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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Vertical Farming for Urban Food Security: Social Acceptance and Policy Recommendations for Building Communities (VerFarming Social)
This project aims to explore the potential of vertical farming to revolutionise agriculture and provide a more resilient solution to food security.
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Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture (UPA) and Climate Change: Impacts, Mitigation, and Adaptation
This project aims to better understand the impacts of UPA, in order to develop adaptive measures to minimise trade-offs and optimise co-benefits.
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RRR-Coast: Towards a green and inclusive post-pandemic recovery of the Blue Economy and coastal communities
This project aims to provide science-based guidance for post COVID recovery of coastal communities by investigating impact, response and resilience.
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Quantification of water-gender interlinkages for greater inclusivity
This project will provide a numerical assessment of the status of women’s representation in the water sector in individual countries/regions globally
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Youth and Women Green Entrepreneurship in Africa
This project will develop frameworks for improved involvement of African women and youth in innovation and entrepreneurship across five green sectors.
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K-Eco Global Net-Zero Partnership (K-GNP)
This project aims to develop research-based capacity building modules for effective implementation and governance of the Paris Agreement.
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Chair for Sustainability and Textile Innovation - Phase 2
This project will support the establishing of a new Chair for Sustainability and Textile Innovation at AUST in Bangladesh.
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Knowledge Academy for the Resource Nexus (KARE)
The project aims to mainstream the Resource Nexus, train new generations of thought leaders, and support better decision-making
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Information and data services and technology for sustainable water management
This project aims to develop and promote tools and services to provide the data and information needed for strategic water planning and management.
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Assessing and operationalizing water and energy security at regional and global scales
The project focuses on operationalizing water security, providing clear metrics, and will test the approaches adopted in the Global South.