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Blog Post
Can COP29 ensure equitable climate finance for Africa's development?
How COP29 could reshape climate finance to support Africa’s development agenda and just energy transitions.
Event
SCIENCE TALK: Inclusive Stakeholder Participation in Watershed Management
Lessons from the Danube River Protection Convention and the Santa Clara Basin Watershed Management Initiative
News
UNU-FLORES Engages Partners at COP29
Spotlight on the K-eco Partnership
News
White Paper Examines Innovation Labs as a Tool to Advance Sustainable Development
Exploring innovation labs as tools for sustainable development, UNU-EGOV's white paper guides NIGSD in launching Egypt's first innovation lab pilot.
Series
Climate Adaptation Needs Financing (and More)!
COP29 highlights adaptation finance gaps, urges action on funding, NAPs and transformational solutions for climate resilience.
News
Reflecting on Progress and Looking Ahead to 2025: UNU-MERIT's UNESCO Chair
With the launch of our latest UNESCO Chair Annual Report, in this interview the team discuss their achievements so far and their goals for next year.
Blog Post
Harnessing Digital Technologies for Sustainable Development
Keynote Speech by Jingbo Huang at World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS) 2024
Conversation Series
Sustainability in Social Contexts: Universities Leading Through the Energy Crisis
TOKYO: On 25 November 2024, UNU will host a conversation with Giovanni Molari, Rector of the University of Bologna.
BIG IDEAS Series
Security as a Foundation for Achieving Sustainable Development in Haiti
TOKYO & ONLINE: On 29 November 2024, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Amb. Cristobal Dupouy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States in Haiti.
News
COP29 Event Discusses Youth Empowerment for Climate & Biodiversity
The event featured diverse youth perspectives, including two high school students participating in a UNU-IAS youth empowerment programme.