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Featured Research

Cleaning solar panels

Media Coverage

Unlocking Finance for Climate Action at COP29

13 Nov 2024

Children learning about solar energy

Media Coverage

Circular Economy Education to Help Achieve National Climate Goals

11 Nov 2024

Youth speaking at a conference

Media Coverage

Driving Circular Economy Through Youth Engagement at COP29

06 Nov 2024

Plastic Waste on Beach

Media Coverage

Treaty Negotiations to End Plastic Pollution

28 Oct 2024

Solar panels in a village in Lesotho

UNU-IAS at COP29

Our events and policy engagement at the 2024 UN Climate Change conference.
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Upcoming Events

The rice terraces of Mikohara Area, Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa, Japan

Event

Noto Satoyama and Satoumi Talk

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Men digging soil for irrigation

Event

Operationalizing Integrated Landscape Approaches Towards Socio-ecological Resilience 

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Event

CBD COP16 & UNFCCC COP29 Debrief: Youth Empowerment for Biodiversity & Climate

TOKYO: This event will discuss the outcomes of the 2024 UN biodiversity and climate conferences and youth participation in international decision-making processes.

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News

Panelists at a UNU-IAS event at COP29 in Baku

News

COP29 Event Discusses Youth Empowerment for Climate & Biodiversity

19 Nov 2024

News

Event at COP29 Tackles Siloed Policymaking on Climate & SDGs

Experts shared insights on overcoming barriers to integrated, coherent climate and sustainable development action.

16 Nov 2024

News

COP29 Event Highlights Strategies for Policy Coherence & Inclusion

An event at the SDG Pavilion explored how a socio-ecological systems approach can advance climate action.

15 Nov 2024

Birds on a branch in Costa Rica

Highlights from the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference

UNU-IAS contributions to CBD COP16 in Cali, Colombia.
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UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series

Cut and packaged fruit at a supermarket

Brief

Decarbonizing Food Systems through International Food Trade and Post-production Management

13 Aug 2024

Artisan crafting rattan handicrafts in Lelekaa Village, South Konawe, Indonesia..

Brief

Sustainable Business Practices for Biodiversity: Leveraging Landscape Approaches

19 Jun 2024

High voltage towers in the Dominican Republic

Brief

Fostering Renewable Energy Uptake in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Insights from Barbados

25 Apr 2024