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UNU @ CSD

UNU at CSD-17:

Interview with Pekka Haavisto, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Interview with Judy Baker & Daniel Hoornweg, World Bank

Interview with Rane Cortez, Forest Carbon Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy

UNU-ONY Interviews at CSD-17 Exhibit Booths:
Kathy Smith, Information Officer, UN Gateway on Climate Change: Patrik Edman, Senior Officer, Nordic Genetic Resource Center; Stefanie Neno, Networking Officer, World Water Assessment Programme, UNESCO Programme Office for Global Water Assessment; John Wells, Director, Cooperative Development Division, United States' Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Agency.

UNU Research and Publications on the Environment and Sustainability

8 May 2009 - UNU at CSD-17: Regional Centres of Expertise for Sustainable Development in Africa

11 May 2009 - UNU at CSD-17: Facing Global Environmental Change -- Environmental, Human, Energy, Food, Health and Water Security Concepts (Book Launch)

UNU-ONY News

UNU and Dentsu Inc. Sign Agreement on Collaboration
An agreement of collaboration on joint projects between UNU and one of the largest advertising and media companies in the world is a door-opener for entirely new adventures, new ideas, and new perspectives," according to Rector Osterwalder. More »
UNU Holds Global Seminars in Namibia and Ghana
The seminar in Windhoek, Namibia was hosted by the University of Namibia on the theme "Africa's Natural Resources: From Conflict to Sustainable Development".The seminar in Ghana was hosted by the University of Ghana, Legon on the theme "Strategies for Sustainable Development and the pressures of Globalization: Policy Challenges in Africa". More »
A former UNU fellow in a delegation visiting Iceland
The heads of various fisheries departments in the Ministry of Agriculture in Estonia studying fisheries management in Iceland visited UNU-FTP. More »