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Dr. Dipesh Chapagain
Dr. Dipesh Chapagain is a Senior Research Associate in the Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) programme at UNU-EHS Bonn since July 2023. The GLOMOS programme aims to enhance disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA), and emergency response preparedness (ERP) in global mountains.
Article
AI and International Relations — a Whole New Minefield to Navigate
Guiding the evolution of AI to achieve real benefits for humanity should begin by understanding AI within the context of international relations.
Media Coverage
Liliana Narvaez writes op-ed in El País about cities facing unbearable heat
UNU-EHS Senior Researcher, Liliana Narvaez publishes op-ed on unbearble heat in El País.
News
Charting a Path to Sustainable Progress: Insights from the 2023 SDG Summit and Beyond
Representatives from member states, the UN, and civil society gathered to reaffirm their commitments to the SDGs and chart a way forward.
Media Coverage
Could COP28 Help Protect Africans From Growing Modern Slavery?
An opportunity to initiate conversations about environmental and social risks in financial sector investments.
Side Event
Ensuring Human Rights for Climate Migrants and Displaced Individuals
DUBAI & ONLINE: This session at the COP28 Thailand Pavilion will focus on the needs and rights of people displaced by climate & environmental change.
Advisory Committee Member
Alexandra Bugailiskis
Alexandra retired from Global Affairs Canada after a 39-year career that included postings to Ghana and Guatemala, and four Ambassadorial appointments; Syria (1997-2000), Cuba (2003-2007), Poland (2013-2015) and Italy (2017-2021).
Side Event
Sciences & Emerging Technologies for Resilience Building: UNESCO’s Approach for a Just Transition
DUBAI: This side event at the COP28 UNFCCC Pavilion will discuss how to leverage science and emerging technologies to build climate change resilience.
Side Event
From Reaction to Socio-Ecological Resilience: Advancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Nexus for Climate Adaptation
DUBAI & ONLINE: This session at the COP28 Resilience Hub will explore practical measures such finance mechanisms & grassroots nature-based solutions.
Brief
Elevating the Environment in the Multilateral System
Enabling the UN to play a more meaningful role in a global transition towards a more sustainable relationship with nature.