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Upcoming Events
Event
Financing Climate Action in a Time of Scarcity: Grid Modernization and the Transforming to Cleaner and Greener Initiative
Event
Science Slam SCIENCE4PEACE
Lecture
Urban Nature for Climate Resilience: Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation, Mitigation and Just Urban Transitions
Event
SDG Innovation Summit Malaysia 2026 (SISM)
Event
UNESCO Chair Special Session at the III LALICS Master's Academy 2026
Event
CILAC 2026-UNESCO Chair Panel on Science and Agriculture: Sustainability and Competitiveness
Symposium
Call for Papers: Economic Fitness and Complexity Symposium
Event
WINTER SCHOOL : Natural Capital, Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change, and Valuation of Ecosystem Services: A Commons Perspective
Previous Events
Side Event
People, Culture and Biodiversity: Advancing Area-based Conservation Potential in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)
YEREVAN: This CBD COP17 side event will explore how equitably managed landscapes and seascapes can advance area-based conservation under the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Event
Europe RCE Regional Meeting 2026
BILBAO, SPAIN & ONLINE: The meeting will highlight education for sustainable development initiatives in Europe.
Seminar
Brazilian Public Digital Transformation from a Federative Lens
The session will explore how the digital transformation of public administration is usually examined from a national perspective.
Event
From Principle to Practice: Operationalizing Climate Justice
This webinar will explore how climate justice can be defined, measured and turned into policy.
Degree Defense
Workshop
Yes, The World’s Regions Can Learn from One Another: Towards a Common Framework for Sharing Good Process
Online workshop co-creating UNU Regions' learning platform for practice-oriented exchange and capacity-building among regions in the Global South.
Event
Science Talk: Measuring Rain, bias: Sweden and urban
Understanding Rainfall Measurement: Bias, Techniques, and Urban Applications
Seminar
Migration Seminar Series: Diaspora Engagement in a New World Order: Diplomacy, Policy and Power
Dr. Martin Russell on the changing role of diaspora engagement in diplomacy, policymaking, investment, and talent attraction.
Conversation Series
Priorities for the Next UN Secretary-General
On 14 October 2026, UNU will host a conversation with Mr. Richard Gowan, Program Director for Global Issues and Institutions at the International Crisis Group.
Seminar
Lessons from the Public Sector Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Developing Countries: An AI Life Cycle Perspective
This session explores how public-sector organisations in developing countries are adopting AI and navigating challenges across the AI life cycle.