UNU research focuses on the challenges faced by the United Nations and its Member States. Our current research portfolio supports all of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 to inspire global action to overcome the world’s biggest challenges.
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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.
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Digital Governance Strategy of Cape Verde
Developing Cape Verde's Digital Strategy to modernize government services.
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LANDSURF (WASCAL)
This project seeks to develop a West African Earth System Model (WESM) for high-resolution longer-term transient climate change projections.
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Understanding Systemic and Cascading Risks: Learnings From COVID-19 (CARICO)
This project aims to develop a conceptual model that supports the analysis of systemic and cascading risks.
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Global Cooperation for Climate Action: Southern engagement with Climate Negotiations and Commitments 2020-2023
The project to strengthen the capacity and skills of young climate leaders through a South-South virtual training platform
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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.
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NIGSD: Capacity Building Programme I
Enhance Egyptian public officials' capabilities in digitalisation and smart governance.
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Decolonising Global Health
Shifting Power, Resisting Exploitation, and Advancing Equity in Global Health
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EQUALS-EU
The partnership aims to reverse the increasing gender digital divide by empowering women through their use of information and communication tech
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The state and statebuilding in the Global South – international and local interactions
This project focuses on the state and statebuilding in the Global South with attention to the interaction between international and local actors, institutions, and context.