2018•07•10     Bonn

Dirk Messner appointed new director of UNU-EHS

United Nations University selects Professor Dirk Messner as the next director of its Bonn-based Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
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Open House at Villa Hammerschmidt draws 14,000 visitors

UNU-EHS was represented at the Open House at Villa Hammerschmidt, the German president’s residence in Bonn.
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Early warning systems and earthquakes in Japan

UNU-EHS Director Jakob Rhyner’s op ed on early warning systems was published by Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s most read newspaper.
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Climate risk insurance for farmers, beekeepers and fishermen

Deutsche Welle documented the recent Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) mission to Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, promoting Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the Caribbean (CRAIC).
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Reducing disaster risks in river deltas

Thomson Reuters has recently published an op ed by UNU-EHS experts Zita Sebesvari and Michael Hagenlocher, explaining the unique nature and characteristics of coastal river deltas.
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Tackling heat stress in cities

UNU-EHS researchers conducted household surveys, interviewing the citizens of Bonn, Germany about their perceptions of summer heat and the measures they take to deal with it. Local media joined them as well.
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