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Upcoming Events
Event
Climate Week NYC 2026: Water-Energy Nexus - The Closed Budget: Who Draws From a Bankrupt Account?
Event
Climate Week NYC 2026: Planet Aqua, Planet Peace: The Paideia Vision for Integral Ecology, Food Systems, Public Health, and Global Justice
Training
Intensive Course on Agent Based Modelling in Economics and Social Sciences
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14th Americas RCE Regional Meeting
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UN Water Conference Academic Hub Asia and the Pacific Consultation
Seminar
Migration Seminar Series: Migration, Remittances and Capabilities in the Global South: Exploring the India-Nepal Corridor through Aspiration and Capability Perspectives
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Science Talk: Invisible Water in a Changing Climate: Groundwater, Drought, and Water Security
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Applying SEPLS to OECMs: From Concept to Real-World Impact
Previous Events
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High-Level Roundtable on Rebalancing Global Health: Regional Platforms, Equity, and Fiscal Space for Public Health Security
This is a side event co-organized by the Governments of Spain and Zambia on the margins of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
Conference
UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2026
UNU-MERIT’s Internal Conference is an annual event where researchers and fellows share work, exchange feedback, and strengthen collaboration.
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Self-Care as a Path to Financing Universal Health and Equitable Development
Exploring how self-care can advance universal health coverage and help address growing financing pressures facing health systems.
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Science Talk: Sustainable Development in Practice
Applying a Learner-Centred Approach to Curricula Development
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Can Global Value Chains Drive Inclusive Development? The Asian Development Policy Report 2026
UNU-MERIT hosts the launch of the Asian Development Policy Report 2026 with a presentation of its key findings followed by a panel discussion on the future of global value chains and inclusive development.
Degree Defense
Degree Defense
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Barriers to Female Employment in Egypt: Gender Norms, Childcare, and Household Dynamics
Abdelrahman Mohamed Nagy Mohamed Hussein
Seminar
Who Stays, Who Rises, Who Enters? Innovation and Workforce Dynamics at the Firm Level
Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series is pleased to promote an upcoming research seminar featuring Professor Erol Taymaz from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara.
Event
Science Talk: The Land Side of Climate Extremes
From Soil Moisture Deficits to Carbon and Water Consequences