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BIG IDEAS Series

Planning for an Uncertain Future: Environmental Planning Strategies in Habitat Adaptation and Energy Transition

TOKYO & ONLINE: On 18 Jan. 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Dr. Christina von Haaren, professor emerita at Leibniz University Hannover.

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SCIENCE TALK: Nutrition in Transition: Transnational Land Deals and Dietary Diversity in the Global South

Transforming Rural Areas in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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Conversation Series

Japan's Role in the Indo-Pacific — the UN, ODA, and a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

TOKYO: On 23 January 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Dr. Yuka Ando, Senior Researcher at the India-Japan Laboratory of the Keio Research Institute at SFC.

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Conversation Series

The Pact for the Future and International Peace and Security

TOKYO: On 28 January 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Tadamichi Yamamoto, Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University.

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SDGs Café — Wells as an Emergency Water Source: What’s Their Potential?

ONLINE: This event will discuss the role of wells in securing water access during natural disasters, focusing on case studies from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Training

European Training Camp: UNU Digital Technology and Sustainable Development Talent Program (UNDSDP)

The UNDSDP Camp is designed for young scholars currently enrolled in higher education institutions or in early career research positions.

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Women in Peace: Strengthening Economies to Address Violence Against Women

TOKYO: On 6 February 2025, UNU and Guardian Girls International, in partnership with KIF Japan, will co-host a panel discussion on women’s empowerment.

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Seminar

State and Its Technological Solution to Climate Change in India: Electric Vehicle Manufacturing in India

Prof. Sunil Mani, the Centre for Development Studies, India

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Previous Events

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SCIENCE TALK: Using Robust Decision Making to Explore Critical Factors in Financing Greenhouse Gas Removal Technologies Needed to Reach Net Zero

Exploring the Power of Public-Private Partnerships

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Nexus Seminar N.81: Reframing Sustainability through the Lens of Socioecological Debt

Prof. Ramutsindela's Nexus Seminar session to explore reframing sustainability through the lens of socioecological debt.

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Towards the SDGs and Beyond: How Can Global Digital Society Accelerate Transformations?

TOKYO: On 9 January 2025, UNU and Keio University will co-organize a symposium exploring how digital technologies can support achievement of the SDGs.

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CBD COP16 & UNFCCC COP29 Debrief: Youth Empowerment for Biodiversity & Climate

TOKYO: This event will discuss the outcomes of the 2024 UN biodiversity and climate conferences and youth participation in international decision-making processes.

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Information Session for Prospective Students

ONLINE: This information session will provide insights into the learning experiences, ongoing research and unique opportunities at UNU-IAS.

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Driving Impact or Missing the Mark? Lessons Learned from e-Extension Platform Deployment in Rural Sri Lanka

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Antonio Scognamillo, Economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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SCIENCE TALK: Building Climate Resilience of Rainfed Agriculture

Best Practices of Rainfed Agriculture from Global South Countries

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Leveraging Landscape Approaches Towards Policy Coherence

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: This side event of UNCCD COP16 will explore how landscape approaches enhance policy coherence and equitable land use decisions.

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Operationalizing Integrated Landscape Approaches Towards Socio-ecological Resilience 

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: This side event of UNCCD COP16 will discuss opportunities and challenges of implementing integrated landscape approaches.

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Nexus Seminar Series N.80: Toward Evidence-based Community-Engaged Water-Energy-Food Systems Transformation

Learn from Dr. Daher about evidence-based transformations in water, energy, and food systems.