Natural resources

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Side Event

Leveraging Postgraduate Education for Sustainable Development: The Resource-Nexus and Environmental Management in Global South Partnerships

NEW YORK / ONLINE: This SDG Action Weekend side event will explore the potential of higher education to contribute to achievement of the SDGs.

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Press Release

UNU Study Uncovers the Injustice Implications of Aging Levees in the United States

A UNU assessment warns that ethnic minorities and poor communities in the US are unequally exposed to risks of levee failure under climate change.

05 Sep 2023

News

Nature Article Reveals the “Values Crisis” Fuelling Biodiversity & Climate Emergency

A new article in the journal Nature argues that the global environmental crisis is perpetuated by undervaluation of nature.

23 Aug 2023

Project

Earth Shattering: Financial Engagement at the Nexus of Modern Slavery and Natural Resources in Africa

Promoting synchronized action to tackle risks and abuses in cocoa production and gold mining value chains in Ghana.

24 Jul 2023

Side Event

Implementation of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through the Satoyama Initiative/COMDEKS 4

ONLINE: On 12 July, UNU-IAS will co-organize a biodiversity-related side event at the 2023 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

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News

Trapped Sediment Robbing World’s Large Dams of Vital Water Storage Capacity

A new UNU study of large dams across the world reveals the alarming extent of water storage capacity lost due to trapped sediment.

08 May 2023

Press Release

UN Water Experts: The World Is Off-track to Meet Its Sustainable Water Goal by 2030

A water security assessment led by UNU water experts found that the majority of the world’s population currently live in water-insecure countries.

23 Mar 2023

Press Release

Bottled Water Masks World’s Failure to Supply Safe Water for All

A new report by UNU water experts provides a comprehensive analysis of the rapidly-expanding global bottled water industry.

16 Mar 2023

Event

"The Triple Planetary Crisis: From Issues to Action", a Conversation with Inger Andersen

On 4 October 2022, UNU will host a conversation with Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme.

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Event

Water Insecurity and Syndemic Health Issues Among Forcibly Displaced Persons

World Water Week 2022 will take place from 23 August to 1 September as a hybrid virtual/on-site event in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Press Release

Kaveh Madani Named as Next Director of UNU-INWEH

Prof. Kaveh Madani of Iran has been appointed as the next Director of the UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health.

17 Aug 2022