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Unlocking Finance for Climate Action at COP29

13 Nov 2024

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Media Coverage

Circular Economy Education to Help Achieve National Climate Goals

11 Nov 2024

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Driving Circular Economy Through Youth Engagement at COP29

06 Nov 2024

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Media Coverage

Treaty Negotiations to End Plastic Pollution

28 Oct 2024

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Highlights from COP29

UNU-IAS contributions to the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Operationalizing Integrated Landscape Approaches Towards Socio-ecological Resilience 

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Farmers in India

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Leveraging Landscape Approaches Towards Policy Coherence

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Information Session for Prospective Students

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

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Apply Now for the 2025 JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

01 Dec 2024

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COP29 Event Discusses Youth Empowerment for Climate & Biodiversity

The event featured diverse youth perspectives, including two high school students participating in a UNU-IAS youth empowerment programme.

19 Nov 2024

Media Coverage

Article in The Diplomat Features Comments by UNU-IAS Youth Delegate at COP29

The article explores hopes and expectations of youth from Asia and the Pacific attending the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference.

19 Nov 2024

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UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series

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

13 Aug 2024

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Brief

Sustainable Business Practices for Biodiversity: Leveraging Landscape Approaches

19 Jun 2024

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Brief

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

25 Apr 2024