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Upcoming Events
Seminar
Migration Seminar Series: Diaspora Engagement in a New World Order: Diplomacy, Policy and Power
Event
Europe RCE Regional Meeting 2026
Side Event
People, Culture and Biodiversity: Advancing Area-based Conservation Potential in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)
Event
15th Africa & Middle East RCE Regional Meeting
Event
Studying Regions: Conceptual and Methodological Approaches to Regionalism
Conversation Series
Global Governance in an Age of Polycrises: Towards a Second United Nations Charter
Event
17th Asia-Pacific RCE Regional Meeting
Side Event
Advancing the GBF through Local Action: Insights from COMDEKS Phase 4 and the Satoyama Initiative
Previous Events
Event
Land Restoration through Traditional & Indigenous Medicinal Knowledge
Exploring the role of Traditional and Indigenous Medicinal Knowledge in land restoration, biodiversity protection and planetary health.
Event
New Water Agenda: Entering the Era of Global Water Bankruptcy
World Water Week On-site & Online session
Event
Evidence for Action: The UN Water Conference Academic Hub
World Water Week On-site & Online session
Event
UNU Global Health at World Health Summit Academic Alliance - Expert Meeting on Climate and Wellbeing
UNU Global Health Co-Hosts Expert Meeting in New Delhi to Advance Practical Solutions at the Intersection of Climate Change and Human Well-Being
Side Event
Participatory Landscape Restoration and Social-Ecological Safeguards
ULAANBAATAR: This panel session at the UNCCD COP17 will discuss participatory landscape restoration strategies to benefit local and Indigenous communities.
Training
Strengthening Climate Resilience and Sustainability of Health Systems in the Western Pacific Region
UNU Global Health joined partners across the region to co-organize this free course on climate and health education.
Event
Science Talk: Integrated Modeling for Water-Food-Energy Risks under Climate Change
Linking Climate, Water, and Human Systems for a Resilient Future
Event
Drought Resilience Assessment Frameworks in the Age of Water Bankruptcy
Side event to the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17)
Side Event
The Imperative to Finance Landscape and Territorial Scale Governance to Achieve Multiple Policy–Action Goals
ULAANBAATAR: This side event at UNCCD COP17 will explore critical funding gaps, highlighting the investment needed to deliver on conservation, equity and well-being goals.
Conversation Series
AI for an Ageing World: Reimagining Healthcare and Healthy Longevity
On 17 August 2026, UNU will host a conversation with Dr. Bruce Xuefeng Ling, Program Director and Principal Investigator of the Stanford Translational Medicine Laboratory.