Interview with Dr. Georgina Curto

04 Jun 2026

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News

UNU-INWEH Supports Launch of Global Online Course on Earth Observation for Sustainable Development at UNCOPUOS 2026

Advancing Earth observation capacity for sustainable development, water, environment, and disaster resilience through international cooperation.

15 Jun 2026

News

UNU Leads Two Sessions at UN Open Source Week

Events take place on June 25, a day set aside to highlight Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs).

13 Jun 2026

News

Youth Empowerment Programme Engages Students on Climate and Biodiversity

UNU-IAS Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa launched a capacity development programme for high school students.

09 Jun 2026

News

Rising Emissions, Depleting Water and Vanishing Land—UN Scientists: AI Is Threatening Natural Resources for Billions

By 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warns

03 Jun 2026

Data Centre

The Environmental Cost of AI's Energy Use

A new UNU-INWEH report quantifies the carbon, water and land footprints of AI's electricity use across the globe.
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Events

Varun Tiwari

Event

Science Talk: From Space to Planetary Health

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Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament of India and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Mr. R. Venkatramani, the Attorney-General for India, and Prof. C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice-Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University.

Conversation Series

International Order Under Challenge

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UNU Annual Report 2025

Explore the work of UNU and learn how our ideas generate solutions to improve the lives of people everywhere.
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New Publications

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Collection

The Environmental Cost of Artificial Intelligence: Carbon, Water, and Land Footprints

03 Jun 2026

From science to policy Planetary solutions in action

Report

From Science to Policy: Planetary Solutions in Action

23 Apr 2026

General Assembly vote on strengthening the UN system, adopting the resolution “Mandate creation, implementation and review for an efficient and effective United Nations” on 31 March 2026.

Report

Moving from Crisis Management to Resource Mobilization in the UN80 Process

17 Apr 2026

Ahunna Eziakonwa at UNU Headquarters

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