For some time now, Carteret Islanders have made eye-catching headlines: “Going, going… Papua New Guinea atoll sinking fast”. Academics have dubbed us amongst the world’s first “environmental refugees” ...

Japan is quite a unique case when it comes to urban agriculture. Despite being a highly industrialized country, the presence of agricultural land use is a common feature on the urban landscape of ...

Do migrants willingly choose to flee their homes, or is migration the only option available? There is no clear, one-size-fits-all explanation for a decision to migrate — a choice that will be made ...

Let’s start with some good news. Earlier this month, we published the first findings from a major study on public perceptions of the benefits provided by the ocean — research conducted under the NEOPS ...

It’s hard to wrap one’s head around the latest research numbers on plastic — 4.8 to 12.7 million tons of the stuff makes its way from land into our oceans annually. To help put that into perspective, ...

The ocean covers over 70% of the planet and produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen. For this and many other important reasons, United Nations University expert Dr Jack O’Connor introduces six ...

Janina Pescinski is a Junior Research Fellow at the United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM) contributing to the program on Female Agency, Mobility and ...

Marta Guasp Teschendorff is a research intern at the United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM). Master’s candidate in International Relations at Institut ...

Even if we stop all greenhouse emissions today — which is not exactly realistic — sea levels will continue to rise. That’s not to say that what we do doesn’t matter. In fact, it matters a great deal.

Access to water is one of the pressing global issues of the 21st century. As our global population grows and becomes wealthier, the demand for water will greatly increase. At the same time, water ...