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UNU Council Member
Prof. Brenda Yeoh
Professor Brenda S.A. Yeoh is a Singaporean scholar and expert in the fields of migration, social geography, and the politics of space in colonial and post-colonial cities.
Project
Flexible Office: Concept for Resource Optimisation (FLORES)
This project at UNU FLORES seeks to make a significant shift from fixed desks assigned to each employee to spaces designed according to functions and needs
Project
‘CRoss-sEcToral planning decisIoN-maKing platform to foster climate Action’ — ‘RethinkAction’
This project will build a cross-sectoral platform to deliver clear and valuable information on climate change that supports decision making.
Event
RCE Youth Art Challenge Exhibition: From Waste to Art
TOKYO: This exhibition will showcase winning artworks by youth from around the world focusing on SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production).
News
UNU Macau (IIST) and Northwestern Polytechnical University Forge Collaboration for the Future
Description: UNU Macau (IIST) received a delegation from Northwestern Polytechnical University, led by President Song Baowei.
Project
Large-scale transformation towards biodiversity-friendly, climate resilient agriculture through risk finance solutions and enabling policy and trade frameworks (BioFinCas)
This project will support transformation of conventional farming towards biodiversity-friendly and climate-resilient practice.
Project
FISPER: Guidelines for UNCCD Parties to make ecological restoration attractive in terms of financial inclusion and social protection
This project will develop guidelines to improve perceptions of ecological restoration and rehabilitation in terms of finance and social protection
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Financial Management and Policy Planning for Risk Financing: A Comprehensive Architecture towards Resilience
This project will strengthen the financial management of disaster risk and integrate risk financing into key policies where INFFs are used.
Project
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of WFPs food assistance-for-assets activities (implemented under the Resilience Programme) in Niger, in the context of projected drought risk over the next 10-30 years
This project undertakes a climate risk analysis to assess adaptation measures implemented in Niger.
Project
Enhancing Risk Assessments for improved country risk financing strategies (ERA)
This project aims to provide government partners in Egypt and Thailand with a new generation of risk assessments for developing their climate change adaptation.