Research Topics

Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere

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Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies

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Report 17 Nov 2023

Advancing Forest Landscape Restoration in the Tropics

Experiences and Lessons for Socio-ecological Resilience and Empowerment of Women in ITTO Projects

News 16 Nov 2023

Can public policy design help close the gender gap?

Highlights from UNU-MERIT’s Public Policy MPP Conference 2023

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Ensuring Human Rights for Climate Migrants and Displaced Individuals

DUBAI & ONLINE: This session at the COP28 Thailand Pavilion will focus on the needs and rights of people displaced by climate & environmental change.

News 16 Nov 2023

Sustainable Water Management through Water Reuse

A workshop in Tokyo discussed wastewater use as a solution to growing water stress, completing joint research by UNU-IAS and UNU-FLORES.

News 16 Nov 2023

13th Global RCE Conference Highlights Whole Community Approach to ESD

The annual meeting of Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Advisory Committee Member Chair of International Advisory Committee

Alexandra Bugailiskis

Alexandra retired from Global Affairs Canada after a 39-year career that included postings to Ghana and Guatemala, and four Ambassadorial appointments; Syria (1997-2000), Cuba (2003-2007), Poland (2013-2015) and Italy (2017-2021).

Multimedia 16 Nov 2023

What is Planned Relocation?

Riskepedia: What is planned relocation? UNU-EHS expert David Durand-Delacre explains it in this #Riskepedia video!

Expert Principal Visiting Fellow

Anders Nordström

Anders Nordström is a Principal Fellow at UNU-IIGH.

News 15 Nov 2023

Former UNU Senior Vice-Rector Takashi Inoguchi Awarded Japan's Order of the Sacred Treasure

Prof. Inoguchi received his award, one of Japan's highest honours, at a ceremony on 8 November 2023.

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Sciences & Emerging Technologies for Resilience Building: UNESCO’s Approach for a Just Transition

DUBAI: This side event at the COP28 UNFCCC Pavilion will discuss how to leverage science and emerging technologies to build climate change resilience.