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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere
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Prosperity — topics on building a sustainable and fulfilling future
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Person
Valeska Onken
Valeska Onken is a international development cooperation professional working at GIZ and a dual-career PhD fellow at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University
Announcement
UNU-EHS & UNU-VIE at UNCCD COP16
Check out UNU-EHS & UNU-VIE involvement at United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)'s Conference of the Parties (COP16).
News
COP29 Event Highlights Strategies for Policy Coherence & Inclusion
An event at the SDG Pavilion explored how a socio-ecological systems approach can advance climate action.
News
Challenges and Opportunities for the Economic Development of the Dominican Republic
Our PhD fellow Mercedes Menéndez writes about her presentation on 14 November at the Science, Technology & Innovation Week event in Santo Domingo.
News
UNU-INWEH Partners with TECH>ID to Leverage Technology for Sustainability Transition
This partnership aims to bridge the gap between academic research and real-world applications, with a special focus on the Portuguese-speaking nations
News
UNU-FLORES at COP29
Bringing the Resource Nexus approach into focus to navigate emerging challenges and opportunities
Expert
Anna Stamatogiannakis
Anna is a Research Associate with the EVES Division, where she supports the WetlandHealth4UNGoals project. With her background in environmental science and GIS, she is particularly interested in using spatial data to analyse climate change impacts and support the development of adaptation strategies.
Blog Post
Empowering Your Minds: Generative AI & Media and Information Literacy Essentials
Insights from the UNU Generative AI Series Webinar Empowering Your Minds: Generative AI & Media and Information Literacy Essentials
Event
SCIENCE TALK: (Re)Engineering Our Approach to Healthy & Sustainable Communities
State of infrastructure and water in rural and Indigenous communities
Media Coverage
Unlocking Finance for Climate Action at COP29
Writing in Diplomatic Courier, UNU-IAS expert Mark Akrofi highlights the role of climate finance in ensuring a just transition to carbon neutrality.