UNU alumnus Martin Medina looks at the ancient system of Aztec waste management and resource use and discusses its relevance to the contemporary world.

Dr Rebecca Brubaker is Senior Policy Adviser at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research in New York, focusing on Security Council affairs, multi-lateralism, sanctions, mediation, ...

Until developing countries are equipped to deal with this growing problem themselves, an innovative model connects rich and poor nations to recycle e-waste.

Income affects the waste generation rate and composition of the waste stream. Upper and middle-income individuals tend to generate more waste than their low-income counterparts. And the waste they ...

The ongoing civil war in Yemen which started in 2015 is estimated to have killed well over 13,000 people including an estimated 5,000 civilians, although there are reports that the real numbers are ...

How Small Islands Can Leverage Digital Analytics For Better Public Services The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed governments towards digital interventions to enhance the efficiency, resilience, and ...

Our World世界各地で大規模な水害が頻発し、死者や経済的損失が急増し、人々は家を追われるようになりました。国連大学水・環境・保健研究所（UNU-INWEH）が作成した「洪水マッピングツール」は、特に脆弱な地域において、洪水の被害やリスクを予測し、効果的な水害対策を行うための情報を ...

In recent years there has been an important shift in research on climate-induced migration: from a tendency to focus on movements between countries to a growing interest in movements within countries, ...

Three Limits to Growth by Herman Daly is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be ...

He is starting small by transforming one square meter into an electricity generator. But he has chosen the locaton wisely. He has placed four sheets in the pavement in one of the world’s busiest ...

Already stateless and marginalised, Rohingya refugee and migrant women are further exposed to sexual and gender-based violence as they flee Myanmar.

Mangjing Village's tea gardens show that traditional cultivation of tea can both support local livelihoods and conserve biodiversity.