Hiroshan Hettiarachchi

Reza Ardakanian

Dr. Reza Ardakanian of Iran is the Founding Director of UNU-FLORES and has served as Director of the UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development hosted by UNU since 2007.

Asako Toyozumi-Kojima

International Satoyama Initiative

The ISI project works to promote the Satoyama Initiative, a global effort to realize societies in harmony with nature.

Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)

The purpose of MCII is promotion of public-private protection and insurance solutions for people worldwide affected by weather-related catastrophes.

MCII: Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the Caribbean (CRAIC)

The CRAIC project addresses climate change adaptation and vulnerability by promoting climate risk insurance to manage and transfer risk

MEIDE (Micro Evidence on Innovation and Development)

MEIDE is a yearly international conference on the topic of micro evidence on innovation and development organized by UNU-MERIT and partners.

Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy in Developing Countries (DEIP)

The DEIP trains policymakers in LMICs and private-sector participants on strategic decision-making about technology and innovation.

GIS Training for Improved Natural Resource Management in Africa

This project aims to build capacity for the deployment of geospatial applications in natural resource research, planning and management in Africa.

IPBES Assessments and Capacity Building

UNU-IAS has been leading the IPBES assessment process by organizing informal and formal international scientific expert workshops since 2011.