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      • 1. Understanding risks, vulnerabilities & impacts
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15 policy recommendations for the climate-health nexus

The topic of health, both mental and physical, is taking an increasing amount of space in climate change discussions and negotiations. According to the World Health Organization, climate-related health damages are estimated to cost up to USD 4 billion by 2030, with outsize impacts on
January 02, 2024
by UNU- MERIT
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climate change

Call for contributions: Special issue on water-related disasters and risks

Special Issue: Water-Related Disasters and Risks A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section Hazards and Sustainability. Complex and excessive interactions and interlinkages between human activities and the water cycle result in water-
January 25, 2022
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2021 floods: UN researchers aim to better prepare for climate risks

In July 2021, several European countries including Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands were affected by catastrophic floods, causing deaths and widespread damage. Such extreme weather events are expected to increase in both frequency and severity in the coming decades, according to t
January 25, 2022
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Three UNU institutes present the Climate Resilience Initiative at the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction

On 25 November 2021, UNU-CRIS (Belgium), UNU-EHS (Germany) and UNU-MERIT (the Netherlands) jointly organised a session at the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction to showcase the newly established United Nations University Climate Resilience Initiative (#UNUCRI), set up in respo
November 26, 2021
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The new normal of ‘Climate Grief’: Why mental health must feature in adaptation and resilience planning

The lives of billions of people are at stake at this month’s COP26 Summit, as regional and national leaders meet to mitigate the worst case scenarios of climate change. Against this backdrop, we know that thousands of lives are already being lost every year – but what about the climat
November 22, 2021
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COP26: The psychological game behind a successful negotiation

Whether we are consciously aware of it or not, we negotiate in every aspect of our daily lives - whether it be persuading a child to eat its vegetables, haggling over a property price, or discussing the terms of a job offer. Negotiation can be viewed as “back-and-forth communication d
November 05, 2021
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