ISSUE 23: FEBRUARY 2003

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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 
New GLEAM initiative
lights up UNU symposium
The Forum for Globally-integrated Environmental Assessment Modeling (GLEAM) was launched at an symposium at UNU Centre.  MORE 		  GEOGRAPHY OF VULNERABILITY 
Videos show how cities
deal with disaster threats
Videos depicting different natural disaster threats in large urban centres are part of the UNU project on the Geography of Urban Social Vulnerability. MORE 		  I.T. AND THE ENVIRONMENT 

Microchip has
macro impact
on environment
– new study
Almost two kilograms of fossil fuel and chemicals is needed to produce a tiny 2 gram microchip, according to a new study by UN University's IT and the Environment initiative. MORE

 
 
UNU PRESS
Rocky road to democracy
in the Middle East
Democratization in the Middle East addresses a number of key issues determining the  success or failure of sustainable democratization in the region. MORE 		  SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ASEAN countries to meet
for Inter-Linkages workshop
Representatives from the 10 ASEAN countries will meet in Malaysia to launch the next phase of the UNU Inter-Linkages initiative in their region. MORE 		 

INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES

UNU/IAS to host indigenous
peoples IPR initiative
UNU/IAS will host a new initiative to increase indigenous peoples participation in dialogues about their traditional knowledge and  intellectual property rights. MORE

  FOOD AND NUTRITION
UNU/FNP to lead global
review of dietary standards
UN University Food and Nutrition Programme will lead a global review aimed at harmonizing nutrient-based dietary standards. MORE 		  Calendar
of events
& meetings
in 2003
 
 
  DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS RESEARCH
WIDER conference to highlight
advances in poverty research
Recent advances in analytical concepts used to research poverty and inequality issues will be highlighted at an international conference May 30-31. MORE
CONFLICT RESEARCH
Radical change needed for
sustainable peace – Meyer
Societies torn by long-standing conflicts must undergo fundamental changes for sustainable peace to be achieved, says a key figure in ending apartheid in South Africa. MORE 		SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Inter-Linkages case studies
discussed at Tokyo forum
The results of 14 Inter-linkages case studies undertaken in 2001-2 were presented at a public forum at UNU Centre January 21.  MORE
EDWARD NEWMAN
Children in turmoil:
a modern predicament?
Children have always been vulnerable but now a picture is emerging of specifically modern threats in an era of globalization. MORE 		RAMESH THAKUR
Coping with a grayer world
 Like globalization, population aging is a universal force with the power to shape the future. By 2050 the number of people aged 60 and over in the world will increase from 600 million today to almost 2 billion. MORE

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