Rural stakeholders are among the most affected by the adverse impacts of climate change due to their high dependence on resource-based livelihoods and exposure to climate hazards. When climate change...
Rural stakeholders are among the most affected by the adverse impacts of climate change due to their high dependence on resource-based livelihoods and exposure to climate hazards. When climate change...
This working paper examines Tanzania’s social protection system amidst growing humanitarian crises driven by climate change, health epidemics, and regional conflicts. It explores the social...
UN University scientists call for a ‘holistic healthcare approach’ to ensure infrastructure resilience Richmond Hill, Ontario - A new study by the United Nations University Institute for Water,...
Inequality in Mozambique increased substantially between 1996 and 2023, with a large and rapid increase between 2010–2020 of nearly 10 points on the Gini Index. A change of even 2 or 3 Gini points...
Executive Summary The prevalence of land degradation is evident at a global scale. Between 20 and 40 per cent of the world’s land surface is degraded or is undergoing degradation. This is primarily...
Kwabena Adu-Ababio, Evaristo Mwale, and Rodrigo Oliveira Low-income countries face the combined challenges of climate shocks and limited domestic revenue mobilization, yet these issues are rarely...
Our researcher Alex Hunns reflects on the latest UN Global Humanitarian Overview report and the challenges faced by the global humanitarian system. Author Alexander Hunns The Global Humanitarian...
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Gestionar las tierras y el agua de forma sostenible sale a cuenta, según un nuevo informe Riad, Arabia Saudí – Las sequías, que ya le cuestan al mundo más 307.000 millones de dólares anuales, se...
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La gestion durable des terres et de l'eau pour la sécheresse est rentable, selon un nouveau rapport Riyad, Arabie Saoudite — Alors que les sécheresses alimentées par la destruction de l'environnement...
El Atlas se publica mientras los Estados miembros de la CNULD, reunidos en Riad, negocian el primer acuerdo global sobre resiliencia a la sequía Riad, Arabia Saudí - En un momento en que sequías sin...
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UN: Invest in healthy lands to cut billion-dollar costs of human-made droughts Sustainable land and water management for drought pays off, says new report Sustainable land and water management for...
Atlas lancé alors que les États membres de la CNULCD, réunis à Riyad, négocient des efforts pour renforcer la résilience face à la sécheresse Riyad, Arabie Saoudite — Alors que les sécheresses...
World Drought Atlas reveals systemic nature of hazard risks, calls for national plans, global cooperation Atlas launched as UNCCD Member States, meeting in Riyadh, negotiate drought resilience...
Patricia Justino Laura Saavedra-Lux Samira Diebire The years since 2020 have been one of the most violent periods since the end of the second world war. The war in Ukraine and the escalating violence...
Sam Jones Turmoil following presidential and parliamentary elections in Mozambique has been severe. Preliminary official results from the 2024 elections indicated a landslide win by the ruling party,...
Key messages 1. Climate change results in substantial loss and damage to societies and natural systems when it is not mitigated by reducing greenhouse gas emissions or averted through adaptation...
UNU-INWEH, World Urban Pavilion (WUP) and Urban Economy Forum (UEF) to create a new platform for tackling urban sustainability problems Richmond Hill, November 9, 2024 — In a signing ceremony at the...
Unveiling the links between lack of documentation and modern slavery in Kenya A recent study by the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) and the Freedom Fund highlights the...
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Drought is a leading cause of persistent poverty and humanitarian crises among pastoralists in East Africa. In a new book in the UNU-WIDER and Cambridge University Press Elements in Development...
