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Press Release 14 Nov 2022

COP27: UN university and ECA launch digital portal to support transition to cleaner energy

Launched on the margins of COP27, the portal enables green entrepreneurs to share new opportunities and unlock potential sources of investment .

News 21 Sep 2022

Introducing a new UNU-INRA initiative: AFTER Carbon

The African Facility for Transitions Research (AFTER Carbon) is a policy research hub to support long-term sustainability and low-carbon development.

News 31 May 2022

Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change visits UNU-INRA

UNU-INRA staff welcomes Canadian Minister, Hon. Steven Guilbeault, in Accra, Ghana.

News 25 Mar 2022

UNU-INRA Director Discusses Tackling Modern Slavery in CSW Side event 

UNU-INRA Director, Fatima Denton, discusses what can be done to tackle Modern Slavery in the CSW Side event.

News 24 Jun 2021

Beyond Opportunism: The UN Development System’s Response to the Triple Planetary Crisis

Humanity is facing an existential threat: the interlinked effects of climate change, biodiversity loss & pollution – a Triple Planetary Crisis. 

News 27 Dec 2020

Dr Augustine Uzo Mokwunye, Former UNU-INRA Director

Dr (Prof.) Augustine Uzo Mokwunye, former Director of UNU-INRA (1996-2004), died on Friday, 11 December 2020, at the age of 78.

Press Release 09 Jul 2020

Greening the COVID-19 recovery for a sustainable future for Africa and beyond.

The socio-economic impacts of decarbonisation for African countries, and how green transitions are affected by COVID-19.

News 03 Feb 2020

Stakeholders Gather to Discuss Rice Cultivation Practices in Ghana

UNU-INRA and Ghana Climate Innovation Centre present findings on project that focuses on improving the output of rice cultivation in Ghana.

Press Release 03 Dec 2019

UNU-INRA Launches Report on Stranded Assets at COP25

Awareness of the threats and opportunities of stranded assets is low among African policymakers, a new UNU-INRA report finds.

News 18 Oct 2019

The 2019 Summer Academy on Demographic Change and Climate Change

For five days, 30 participants from around the world met to discuss climate change and demographic change.