Press Release
UN University to Launch Postgraduate Degree Specialisation on the Paris Agreement
The UN University has begun developing a new postgraduate degree specialisation on the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Press Release
UN University to Launch Postgraduate Degree Specialisation on the Paris Agreement
Developed in collaboration with UNFCCC, the new programme will commence in Autumn 2023.
Article
Why Cooperation is Key to Better City Environments
A new study provides evidence that local governments can use to initiate action that addresses urban environmental concerns.
Project
Advisory service for the development of a climate analysis and justification for the Resilient Puna Project in Peru
This consultancy aims to secure funds to increase the resilience of high Andean communities towards the impacts of changing climate conditions
Media Coverage
Will the COP26 Climate Meeting Be a Turning Point for Women?
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, or COP26.
Project
FURIFLOOD: Current and future risks of urban and rural flooding in West Africa – An integrated analysis and eco-system-based solutions
The project will contribute research on flood-related impacts, vulnerability to flooding, and a guidebook to reduce current and future flood risk
Article
Where on Earth is a Water-secure World?
Water security standards must be more clearly defined and quantified, and need to relate directly to the number, type, and scale of problems.
Project
The social dimension of sustainability in agricultural systems
This doctoral research is aimed at understanding and measuring the impacts of agricultural practices on the social dimension of sustainability.
Media Coverage
At the UN, Climate Change and Security Must Be Tackled Together
The UN must undergo an organisational shift in order to tackle the growing connections between climate change and conflict.
News
United Nations Day 2021 — "Who Will Deliver Climate Equity: COPs or the Courts?"
A UN Day 2021 message from UNU Rector and UN Under-Secretary-General David M. Malone; published in the Japan Times UN Day special supplement.