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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

Expertise at Work: New Technologies, New Skills, and Worker Impacts

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Anna Salomons, Professor at Utrecht University’s School of Economics and Professor of Labor Economics, Tilburg University.

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Sustainability Stories 2.0 Vernissage

Hoyerswerda

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BIG IDEAS Series

What Role Do Women, Peace and Security Play in Mitigating Today’s Global Crises?

TOKYO & ONLINE: On 7 February 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Amb. Melanne Verveer, Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.

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Migration Seminar Series: Trust Beyond Borders: The Role of Non-State Actors in Shaping Immigration Preferences

Trust in international organizations reduces support for closed-door immigration in weak-governance regions, highlighting non-state actors' influence.

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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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Conversation Series

The Future of Innovation and Creativity in a Transforming World

TOKYO: On 13 February 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Daren Tang, Director General of WIPO.

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Second AEON SATOYAMA Forum

TOKYO & ONLINE: This event will discuss the satoyama model for sustainable living and biodiversity conservation.

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Previous Events

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SCIENCE TALK: An Easy Economic Decision? Nature-Based Solutions to Global Drought Risks

An Economic and Financial Appraisal of Investment in Nature-Based Resilience Strategies

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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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SCIENCE TALK: Water Diplomacy, Its Tracks and Third Parties’ Mediation

Role, Limitations, and Potential Constraints of Third-Party Engagement

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Overview of the Civic Tech Field Guide

Reviewing the open-source project Civic Tech Field Guide with Matt Stempeck

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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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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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Celebrating the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation in Canada

Calling for urgent action to protect the world’s rapidly vanishing glaciers

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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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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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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.