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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Environmental Monitoring and Governance in the Asian Coastal Hydrosphere
UNU-ISP capacity-building initiative, supported by Shimadzu Corporation
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.
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.
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.
Multi-actor/ Multi-level Urban Governance for Total Sanitation
The project aims to explore transformative approaches to sanitation infrastructure and management in African informal settlements.
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.
