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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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    Improving aftermath crisis management in the European Union

    The disaster response system in the EU must be prepared to deal with any disaster that may emerge. Especially in the context of climate change and the expected increase of extreme events, the need for improved cooperation in the EU becomes evident. The Aftermath Crisis Management System-of-systems (ACRIMAS) project (Phase I) has identified 26 improvement needs. This fourth UNU-EHS Policy Brief summarizes the state of the art and identifies improvement needs in European crisis management by means of highlighted examples.

    Policy Brief No. 4 | Read more

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    SOURCE 16/2012: Climate Change and Fragile States

    The 2011 Summer Academy "Climate Change and Fragile States: Rethinking Adaptation" aimed to establish guiding principles for international institutions for climate change adaptation in fragile states, focusing on exploring the institutional action in fragile states as well as international/institutional aid architecture. This SOURCE illustrates the outcomes of the Academy by presenting selected papers from PhD students who attended the 2011 Summer Academy. The papers identify obstacles to building resilience and explore different strategies and solutions to overcome them.

    SOURCE 16/2012 | Read more

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