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Event

Knowledge Faces Practice: Societal Challenges and Barriers to Overcome to Enhance Water Reuse Adaptation in a Circular Economy

UNU-FLORES and UNU-IAS will co-convene a session exploring pathways to strengthen public-private partnerships in promoting a circular economy.

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Press Release

Laptops, Cell Phones, and eGames Defied Slump as COVID-19 Dented 2020’s Electronics Sales

COVID-19 caused a greater drop in electronics sales in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries in 2020.

09 Jun 2021

Press Release

Global E-Waste Surging: Up 21% in 5 Years

According to UN Global E-waste Monitor 2020, 53.6 million metric tonnes of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21% in just 5 years.

02 Jul 2020

Project

Addressing Wicked Resource Management Problems

This project aims at identifying ways to better handle wicked resource management problems, both from a management and from a governance perspective.

01 Jan 2018

Project

Barriers to the Adaptation and Implementation of Innovations related to Environmental Resources (water-soil-waste-energy) in Sub-Saharan Africa - the Case of Germany

This project aims to analyse and understand the barriers to the adaption of innovations related to environmental resources in Sub-Saharan Africa.

10 Jun 2021

Project

Sustainability Assessment for the Resource Nexus - Concepts for Disruptive Innovation: The Case of Construction Materials

The objective of this project is to provide sustainability assessment concepts in the construction sector

15 Jun 2021

Project

Future Food Production Under Climate Change Scenarios: Reuse of Water and Protection of Biodiversity as Fields of Action

This project researches food production in the context of the circular economy using tools that ensure water management and biodiversity protection.

11 Mar 2023