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Global / One Health: Anna-Katharina Hornidge appointed to Advisory Board of BMZ and elected into Steering Committee of the Global Health Hub Germany

The consideration of the relevance of human health, animal health and environmental health as well as biodiversity is called the „One Health“ approach. It envisages the promotion and maintenance of health in all these areas through preventive measures. The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Germany is strengthening its commitment in the context of the One Health approach. […]

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New Director at UNU-EHS

As of August 1, 2020, Dr. Shen Xiaomeng assumed the role of UNU Vice-Rector in Europe (UNU-ViE) and Director of our Bonn Alliance partner institution the Institute for Environment and Human Security of the United Nations niversity (UNU-EHS). […]

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Start of the digital MGG Academy 2020

How can international collaboration and knowledge cooperation be successful? How can we shape societies worldwide and make them more sustainable? The Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut fĂĽr Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) will dedicate itself to these demanding questions. […]

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Master’s students hold mapathon for COVID-19 resilience in Brazil

Students of the Master of Geography of Environmental Risks and Human
Security Programme (GeoRisk) gathered online last Friday to hold a
mapathon for pandemic resilience in Brazil. They mapped over 250
buildings in one hour, helping local organizations in Salvador, pinpoint
areas in favelas that might serve as testing and hygiene item distribution
locations in the fight against COVID-19. […]

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