Fatima Denton

 Prof. Fatima Denton is Director of the United Nations University, Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) and Vice-Chair of IPCC Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Her research sits at the intersection of political economy, climate resilience, and development justice, with a particular focus on how extractive systems, governance failures, and unequal resource distribution embed and reproduce fragility, especially across African contexts. She holds the Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development at Utrecht University. Directly relevant to this section, her Fragility and Resilience in Green Development in Africa: Intersections and tradeoffs and the forthcoming Operationalising Earth System Justice: Addressing Power and Inequality examine how structural and political-economic forces shape vulnerability and constrain resilience pathways.    

Competing Epistemologies in Contested Spaces: Knowledge Production on ‘De Facto States’ in English and Russian Language Academic Literature

Internet Governance Forum: Twenty Years of Multistakeholder Cooperation and the Road to Nairobi 2026

Accessing Treatment Across Contested Territorial Divides: The Specific Challenges of Drug Users Residing in Abkhazia on Methadone Treatment in Georgia

Japanese High School Students Join UNU-IAS Delegation at COP31

An article in Hokkoku Shimbun discussed the students’ participation in the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference.

The Road from Antalya to Abu Dhabi: Global Water Bankruptcy and the New Water Agenda

UNU-INWEH co-convenes a high-level panel, together with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the OSCE, at COP31 UNFCCC, in Antalya, Türkiye

Global Best Practices in the Inclusion of Women in Water and Climate Governance: Towards COP31

A panel discussion, together with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the OSCE, at COP31 (UNFCCC), Pavilion of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Antalya, Türkiye

Digital Governance in Central Asia: Achievements and Challenges

This webinar will discuss the challenges Central Asian countries face in investing in digital infrastructure, improving digital literacy, strengthening regional cooperation, and developing inclusive and secure digital policies.

The Warning Has Come. Now Comes the Work.

Dr. Richard Munang's commentary on the projected El Niño events in Africa and some proactive measures to take ahead of this climate pattern.

UNU-EGOV launches Hub Focused on AI-Driven Impactful Digital Governance in the Republic of Korea

Delfina Soares, Director of UNU-EGOV, and Byoung Joon Kim, Vice President for International Affairs at Kookmin University, serve as Co-Directors.