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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

19 Jan 2038

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Post-COVID-19 Plastic Management and Stakeholder Satisfaction in South Korea

The project assesses post-COVID plastic waste management in Korea, aiming to understand stakeholder satisfaction and develop effective strategies.

15 Mar 2022

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Resource Nexus for Sustainability Transformations (NEXtra)

The project supports doctoral students from the Global South working on sustainability transformations using a Resource Nexus perspective.

06 Oct 2021

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Lusatian Resources - Sustainable Development of Coal Mining Areas through Adaptation of the Resource Nexus and Considering Social Change (LuReNex)

The research investigates the German role on global coal phase out and modelling pathways for other UN Member states

21 Dec 2021

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The social dimension of sustainability in agricultural systems

This doctoral research is aimed at understanding and measuring the impacts of agricultural practices on the social dimension of sustainability.

18 Jun 2021

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Plastic Pollution and Nexus Governance Solutions for Regulating the Use of Plastic

The project aims to develop plastic taxation guidelines for more sustainable plastic management, addressing global plastic pollution.

15 Mar 2022

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Sustainable Transformation in Coal Regions of the Global South: Challenges from a Resource Nexus Perspective (NEXtra Core)

The project aims at analyzing environmental legacies of the carbon age and developing perspectives for the energy transition in coal regions

06 May 2021

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Global Water and Climate Adaptation Center - Aachen, Bangkok, Chennai, Dresden

The project aims to establish a global hub for water security and climate adaptation, educate future environmental leaders, promote dialogue

10 Jun 2021

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Sustainability Assessment for the Resource Nexus - Concepts for Disruptive Innovation: The Case of Construction Materials

The objective of this project is to provide sustainability assessment concepts in the construction sector

15 Jun 2021

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Barriers to the Adaptation and Implementation of Innovations related to Environmental Resources (water-soil-waste-energy) in Sub-Saharan Africa - the Case of Germany

This project aims to analyse and understand the barriers to the adaption of innovations related to environmental resources in Sub-Saharan Africa.

10 Jun 2021

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Developing the Biodiversity Economy in selected Landscapes in Namibia

The goal of the project is to support research related to biodiversity economy approaches.

11 Jan 2021