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Announcement
Next Course: “Metagenomics for health and industrial applications”, August 2024
Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Daniel Kurth at PROIMI-CONICET (Tucumán, Argentina).
News
What Are Critical Minerals, and Why Are They So Important?
By Jorge Valverde, PhD fellow at UNU-MERIT and member of our UNESCO Chair team
Article
Towards The Tipping Point - Diplomacy for a Sustainable Future’ UNU-FLORES Joins the Discussion in Dresden
UNU-FLORES discusses sustainability and diplomacy at Dresden's elbMUN.
Project
Survivor Inclusion Initiative (SII)
Supporting the recovery and reintegration of survivors of human trafficking and other forms of modern slavery through the provision of financial services.
Expert
Dr. Rendani Mbuvha
Dr. Rendani Mbuvha is an actuary and machine learning expert, specializing in the application of machine learning to improve our understanding of climate-related risks.
Series
Perspectives
Commentary from UNU-EHS experts
Series
2024 – A Leap Year for Climate Finance?
2024 is an important year for climate and sustainable development finance, with the topic being on the agenda for several different policy processes.
Series
5 Insights on the Current Plastic Treaty Negotiations
Treaty negotiations to end plastic pollution are ongoing and parties just wrapped up a week of work in Ottawa, Canada on a draft text.
Expert
Dr. Dhiraj Gyawali
Dr. Dhiraj Gyawali is the Research Manager for Disaster Modelling at UNU-EHS. His expertise focuses on providing technical insights for policymaking on contemporary issues of water and climate, and the associated risks. Within MCII's Climate Risk Analytics team at UNU-EHS, Dhiraj is primarily engaged in research coordination across different projects with an emphasis on climate risk modelling. Additionally, he is also coordinating and supporting fundraising and networking efforts for different research initiatives.
Staff
Eva Berzeky
Eva Berzeky