Ecosystems and engineering, Dutch flood management, adapting to climate change in Vietnam's deltas and much more

United Nations University - Institute for Environment & Human Security (UNU-EHS) Quarterly Newsletter No.5

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Changing deltas changing lives

The environment of deltas such as the Mekong and Red River delta in Vietnam is changing. In response, the lives of its inhabitants, such as the rice and shrimp farmers and their families, are also changing. The DeltAdapt project is a large scale research project that analyzes these changes from environmental and social perspectives to find ways in which farmers can maintain their lives and livelihoods in the face of environmental change.

5 Facts about Dutch flood risk management

Large parts of the Netherlands are situated below sea level. Protective dikes along the coast line and many Dutch rivers symbolize the proactive preventive measure against the consistent threat of flooding. Climate change impacts such as rising sea levels and temperatures further exacerbate the threat of flooding for this Western European country.

Ecosystems and engineering unite against disaster risk

Well-managed ecosystems can serve as cost- effective natural infrastructure that protects people against disasters. The PEDRR workshop explored how ecosystems and engineering can work together to reduce disaster risk.

First international fair and entrepreneurial workshop at the Pan African University

On 28 May, the second cohort of students of the Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy Sciences, including Climate Change (PAUWES), attended the first PAUWES International Water and Energy Fair in Tlemcen, Algeria.

In the Media

Networking with Bonn institutions (General Anzieger) - Prof. Jakob Rhyner, Vice-Rector and UNU-EHS Directorr gives an interview on the role of UN University and how it is connected in Bonn.

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Call for applications

UNU-EHS and UPEACE online course on Climate Change, International Law and Human Security from 7 September to 18 October 2016.

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New Publications

UNEP Global Gender and Environment Outlook The Critical Issues
The report examines the interlinkages between gender and the environment and analyses how environmental change affects the lives of men and women in different ways due to existing gender dynamics and inequalities. Dr. Cosmin Corendea was a contributing author to the report.
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A people‐centred perspective on climate change, environmental stress, and livelihood resilience in Bangladesh In: Sustainability Science
The article presents findings from the Gibika project, which researches livelihood resilience in seven study sites across Bangladesh. Read More

Multifunctional floodplain management and biodiversity effects: a knowledge synthesis for six European countries In: Biodiversity and Conservation
Floodplain ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots and supply multiple ecosystem services. At the same time they are often prone to human pressures that increasingly impact their intactness. Read More

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