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Event
Global Governance and Sustainable Development: Revitalizing Research to Support Multilateral Solutions
TOKYO: On 20–22 June 2024, UNU will co-organize the Academic Council on the United Nations System Annual Meeting 2024.
Series
7 Recommendations on Loss and Damage for Informal Urban Settlements
7 key recommendations to ensure that informal urban settlements inhabitants will benefit from the Loss and Damage Fund and other funding arrangements.
News
ICEGOV 2023: Proceedings Published
The 16th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance proceedings are now available in the ACM Digital Library.
BIG IDEAS Series
The SDGs and Forced Displacement: The Last One Percent
ONLINE: On 16 January 2024, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Mr. Ayaki Ito, UNHCR Representative in Japan.
Media Coverage
Universal Climate Literacy is the Path to Net-Zero
Op-ed discusses how to ensure every citizen is climate literate and empowered to take meaningful climate action.
Article
Doubling Down on African Hydropower Might Lock Investments in Inefficient and Risky Infrastructure
UNU-INWEH policy brief on African Hydropower
News
How can Policymakers Support the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence?
3 questions with our expert Julieta Marotta for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
News
Talking politics: An Update on Egypt-Netherlands Migration Management Discussions
In October 2023, the Dutch Migration Minister Eric van der Burg met with several Egyptian government officials.
Expert
Dr. Dipesh Chapagain
Dr. Dipesh Chapagain is a Senior Research Associate in the Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) programme at UNU-EHS Bonn since July 2023. The GLOMOS programme aims to enhance disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA), and emergency response preparedness (ERP) in global mountains.
Expert
Dr. Navneet Kumar
Dr.-Ing. Navneet Kumar is working in the GLOMOS program at UNU-EHS. He has been involved in strategic project development, acquisition and implementation, with particular focus on the Hindu Kush – Himalaya region, Central Asia, and countries in Africa.