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👋 We’re no longer active on X. Meow is the time to follow us elsewhere 🐱! Stay in touch with UNU-EHS and follow us elsewhere 👉 linktr.ee/unuehs?utm_source=… Thanks for being part of our community 🌍🤝
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Have you ever wondered what systemic risk is? 🤔💭 UNU-EHS expert Edward Sparkes explains in this #Riskepedia video 📽️. Would you like UNU-EHS experts to explain other risk or climate terms? Tell us here 👇
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Wildfires are evolving into mega-events that defy old tactics. Under these volatile conditions, real-time monitoring is the only way to predict fuel loads and act before the spark 📡🔥 unu.edu/ehs/article/5-facts-… 📣@UNUEHS #Wildfires #Monitoring
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N is for Nature Positive. A global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 and achieve full recovery by 2050. Want to learn more? Don’t miss UNDP's #ClimateDictionary: Nature edition. go.undp.org/oxv
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How can Thailand choose the most effective climate adaptation measures? 🇹🇭 A new UNU-EHS infographic breaks down: 🌡️ rising climate risks 🩺 health impacts 🏛️ economic disruptions 🌿 cost-effective adaptation options 🔗 Full infographic: unu.edu/ehs/news/infographic…
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Coastal cities are among the fastest-growing human settlements in the world, but they're facing escalating threats from climate change, ocean pollution, and other environmental risks. A clean, healthy ocean means safer, sustainable coastal cities.
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🛰️ Outer space is vital for life on Earth, from weather data to early warnings. Yet space debris threatens it all. Learn more in this UNU-EHS #ScienceTalks episode: 🎙️ Caitlyn Eberle (#InterconnectedRisks) 🎙️ Host: Austin Gonzales Full episode: youtu.be/q8O-lvAsvD0?si=oX-Q…
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What are 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & how are these related to the#SDGs? UNU-EHS senior expert Simone Sandholz explains in this #Riskepedia video 📽️. Would you like UNU-EHS experts to explain other #risk or #climate terms? Tell us here 👇
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🌍 Language connects us. Climate change affects us all. This International Mother Language Day, some of our experts, alumni and friends share a message across languages, reminding us that climate action must be inclusive, collaborative and universal. 🎥 #LanguagesMatter
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⚖️ On World Day of Social Justice, we’re reminded that climate justice is about fairness in action. A just future needs transformative policies & fair access to finance and technologies for communities facing climate inequalities. 🎥 Watch our #ScienceTalks with Jaffar Abbas.
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Finance is the biggest lever for change. 💸 $7.3T still flows into nature-negative activities vs $220B for Nature-based Solutions. Redirecting even part of this could be transformative. 👉 Read more: unu.edu/ehs/article/5-advant…
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What is #ClimateJustice? 🤔💭🌍💪 In this #Riskepedia video 📽️, United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) expert Lucas Turmena breaks it down for you! Stay tuned for more #climate & #risk concepts explained by UNU-EHS experts.
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Our definition of nature crisis: Rapid and dangerous decline of the world’s natural resources and stability of our ecological systems over the past century. For more key terms, check out UNDP's #ClimateDictionary, Nature Edition: go.undp.org/oxv
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Nature-positive economies support better long-term decisions. 🧭 They move planning beyond short-term gains toward resilience, equity & future risk reduction. 👉 Read more: unu.edu/ehs/article/5-advant…
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🌱Land 👩🏼‍🌾Labour 💧Water ⚡️Energy ⏱️Time... When we waste food, we're also wasting the resources used to produce that food. Reducing #FoodLoss & #FoodWaste means protecting the health of our one & only planet.
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Nature-negative activities undermine themselves. When ecosystems fail, food systems, water security & livelihoods fail too, especially for vulnerable communities. Nature is not a cost. It’s an asset. 👉 Read more: unu.edu/ehs/article/5-advant…
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📖 Mapping the World’s Inland Surface 📖 Mapping wetlands is essential to understand their loss. The GLWD identifies 33 wetland types worldwide, supporting monitoring and conservation efforts. 👉 Read more in our recommended reads on #wetlands:unu.edu/ehs/news/5-recommend…
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Lakes are vital for life, holding most of Earth’s freshwater. 💧🌍 ⚠️ Yet they’re degrading faster than any other ecosystem. Learn how to take action via the #GenerationRestoration Lakes Portal 👉 decadeonrestoration.org/lake…
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Nature-based Solutions deliver multiple benefits at once. 🌿 They reduce disaster risk, store carbon & support livelihoods, often more cost-effectively than technical fixes alone. 👉 Read more: unu.edu/ehs/article/5-advant…
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What is risk transfer? 🤔💭 UNU-EHS expert Nazaruddin tells us in this #Riskepedia video 📽️. Interested in other specific #climate or risk-related content? Ask our experts in comments below 👇
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