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The United Nations University (UNU) is the academic arm of the United Nations (UN). It bridges the academic world and the UN system. Its goal is to develop sustainable solutions for current and future problems of humankind in all aspects of life. Through a problem-oriented and interdisciplinary approach it aims at applied research and education on a global scale. UNU was founded in 1973 and is an autonomous organ of the UN General Assembly. The University comprises headquarters Tokyo, Japan, and more than a dozen Institutes and Programmes worldwide.

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UN Panel Discussion: Climate Change Impacts and Threats

The panel discussion took place on 12 October 2009 in New York City and included speakers from across the globe: Chairperson Park In-kook, Republic of Korea; Margareta Wahlstrom, Asst. Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction; Geoffrey Dabelko, Dir. Enviornmental Change and Security Programme, Woodrow Wilson Intl. Center; Koko Warner, Head of the Environmental Migration, Social Vulnerablitity and Adaptation Section, UNU-EHS; Simon Dalby, Professor, Carleton University.

There are three videos of the panel discussion available at Clean Skies. Watch now the statement of Dr Koko Warner in part 2, starting at 0:14:40.