Climate change

Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are drivers of climate change, and are now at their highest levels in history. To avoid catastrophic impacts on communities, livelihoods, and economies, action must be swift and coordinated. The Paris Agreement is propelling this action, but achieving the Agreement's goal of limiting global temperature rise to below two degrees Celsius will depend on transforming climate knowledge into policy.

UNU seeks to help the vulnerable populations most affected by climate change, and to ensure global resilience later. UNU research contributes to policies and measures for mitigating and recovering from climate-related disasters, including insurance safety nets for island communities threatened by sea level rise and extreme weather as well as strategies to reduce carbon emissions.

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News

New Guidelines Provide First Global Policy Framework on Protecting Children on the Move in Face of Climate Change

Nine principles address the unique and layered vulnerabilities of children.

25 Jul 2022

News

New Guidelines Provide First Global Policy Framework on Protecting Children on the Move in Face of Climate Change

The first-ever global policy framework that will help protect, include, and empower children on the move in the context of climate change.

25 Jul 2022

News

Seminar Discusses Implementing the Paris Agreement in Developing Countries

The seminar discusses implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change in developing countries.

25 Jul 2022

Event

Strengthening Synergies Between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The conference will explore recent progress on synergistic action to raise climate ambition towards the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement.

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Press Release

UNCDF and UNU Firm up Partnership for Enhanced Development Cooperation in the Pacific and Beyond

UNCDF and UNU-EHS have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their development project cooperation in the Pacific region and beyond.

20 Jun 2022

Symposium

International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 — Building a Shared Future for All Life

This event is focused on building momentum for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework to be adopted at the upcoming UN Biodiversity Conference.

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Press Release

COVID-19 Sparked New Thinking on Risks, UN Report Finds

The way individuals and decision-making bodies view risks associated with hazards and shocks has undergone a fundamental change due to COVID-19.

19 May 2022