AI-powered wearable robots providing personalized assistance for mobility

AI-powered wearable robots use real-time data to provide personalized assistance and improve mobility for everyday activities.

The Central American Northern Triangle States' (NTS) Relationship with Israel and Palestine: Understanding Small States' Foreign Policy Decision-Making

UNU-CRIS experts publish article on Northern Triangle States' changing relations with Israel and Palestine.

Marta Tawil-Kuri

Sinking Earth, Vanishing Water: New Global Analysis Reveals Extensive Land Subsidence Threatening 19% of World Population

Satellite analysis warns that widespread land subsidence threatens 1.6 billion people by 2040, with 86% of the at-risk population concentrated in Asia

Simone Sandholz featured in El País on why 2026 could redefine climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean

UNU-EHS expert Simone Sandholz wrote an op-ed for El País to highlight why 2026 could redefine climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Students Share COP30 Experiences and Climate Ambitions

A debrief session featured youth insights after attending the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference.

Launch of Global Water Bankruptcy Report at the Press Briefing of the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General in New York

The report declares the dawn of an era of global water bankruptcy, inviting world leaders to facilitate “honest, science-based adaptation to a new reality.”

Global Water Bankruptcy in Focus: High-Level Report Launch and Policy Roundtable at UN HQ

This roundtable co-hosted by UNU-INWEH and the Permanent Missions of Canada to the UN will discuss emerging opportunities in global water policy

Prof. Dr. Fiona Tregenna

Professor Fiona Tregenna is Director (D1) of The United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)

Dr. Yulia Kuznetsova

Dr. Yulia Kuznetsova is an Associate Expert at UNU Resource Nexus.