UNU Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies

Regional Solutions for Global and Local Problems

Researching and improving cooperation within and between different levels of governance.

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Studying Regions: Conceptual and Methodological Approaches to Regionalism

This specialist course aims to equip students with knowledge of foundational concepts, epistemic approaches and theories on regionalism.

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EGR

Essays on Global Regionalism

Essays on Global Regionalism is an open-access, two-volume collection of ~100 essays exploring how regions shape world politics and governance.
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Degree Defense

Public PhD Defense of Gaia Romeo, UNU-CRIS PhD Fellow

The PhD defense by Gaia Romeo takes place in Brussels on 10 June 2026.

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The Missing Dimension: War, Violence, Climate & Environmental Loss

As the global community gathers at SB64 in Bonn, this event highlights the intersection of conflict, environmental degradation & climate change.

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High-level Policy Dialogue on Water Transversality for Climate Resilience and Biodiversity Restoration Set to Convene

The dialogue is expected to create space for policy exchange on how to better align water, climate & biodiversity objectives in practice.

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Youth Leadership to Advance Traditional Medicine for Equity and Access

UNU-CRIS is pleased to support the dialogue on Youth Leadership to Advance Traditional Medicine for Equity and Access, convened by GITMA and partners.

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UNU-CRIS Partners with UN Global Compact Network Poland and SGH Warsaw School of Economics for Certificate Programme on ESG Reporting

UNU-CRIS partnered with UNGCNP and SGH for an executive ESG training program, featuring a keynote on regional integration by Philippe De Lombaerde.

16 Oct 2026

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Latin America’s energy transition needs regional power

A new UNU-CRIS report assesses how six regional blocs could advance Latin America’s energy transition, and why shared electricity markets matter.

13 Oct 2026

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Resilience Starts at Home: A Collaborative Dialogue on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

Nidhi Nagabhatla, Coordinator of the Nature, Climate and Health Cluster, is participating in this webinar marking the International Day for DRR 2026.

13 Oct 2026

13DS Quito 2

14th Doctoral School on Latin American, European and Comparative Regionalism

Learn from leading academics and develop your research projects at this week-long programme, held in Quito, Ecuador.
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