Climate change

Five Reasons Climate And Clean Air Action Is An Investment, Not A Burden

UN report finds climate and clean air action can return $15 for every $1 invested, while improving health and the economy.

UNU-EHS Expert Featured in Media Coverage on Nepal Flood

UNU-EHS expert Dr. Dipesh Chapagain talks about Nepal’s devastating glacier flood and the growing climate risks facing mountain communities.

Over Two Decades of MODIS-Derived Chlorophyll-a Phenology and Long-Term Trends in Ancient Tropical Lake Poso, Indonesia

Shadow pandemics: violence and vulnerability as part of the COVID-19 experience in Sub-Saharan Africa

Employing Domain-Informed AI for Energy Planning and Decarbonization under Uncertainty

How domain-informed AI can bring climate projections into energy planning and reduce physical and fiscal risk to electricity grids.

Prof. Fatima Denton Challenges Global Green Transition Narrative at Kwapong Lecture

Prof. Fatima Denton gives her farewell Kwapong Lecture on "The Age of Contradictions: Reflections on Power, Narratives and Green Transitions."

UN Expert Featured in Mongabay Article on Food Security and COP 17

UNU-EHS Expert Alejandra Ramos Galvez was featured in a Mongabay article on food security and COP 17.

5 Facts on Wildfires

Wildfires are one of most visible signs of changing risks. But fire is not only a disaster. In many ecosystems, it is also part of how nature works.

Disrupting the Climate Distress Cascade: Testing Community-Grounded Theories of Change Using Secondary Data From a Cross-Sectional Canadian Study

Promoting Effective Usage of the Belém Adaptation Indicators