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UNSW Sydney and the University of the South Pacific (USP) embark on landmark mangrove regeneration project in Fiji. A groundbreaking five-year mangrove research and rejuvenation program, Project Halophyte, has been launched in Suva, Fiji.

On the 22nd April 2024, the world celebrates Earth Day, demonstrating support for the environmental protection of our planet Earth. The theme for Earth Day 2024 is Planet Vs Plastics focusing on the reduction in the production of ALL plastics. Find out how some of the Alliance member universities are helping to put an end to plastics for the sake of human and planetary health.

Hosted by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Alliance convened a panel of four global subject-matter experts from within the IUCA network, for a session on Day 1.

The first graduates of the world’s first Bachelor of Climate Change at the University of Waikato enter the workforce.

Hosted by the International Universities Climate Alliance (IUCA), the March Global Thematic Dialogue provided an opportunity to explore the opportunities and roadblocks for fostering productive and thoughtful cultures of climate research.

The International Green Gown Awards, in partnership with Allianz Global Investors, and supported by UN Environment Programme, recognise exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges around the globe. Applications for 2024 are now open (Deadline 29 April) and universities and colleges, worldwide are invited to put your most innovative and influential sustainability work forward for an International Green Gown Award.

Researchers tackle plastic pollution with a multifaceted action plan via a network of researchers and policy influencers at Arizona State University (ASU). ASU is working to reduce society’s reliance on plastic — an inexpensive, adaptable material, but one with serious consequences for the health of people and all living things.

Preliminary estimates of the water requirements of certain measures required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to sequester carbon already in the atmosphere were presented at COP 28 today. This information is intended to raise awareness of the critical links between the availability of water and implementing various Paris Agreement climate mitigation measures. At the national level, policymakers will need to assess the water requirements according to local conditions.

UN-Water’s Expert Groups and Task Forces bring together experts to drive progress on a certain theme or towards a specific goal. A study on the water requirements of climate mitigation measures is now underway under the leadership of WMO, UNESCO and UNECE as the co-convenors of the of the UN Water Expert Group on Water and Climate Change. The study is being conducted in partnership with the International Universities Climate Alliance (IUCA).