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News 22 May 2019

UNU-IAS Celebrates the 2019 International Day for Biodiversity

The symposium shared best practices for local communities to protect biodiversity and discussed ways to accelerate action locally and globally.

Project 26 Nov 2018

Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme

This project aims to support Pacific Small Island Developing States in their strategies and capacity-building for climate and disaster risk finance.

Project 03 Nov 2018

World Risk and Adaptation Futures - Summer Academy

This project aims to convene young professionals to advance and apply scientific methods for assessing vulnerability to environmental hazards.

Series 30 Oct 2018

5 Ways to Make Cities More Sustainable and Resilient

For World Cities Day, Dr. Simone Sandholz names 5 promising aspects how cities can become more sustainable and resilient.

Series 17 Jul 2018

A Concern in the Summer: 5 Facts on Heat Stress

Extreme heatwaves are happening with increasing frequency. They can have severe consequences, especially for vulnerable populations in urban settings.

News 26 Jan 2018

Workshop Details Findings on Global Important Agricultural Heritage Systems in East Asia

The event was held as part of a UNU-IAS project on monitoring and evaluation methods for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.

Blog Post 08 Dec 2015

Climate Change and the City

Cities in developing countries are key actors that should be taken into account as negotiations around how the UN Climate Change Conference unfold.

Series 26 Nov 2015

5 Facts on Climate Migrants

People on the move due to drought and floods are often called “climate refugees”. But these people are not legally considered refugees.

Project 01 Apr 2015

MCII Contribution to the G7 Initiative on Climate Risk Insurance

This project assists the InsuResilience Secretariat in an appropriate design and the implementation of the G7 Climate Risk Insurance Initiative.

Project 12 Nov 2013

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.