Open Lectures
As part of the capacity development activities, UNU-EHS organizes
open lecture series for the broad public, students and
the scientific community:
Risk and Uncertainty lecture series
In this seminar series we
address opportunities, risks and uncertainties for development. Uncertainty,
i.e. the unknown unknowns, is a particular challenge. Risk and uncertainty have
become a focal topic among development researchers, policy makers and
practitioners as worldwide, economy and ecology have been assailed by a series
of global crises: financial crisis, high and volatile food and oil price,
and/or climate change. These crises present threats to development and to the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The understanding,
mitigating and controlling of risk and uncertainty is far from being
understood. The seminar series provides a forum for agenda setting and discussion
on related themes with leading experts in this field of research and policy. The lecture series
is organized by the United Nations University (UNU) Bonn and the Center
for Development Research (ZEF). |Read more
Water Lecture series
The Water Lecture series is a joint series organized by the United Nations University (UNU) Bonn, the Center
for Development Research (ZEF) and the Global Water
System Project (GWSP).
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Bonn Dialogues on Global Environmental Change
The Bonn Dialogues Series on Global Environmental Change is a forum for discussing substantive issues related to anthropogenic drivers and consequences. The series is held twice a year since 2006 and addresses topics such as climate, water, energy, migration and food through an interdisciplinary approach. It is jointly organized by the United Nations University (UNU) Bonn and the German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV) in partnership with the City of Bonn. Furthermore, Bonn Dialogues is supported by the Deutsche Welle, the European Union and the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Being a special event of the ICLEI 3rd Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation (12-15 May 2012, Bonn), the 11th Bonn Dialogues event will address drivers of development and risk as well as potential disaster risk management strategies towards natural hazards in urban areas with a special focus on flooding. The panel discussion will take place on 15 May 2012, 7 p.m. at Deutsche Welle.
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On 10 April 2012, Dr. Michael Beck
will give a lecture on "Building Coastal Resilience: From Decision
Support to Action". He will present his team’s work in using coastal
ecosystems (salt marshes, mangroves, coral reefs and oyster reefs) for
hazard mitigation and climate adaptation to reduce ecological and social
vulnerability. Please note that registration is required. |Read more
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