The United Nations University (UNU) is a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organisation headquartered in Japan. The mission of the UN University is to contribute, through collaborative research and education, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States.
In carrying out this mission, the UN University works with leading universities and research institutes in UN Member States, functioning as a bridge between the international academic community and the United Nations system.
Through postgraduate teaching activities, UNU contributes to capacity building, particularly in developing countries.
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A web-accessible database of modeling tools for integrated resources management, Economics of Water and Land Challenges, Children and Extreme Violence (CEV),Climate Change Adaptation through Optimal Stormwater Capture Measures: Towards a New Paradigm for Urban Water Security, Climate Change, Agricultural Trade and Food Security in ECOWAS,Development of International Water Quality Guidelines for Ecosystems (IWQGES 2)
