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    Lecture: World Water Day on water cooperation

    We cordially invite you to the next Water Lecture on Thursday, 21 March 2013 on the topic of "World Water Day on Water Cooperation: Challenges and opportunities". A panel consisting of high-level experts from government and UN agencies will discuss various forms of water cooperation as well as potential challenges and opportunities of water cooperation at different levels and settings. The lecture takes place at 4 p.m. at ZEF (right conference room).

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    Training school on field research methods in environmentally-induced migration

    As part of COST Action IS1101 Climate change and migration: knowledge, law and policy, and theory, COST Action Network and UNU-EHS organize a training school on field research methods for early PhD and late Master students, and those planning to conduct a PhD. The training school is designed for students interested in environmentally-induced migration who are planning to conduct field research on this topic. The training school will be held in Bonn from 8-12 July 2013.

    Application deadline: extended until 5 May 2013

    Call for applications

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    What if climate change impacts exceed adaptation capacities?

    During 25-27 February 2013, more than 40 international scholars and experts - among them authors from the IPCC SREX and AR5 reports – convened in Bonn for the scientific conference “Perspectives on loss and damage: Society, Climate Change, and Decision Making”. Participants grappled with the consequences of climate change impacts for human society and natural systems upon which they depend for survival.  | Read more

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    Dr. David Malone of Canada begins term as United Nations University Rector

    1 March 2013, Tokyo — The United Nations University (UNU) is pleased to announce that Dr. David M. Malone of Canada today has assumed office for a five-year term as Rector of UNU. In this role, Dr. Malone holds the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. |Read more

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    Call for application: WASCAL Master programmes

    WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use) is a large-scale research-focused programme designed to tackle climate change and enhance the resilience of human and environmental systems to climate change and increased variability. This is a call for qualified candidates to apply for the Master programme in climate change and energy for the 2013-2014 academic session. |Read more

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    Lecture: Uncertainties in the quantification of the global and regional water cycle

    UNU-EHS and the Center for Development Research (ZEF) cordially invite you to the next lecture of the joint Risk and Uncertainty seminar series. Harald Kunstmann will give a lecture on "Uncertainties in the quantification of the global and regional water cycle". The lecture takes place on Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 5 p.m. at ZEF (ground floor conference room). All welcome! | Read more

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    Conference: Perspectives on loss & damage

    Key experts on loss and damage will be coming together at UNU-EHS on 25-27 February 2013 for the scientific conference "Perspectives on Loss & Damage: Society, Climate Change, and Decision Making". As part of the Loss and Damage in Vulnerable Countries Initiative, the conference will critically examine how climate change-related loss and damage is framed, explore the repercussions for policy and practice, and identify what research gaps must be filled to better support decision-making.  |Read more

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    PhD Block Course "From Vulnerability to Resilience in Disaster Risk Management"

    UNU-EHS in close collaboration with Tohoku University and the University of Bonn invite young scientists to apply for the 2013 PhD Block Course (10-22 March 2013) focusing on the role of vulnerability and resilience in the field of disaster risk management.

    Deadline: 31 January 2013 | Read more

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    Press release: New risk management solutions

    Doha, 5 December 2012. The frequency and magnitude of weather-related extreme events are increasing according to the IPCC Special Report on Extreme Events. The burden of loss and damage is not evenly distributed across the world because of differing exposures, vulnerabilities and coping capabilities. Insurance-related approaches can help manage losses and damages caused by unforeseeable weather events (storms, droughts, floods, etc.) by spreading the risk among people and across time and also incentivize prevention measures. |Read more

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    Press release: Addressing loss and damage in the context of social vulnerability and resilience

    Doha, 4 December 2012. Loss and damage is a reality today for most vulnerable communities worldwide. Climate change will further alter the frequency and magnitude of meteorological and hydrological disasters. Given the major implication for policy, Munich Re Foundation’s Chair on Social Vulnerability hosted at the UN University brings seven targeted recommendations to COP 18 in Doha today. | Read more

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