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Upcoming Events
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Evidence for Action: The UN Water Conference Academic Hub
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New Water Agenda: Entering the Era of Global Water Bankruptcy
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Stockholm Water Prize: Meet the Laureate
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Science Talk: Blue-Green Infrastructure to Enhance Food Resilience
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The 2026 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Lecture
Conversation Series
Shaping the Present, Defining the Future: Youth Involvement in Public Policy
Conference
UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2026
Training
Intensive Course on Agent Based Modelling in Economics and Social Sciences
Previous Events
Conversation Series
The New Multipolar International Order
On 15 July 2026, UNU will host a conversation with H.E. George Gerapetritis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic.
Side Event
Implementing Nature Positive through Landscape Approaches
KUMAMOTO, JAPAN: This side event of the Global Nature Positive Summit 2026 will discuss collaborative sustainable landscape management.
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HLPF Side-Event: Fashioning Transformative, Equitable and Innovative Actions for a Sustainable Future for All
HLPF side-event co-organized by UNU-INWEH will harness heritage-based fashion to advance climate action, water issues, cultural resilience, and peace.
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UN Water Conference Academic Hub: Mobilizing Research and Evidence for Effective Outcomes
Side event to the 2026 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2026
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Launch of the 2026 Environmental Performance Index
Reflecting on 25 years of environmental benchmarking while looking ahead to the future of sustainability governance.
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2026 Higher Education Sustainability Initiative Global Forum
ONLINE: As part of the UN High Level Political Forum 2026, this event will explore how higher education can serve as a catalyst for sustainable development.
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Climate Forward Summit 2026
UNU Researcher, Maria -Ancilla Bombande speaks at Climate Forward Summit at GIMPA-Accra, Ghana.
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Science Talk: Water Bankruptcy and Climate Debt
The Psychosocial Burdens of Water Insecurity in the Global South
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HLPF 2026: SDG 6 and interlinkages with other SDGs – Water and sanitation
At the current pace, SDG 6 will not be achieved until at least 2049. At HLPF 2026, experts gather to discuss the state of freshwater resources today.
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Breakfast Press Briefing: Global Water Bankruptcy & the Hidden Groundwater Crisis
Experts spotlight Global Water Bankruptcy and groundwater overuse, warning of mounting risks to food, drinking water, ecosystems, and stability.