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China Has Banned US Exports of Key Minerals for Computer Chips – Leaving Washington with Limited Options
China's export ban on gallium and germanium poses significant challenges to global supply chains, impacting technology, renewable energy, and defence.
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UNU-FLORES Participates in the UNCCD COP16 in Saudi Arabia
Contributing to discussions on land restoration, sustainable land management, and soil degradation.
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SCIENCE TALK: Using Robust Decision Making to Explore Critical Factors in Financing Greenhouse Gas Removal Technologies Needed to Reach Net Zero
Exploring the Power of Public-Private Partnerships
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SCIENCE TALK: Permafrost, Carbon, Circularity
A Bio-cementation Solution for Mitigating Climate Change in the Arctic
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Challenges to Youth Engagement in Global Policymaking
A debrief event shared youth experiences and insights after attending the 2024 UN biodiversity and climate change conferences.
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SDGs Café — Wells as an Emergency Water Source: What’s Their Potential?
ONLINE: This event will discuss the role of wells in securing water access during natural disasters, focusing on case studies from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
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Tomoko Yamamoto
Tomoko Yamamoto is a Programme Associate for the Biodiversity and Society Programme.
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Building Resilience into Northern Infrastructure through Climate Tech and Digitalization
Experts explore how climate tech & digitalization can bolster Northern infrastructure against climate change impacts like permafrost thaw
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Dr. Sidharth Rony
Sidharth Rony is Post-Doctorate Researcher at UNU-MERIT from January 2025.
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Health at the Mercy of a Poor Climate Deal
Reflections on the Baku COP29 climate summit