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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Addressing Wicked Resource Management Problems
This project aims at identifying ways to better handle wicked resource management problems, both from a management and from a governance perspective.
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Introduction of Technologies on Characteristic Analysis and Conservation Management in Agricultural Heritage Systems
The project will develop conservation management indicators and guidelines on evaluating the sustainability of agricultural heritage systems.
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Transforming urban centers into smart cities with emerging technologies
The project aims to develop a framework for transforming urban centers into smart cities with emerging technologies.
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Global and Regional Multistakeholder Institutions (GREMLIN)
This project compares two different policy areas in the broad field of global public goods where multistakeholderism has become a defining norm.
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Digital Government strategy and methodologies
This project relates to the development, renewal, and redesign of the e-Government strategy into a digital governance strategy.
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Digital transformation and emerging technologies
This research aims to explore how emerging technologies can transform the public sector and decision-making, and support sustainable development.
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Ghana Climate Innovation Center (GCIC) Project
The GCIC provides a country-driven approach to addressing climate, energy, and resource challenges, and supporting economic development.
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Grant for Global Sustainability (GGS)
Supported by the Japanese MEXT, the project aims to enrich the partnership between research and educational institutes in Japan.
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MCII Contribution to the G7 Initiative on Climate Risk Insurance
This project assists the InsuResilience Secretariat in an appropriate design and the implementation of the G7 Climate Risk Insurance Initiative.
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Biotechnology and development
This project consists of training courses, fellowships, workshops, and activities aimed at building strong research networks throughout Latin America.