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Peace & Human Rights
UNU-ISP develops research addressing threats to peace such as violent conflicts, human rights abuses, organized crime, the spread of diseases, the proliferation of weapons and terrorism.
Human Security and Natural Disasters
This joint research project examines the significance of a human security framework in understanding the impacts of natural disasters on people.
Responsibility to Protect and Protection of Civilians
This project focuses on the relationship between the responsibility to protect and the protection of civilians in armed conflict situations.
The Politics of the Death Penalty in Countries in Transition
This project focuses on the death penalty in transitional contexts: in states attempting to move from authoritarian rule to democracy.
Security Council Resolutions and Global Legal Regimes
This project assesses whether and how the legislative activity of the Security Council is beneficial to international peace and security.
Evil in International Politics
The project aims to move beyond philosophical accounts on the nature of evil, and also consider how it operates in contemporary international politics.
Between the Lines: Drug Trafficking and Transit States
The project will explore the consequences of drug trafficking for countries that are caught in the middle of the drug trade.
Emotions in International Relations
This project assesses the role and significance of emotional dynamics in peace and conflict and international politics.
Gender Violence and Conflict in Africa
This project brings together scholars and practitioners from those parts of Africa where the problems of sexual violence of women and children are most prevalent.
Peacebuilding in Conflict-Affected Societies
This project seeks to deepen our understanding of peacebuilding challenges and to recommend ways for improving approaches to peacebuilding.
Climate and Ecosystem Change Adaptation
The Climate and ecosystem change adaptation focus of UNU-ISP seeks to clarify our understanding of sustainable development and the interaction among its constituent components – environment, society and economy.
Agrodiversity and the MMSEA Network
This project aims to improve the understanding of the experience and the resilience of ethnic cultures in adapting to change.
Climate and Ecosystem Changes Adaptation and Resilience Research in Asia (CECAR-ASIA)
CECAR-ASIA focuses strategies to enhance resilience to climate changes utilizing traditional bio-production systems.
Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-Arid Africa (CECAR-AFRICA)
The goal is to combine climate change and ecosystem change research and to build an integrated resilience enhancement strategy.
University Network for Climate and Ecosystems Change Adaptation Research (UN-CECAR)
UN-CECAR is a network of institutes who develop and launch research and education programmes.
Comparative Studies on Development Strategies considering Impacts of Adaptation to Climate Change (CSDS-IACC)
This project aims to contribute to the implementation of appropriate adaptation strategies.
REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation)
REDD Plus can deliver substantial co-benefits for climate mitigation, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services.
Rice Terrace
This research will address climate change challenges of world-renowned sustainable rice terraces which have served local communities for thousands of years.
On-the-Job Research Capacity Building for Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries
The project aims to develop capacity of young agricultural researchers for sustainable agriculture in developing countries.
International Cooperation and Development
UNU-ISP develops research addressing under-development; under-representation in decision-making; economic and social inequalities both within and between states; and insufficient access to resources, healthcare, education, science and technology.
Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA)
ESDA aims to develop and test a graduate-level education programme for professionals to be engaged in sustainable development in Africa.
Environmental Monitoring and Governance in the Asian Coastal Hydrosphere
UNU-ISP capacity-building initiative, supported by Shimadzu Corporation
Climate Change Diplomacy: Common But Differentiated Responsibility
The project focuses on past lessons, challenges, and future directions for small island developing states.
Transnational Corporations, Human Rights, and Environmental Justice
This project explores the challenges of the use of environmental and human rights norms to regulate transnational corporate behaviour.
Africa’s Natural Resources: From Conflict to Sustainable Development
This project focuses on the management of Africa’s non-renewable mineral resources: crude oil, natural gas, diamonds and coal.
Multi-level Urban Governance for Total Sanitation
The project aims to explore transformative approaches to sanitation infrastructure and management in African informal settlements.
Sustainable Production, Consumption and Disposal
This programme focuses on the wide range of challenges asscoiated with the production, consumption and final disposal of of ubiquitious goods.
Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) Initiative
StEP is an initiative of various UN organizations with the overall aim to solve the e-waste problem.
