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News
UNU to Co-chair Higher Education Sustainability Initiative in 2024–2025
The upcoming HESI Global Forum will spotlight the transformational role of higher education in advancing sustainability.
Person
Samira Pfeiffer
Samira is a Research Associate in the Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management & Adaptive Planning (VARMAP) division of UNU-EHS, focusing on Vulnerability and actionable impact-based early warning.
Expert
Flannery Johnson
Flannery Johnson is a Research Associate for water in the context of the water-energy-food nexus and climate actions at UNU-VIE.
Expert
Dr. Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola
Dr. Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola possesses senior-level experience in supporting policy influencing projects through advocacy, advisory, evidence gathering and dissemination work across 10 African countries and Europe. Dr. Okunola's research focuses on understanding the responses of individuals, communities and cities to global climate change and their capacities for adaptation and transformation.
News
“10 Years of EGOV: 2014-2024” Tune in to our Podcast
Launch of our podcast on Spotify as part of the ten-year celebration programme.
Series
5 Critical Observations on Unbearable Heat and Human Health
The increase in global temperatures poses severe risks to human health.
BIG IDEAS Series
Can an AFTER Carbon Mindset Enable Africa's Readiness Towards a Carbon Resilient Economy?
ONLINE: On 9 April 2024, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Dr. Fatima Denton, Director of UNU-INRA.
Brief
Lessons from the Survivor Inclusion Initiative
Providing financial access for survivors and other communities vulnerable to modern slavery
Article
Ghana’s Free High School Policy Is Getting More Girls to Complete Secondary Education
Ghana's FreeSHS policy is positively impacting educational attainment, but this is not yet translating into full gender parity in completion rates.
Media Coverage
Recognizing People and Nature as One Socio-ecological System
GlobalDev Blog featured an article by UNU-IAS expert Suneetha Subramanian on socio-ecological resilience for biodiversity and human well-being.