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News
UNU-FLORES receives eku Future Prize for Environment to conduct study on Vertical Farming
SMEKUL awarded UNU-FLORES the "eku Future Prize for Energy, Climate, Environment in Saxony" in Science category.
News
UNU-IAS Director Speaks in Seoul on University Collaboration for the SDGs
Prof. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi participated in a plenary session of the Global Engagement and Empowerment Forum on Sustainable Development (GEEF 2024).
Brief
Developing a Public Private Partnership Approach to Increase Financial Inclusion for Modern Slavery Survivors in Mexico
An overview of a pilot intervention in Mexico to widen access to basic banking services for modern slavery survivors.
Article
Now Is Our Chance to Govern AI for Women’s Empowerment
The rapid advance of artificial intelligence calls for proactive AI policies and actions that counter threats to gender equality.
Series
5 Ways Impacts of COVID-19 were Influenced by Gender
Here are five aspects on how the impacts of COVID-19 have been influenced by gender, drawn from research conducted by UNU-EHS.
Media Coverage
Nippon TV Showcases Regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies
The science education programme "Tokoro-san no Megaten" featured a UNU-IAS co-hosted event on biodiversity conservation efforts in South and East Asia
Expert
Sarita Gabrielle Katwaroo
Sarita Gabrielle Katwaroo
Expert
Nazaruddin Puteh
Nazaruddin Puteh
Expert
Linda Du Roy
Linda works as a Project Associate within MCII’s Climate Risk Finance Solutions team. She is primarily involved in the Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Program (PICAP), as well as in the development and implementation of a new global program on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance.
Expert
Mariam Parekhelashvili
Mariam is an Associate Project Manager within MCII's Climate Risk Finance Solutions team, where she contributes to ongoing work to address climate change, adaptation and vulnerability by promoting index-based insurance as a climate change adaptation instrument in African, Asian, Pacific and Caribbean developing countries.