Media Advisory: Virtual press briefing for launch of new UN University report “Interconnected Disaster Risks 2020/2021”
When: Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 11.00 a.m. CET
Where: Virtual event. Please register here.
Available assets upon request: Embargoed media copy of the report, expert interviews, images, b-roll
Transform to Survive: A Sustainable Future for all?
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of UN Bonn, UNU-EHS is organizing a virtual panel discussion on creating innovative solutions to global crises and triggering the transformation towards an inclusive, equitable and sustainable future. Together with partners in the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research, the panel will bring together key thought leaders from research, government and the UN to outline the framework for future-ready science-policy cooperation in and from Bonn.
Time: 3 September 2021 3–5 p.m. CEST
Welcome remarks:
HLPF 2021 UNU Side Event Carbon Neutrality & Social Transformation: Are We on Track to Arrive at a Justice-based Transition?
UNU-IAS, UNU-EHS and UNU-INRA, with the UN Economic Commission for Africa, UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat (UNFCCC) are organizing a side event on Tuesday 6 July at 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
UNU-EHS Master’s students and alumni pick up trash in Bonn’s Rheinaue park on World Environment Day 2021
This past Saturday marked World Environment Day, and in the spirit of the day, students and alumni from the Joint Master’s of Geography of Environment and Human Risk programme gathered in Bonn’s Rheinaue park to pick up trash.
New Vice-Rector for UNU-ViE and Director for UNU-EHS
As of 1 August 2020, Dr. Shen Xiaomeng assumed the role of UNU Vice-Rector in Europe (UNU-ViE) and Director of the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). As the UNU Vice-Rector in Europe, Dr. Shen facilitates collaboration between UNU and stakeholders in and outside of the United Nations; contributes to high-level policy development with other United Nations entities and regional/national bodies; and guides UNU outreach efforts to Geneva-based UN entities, the European Commission, and European academic and research institutions.
Apply now for the 2020 Summer Academy on World Risk and Adaptation Futures: Social Protection
The United Nations University’s Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) is organizing the Summer Academy together with Munich Re Foundation (MRF), in collaboration with the UNFCCC. The Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU) in Germany and Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) are associate partners for the 2020 summer academy.
UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme
The UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme offers young people from developing countries a unique opportunity to start their career at the interface between international climate policy development and research. Academically outstanding young graduates from developing countries who are in the early stages of their career are encouraged to apply; Priority will be given to women.
A better life for future generations? An interview with Dr. Simone Sandholz on World Cities Day
This year’s World Cities Day, celebrated on 31 October, has the theme “Innovations and better life for future generations.” We have talked to UNU-EHS expert Dr. Simone Sandholz about life in cities and what can be done to prepare cities for climate change while ensuring a high quality of life for their citizens.
Dr. Sandholz, what is the current state of cities?
Researchers Study Floods and Transboundary River Catchment in Togo and Benin
The transboundary catchment of the Mono River in Togo and Benin is experiencing frequent and severe flooding. Communities living along the river bank are at risk of the destructive violence of floods, mainly caused by heavy rainfall events. This can have devastating consequences on their lives and livelihoods, properties, infrastructure, and the environment.
Call for papers - Global change and sustainability transformations: technology-society interface
Director of the UN University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU – EHS) , Professor Dirk Messner, is editor for a new journal, Global Perspectives (GP), launched by the University of California Press. It is an online-only, peer-reviewed, transdisciplinary journal that seeks to advance social science research in the context of globalization.
Dr. Messner edits a subject section on “Global change and sustainability transformations: technology-society interface“. The journal’s first edition will be published in early 2020 and it is currently welcoming submissions.