DATE / TIME:

2014•06•12    10:00 - 12:00

Location:

Kuala Lumpur

On 12 June 2014 UNU-IIGH will host a public talk providing an overview of the work of the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) located in Bonn, Germany.

The presentation will be given by Professor Jakob Rhyner (UNU-EHS Director and UNU Vice-Rector in Europe) and will provide an overview of UNU-EHS research, activities and partnerships. Prof. Rhyner will discuss the impacts of climate change on environmental risks, environmentally induced migration and innovative insurance models for low-income population groups. Prof. Rhyner will look at the importance of understanding hazardous natural processes, emphasizing the need to consider the socioeconomic environment in which these processes are happening.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information see the event flyer in the Related Files tab.