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Multimedia
What is Risk Layering?
Riskepedia: What is risk layering? UNU-EHS expert Christina Widjaja explains it in this #Riskepedia video!
Multimedia
What is Parametric Insurance?
Riskepedia: What is parametric insurance? UNU-EHS expert Sinja Buri explains it in this #Riskepedia video!
Collection
Global Water Security 2023 Assessment
A preliminary quantitative global assessment that evaluates the state of water security for 7.78 billion people living in 186 countries.
Seminar
Competences for Resilient Smart Cities’ Staff (CRISIS Project)
CRISIS Project trains Smart City Resilient Officers (SCROs) for digitalized and interconnected cities.
News
In Conversation with Alvaro Rojas Ferreira: Providing the Most Vulnerable with Risk Assessment Tools for Climate Change Adaptation
UNU-EHS expert Alvaro Rojas Ferreira sat down to talk about climate adaptation, and the role of risks analytics in helping the most vulnerable.
BIG IDEAS Series
Preventing HIV in Women: Addressing Gender Inequities with Science
On 4 April 2023, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Associate Scientific Director at CAPRISA.
Project
Delta 8.7
Informing policies that contribute to achieving SDG Target 8.7 on modern slavery, human trafficking, and forced and child labour.
News
Extending Access to Justice for Migrants in the Global South
New paper emphasizes importance of approaching access to justice as part and parcel of a broader agenda for social justice.
News
Automation technologies: A challenge or opportunity for development in Latin America?
Automation technologies: A challenge or opportunity for development in Latin America?
News
New Journal Launches: Sustainability Nexus Forum
The journal welcomes comments and opinions that stimulate discussion and debate about sustainability topics.