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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World Bank Civic Tech How-to-Note
Enhancing citizen engagement in World Bank projects with a CivicTech "How-to" guide, through practical insights and examples.
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Lessons from COVID-19 for understanding and managing systemic risks in the SADC region (CARICO SADC)
The project provides actionable knowledge to understand the complex interaction of risks and impacts at the regional level in the 16 SADC countries.
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Climate Risk Sourcebook (CR-Sourcebook)
The project will provide users with actionable knowledge to understand the complex nature of risks and impacts.
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Technical Assistance Facility in ACP - Digital and Science, Technology and Innovation
Support the EU's external aid quality via enhanced strategies and digital transformations, focusing on governance, literacy, and service adoption.
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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.