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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AMP 2030: Digital transformation of the local services production and delivery (Area Metropolitana do Porto)
Developing a comprehensive regional proposal for the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan 2024-2026, supporting sustainable digital transitions in the North-West Region.
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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
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Digital4Justice: Accelerating Digital Transition in São Tomé e Príncipe within the scope of the Justice Modernization Programme
Enhance São Tomé and Príncipe's justice system through Digital4Justice, creating a digitised, standardized, and automated procedural management system.
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Scaling-up Research and Capacity Building for Improved Development Policy in Mozambique Programme - Phase II
This project aims to support inclusive growth and resilience that substantially improve the living standards of the Mozambican population
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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
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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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Developing the Biodiversity Economy in selected Landscapes in Namibia
The goal of the project is to support research related to biodiversity economy approaches.