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Upcoming Events
Workshop
Funding for Sustainable Landscape Governance
Event
17th Asia-Pacific RCE Regional Meeting
Side Event
Advancing the GBF through Local Action: Insights from COMDEKS Phase 4 and the Satoyama Initiative
Side Event
Towards Understanding the True Cost of Governance in Integrated Landscape Approaches
Event
The UN System in the Face of Globalization and the Role of Japan
Seminar
Innovation and catching up: Policy lessons from Korea for Latin America and the Caribbean with Keun Lee | UNESCO Chair
Event
UN Day Dresden 2026 “Rethinking Mobility”
Event
Science Slam SCIENCE4PEACE
Previous Events
Event
Science Talk: The Land Side of Climate Extremes
From Soil Moisture Deficits to Carbon and Water Consequences
Conversation Series
The 2027 SDG Summit: What Does It Mean for the SDGs and the Post-2030 Development Agenda?
On 11 September 2026, UNU will host a conversation with Haoliang Xu, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of UNDP.
Degree Defense
Event
Science Talk: Digital Tools for Weeds and Invasive Plants
AI-Powered Tools for Smarter Weed Management
Event
UNU-CRIS and the Bhutan Knowledge Exchange and Capacity-Building Programme
This programme is a strategic knowledge-exchange and capacity-building initiative between the Kingdom of Bhutan and UNU-CRIS.
Training
Caribbean Capacity-Building Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation Policies and Instruments for the SDGs
The UN IATT Workstream 6 brings together partners for a Caribbean workshop strengthening STI policy and instruments for sustainable development in SIDS.
Seminar
Webinar #8 | Lessons Learned from Decades as a Public Administration Editor
James L. Perry will discuss how to effectively and meaningfully serve as a peer reviewer, editorial board member, and editor in today's landscape.
Event
Joint International Economics - UNU-CRIS Seminar: Mapping Climate-Related Planned Relocation and Retreat: Insights from Global and European Databases
Within the field of human climate mobility, planned relocation and retreat remain among the understudied forms of mobility.
Conversation Series
Trajectories of Change in the Japanese Economy
On 3 September 2026, UNU will host a conversation with Professor D. Hugh Whittaker, Professor in the Economy and Business of Japan at the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies.
Lecture
Prof. Fatima Denton to give keynote speech at UNU-INRA's 2026 Kwapong Lecture
Theme: "The Age of Contradictions: Reflections on Power, Narratives and Green Transitions."