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Announcement
Next Course: “Metagenomics for health and industrial applications”, August 2024
Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Daniel Kurth at PROIMI-CONICET (Tucumán, Argentina).
Commentary
2024 – A Leap Year for Climate Finance?
2024 is an important year for climate and sustainable development finance, with the topic being on the agenda for several different policy processes.
Series
5 Insights on the Current Plastic Treaty Negotiations
Treaty negotiations to end plastic pollution are ongoing and parties just wrapped up a week of work in Ottawa, Canada on a draft text.
Expert
Dr. Dhiraj Gyawali
Dr. Dhiraj Gyawali is the Research Manager for Disaster Modelling at UNU-EHS. His expertise focuses on providing technical insights for policymaking on contemporary issues of water and climate, and the associated risks. Within MCII's Climate Risk Analytics team at UNU-EHS, Dhiraj is primarily engaged in research coordination across different projects with an emphasis on climate risk modelling. Additionally, he is also coordinating and supporting fundraising and networking efforts for different research initiatives.
News
Former UNU Senior Vice-Rector Taikan Oki to Receive Japan's Medal with Purple Ribbon
Professor Oki will receive the Medal from the Prime Minister of Japan during a ceremony held in Tokyo.
Project
The Nexus Observatory – Data, Monitoring, and Governance
The Nexus Observatory provides an online platform to translate scientific knowledge into actionable insights for decision-makers in resource management.
Project
Towards Actionable Impact-based Early Warning in Africa: Integrating Exposure and Vulnerability into Early Warning Systems – a Pilot Study in the IGAD Region (EarlyWarning4IGAD)
This project seeks to expand existing hazard-based early warning systems towards actionable impact-based early warning systems.
Seminar
Acting for Biodiversity at the Landscape Level
ONLINE: This webinar will discuss ways of managing, restoring and conserving biodiversity at the landscape level, with a focus on national biodiversity strategy and action planning.
Project
NewCityConcepts: A Model for Sustainable Urban Development
The project establishes a real-world lab for urban development in Hoyerswerda, aiming to be a model for structural transformation in the Lausitz region.
Press Release
City of Richmond Hill Named the New Host of the United Nations University in Canada
The UN flag was raised in Richmond Hill in honour of the United Nations University.