Expert Groups and Networks

UNU-EHS operates through large networks of partners but is also a coordinator or a key member of a few networks and working groups that specifically address research and/or capacity development questions that fall under the mandate of the Institute.

Since its creation, UNU-EHS has set-up, coordinated and moderated the Expert Working Group on Measuring Vulnerability which has met annually since 2005 and from which several peer-reviewed publications have been prepared and published. For a few years now, UNU-EHS has collaborated within the UN/ISDR Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) with contributions to many events including the UN/ISDR Global Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction. UNU-EHS is also a core member of the Climate Change, Environment and Migration Alliance (CCEMA) which aims is to bring migration considerations to the environment, development, and climate change agendas. UNU-EHS is a member of the IASC Task Force on Climate Change and Human Mobility. Since 2006, UNU-EHS has coordinated the Social Vulnerability Network.

UNU-EHS hosts the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), a network of scientists and experts informing the UNFCCC on risk management alternatives to complement adaptation to climate change.

Since 2006 UNU-EHS has established close links with the Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) initiative which is now hosted by the SCYCLE (Sustainable Cycles) Operating Unit of our sister institute UNU-ISP (Institute for Sustainability and Peace).