Climate change

Latin America’s energy transition needs regional power

A new UNU-CRIS report assesses how six regional blocs could advance Latin America’s energy transition, and why shared electricity markets matter.

Energy Transition in Latin America: Possibilities for Advancing at Regional Scale(s)

Latin America’s energy transition is too costly to go alone. A new report explores how regional blocs and shared electricity markets could drive it.

The Essentials of Global Water Bankruptcy

Governing Critical Minerals: Histories, Gaps, Actions and Innovative Models

How can critical minerals be governed more equitably? Five priorities for a more inclusive and cooperative global system.

Critical Minerals: Models for Improving the De Facto Global Architecture

Critical minerals are reshaping global competition. Producer countries need a stronger say in how resources are developed and who benefits.

Coolcations: tourism boom is taking a toll on chillier destinations

More travellers headed north in summer 2026, choosing northern European destinations to escape the heat.

Call for Independent Scientific Review Board Members for World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems

UNU-INWEH invites leading experts to support independent scientific review of the World Food Academy’s educational content.

Resilience Starts at Home – Capacities for Urban Transformation

How households, communities and policymakers can turn local knowledge into climate-resilient, just urban transformation.

From the Chinampas to the World and Back: How the Voices of a Mexican Farming Community Travelled Thanks to a UNU-EHS Documentary

A UNU film on ancestral farming practices travelled the world and helped open new conversations about preserving generational knowledge.

Design of a Constructed Wetland as a Nature-Based Solution for the Japanese Garden Lagoon, La Paz, Bolivia

Urban lakes and ornamental ponds are among the landscape elements that greatly enhance the quality of life in urban areas.