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Have you ever wondered what systemic risk is?
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UNU-EHS expert Edward Sparkes explains in this #Riskepedia video 📽️.
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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 📡🔥 https://t.co/bFtlaG0C7Y 📣@UNUEHS#Wildfires#Monitoring
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. https://t.co/LxsnMq5RJv
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: https://t.co/39p6hn4c6u
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.
🛰️ 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: https://t.co/Ey0CPwRgMH
What are 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & how are these related to the#SDGs?
UNU-EHS senior expert Simone Sandholz explains in this #Riskepedia video 📽️.
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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
⚖️ 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.
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: https://t.co/8rXu8y6czL
What is #ClimateJustice?
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In this #Riskepedia video 📽️, United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) expert Lucas Turmena breaks it down for you!
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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: https://t.co/LxsnMq5RJv
🌱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.
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: https://t.co/PTX09Yu5vn
📖 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:https://t.co/InyB40xqr5
Lakes are vital for life, holding most of Earth’s freshwater.
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⚠️ Yet they’re degrading faster than any other ecosystem.
Learn how to take action via the #GenerationRestoration Lakes Portal 👉
https://t.co/kO2vg1QoOw
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: https://t.co/PTX09Yu5vn
What is risk transfer?
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UNU-EHS expert Nazaruddin tells us in this #Riskepedia video 📽️.
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