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The Rise of Performance Intelligence

31 Aug 2026

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

26 Aug 2026

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Blog Post

AI is changing the policy cycle. Are policymakers ready?

25 Aug 2026

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Event Showcases Biodiversity and Resilience of Noto Peninsula

07 Sep 2026

Press Release

UNU, SOAS and ICEED Launch UNU Hub at the University of London

The new UNU Hub will explore how artificial intelligence can address global challenges across climate, governance and culture.

25 Aug 2026

News

UNCCD COP17 Event Highlights Need to Finance Landscape Governance

An event at the UN desertification conference in Ulaanbaatar urged investment in governance to achieve effective and sustained landscape action.

24 Aug 2026

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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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The 2027 SDG Summit: What Does It Mean for the SDGs and the Post-2030 Development Agenda?

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Redesigning Connection: 30 Years of Environmental Partnership and Beyond

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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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Policy Brief

Operationalizing Institutional Vitality: A Framework for Analysis

14 Aug 2026

Engineering And Governing The Agent Harness.

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Engineering and Governing the Agent Harness: A Technology and Policy Framework for the Runtime Layer of Agentic AI

21 Jul 2026

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

03 Jun 2026

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