Welcome to the UNU CD for the WSSD

All parts of UNU system engage in capacity development activities. These are aimed, in particular, at strengthening academic institutions in developing countries and increasing the capability of young scholars and professionals in these countries to contribute to the extension, application and diffusion of knowledge. UNU places a strong emphasis on strengthening cooperation among institutions in developing countries and building "south–south" cooperation to further enhance the teaching and research capacities of existing centres of excellence. The University also aims to alleviate the intellectual isolation of researchers and institutions from developing countries by supporting their integration into the wider international academic community.

Throughout the last ten years UNU has undertaken a wide range of both long–term and short–term post–secondary education and capacity building activities that are aimed at enhancing the potential of developing countries to meet their environmental and development objectives. Many of these activities were explicitly endorsed within Agenda 21 and also fall under the umbrella of action recommended within the Lüneburg Declaration on Higher Education for Sustainable Development.

Further information: Please contact UNU Centre. Birgit Poniatowski poniatowski@hq.unu.edu or http//:www.unu.edu





				All parts of UNU system engage in capacity development activities. These are aimed, in particular, at strengthening academic institutions in developing countries and increasing the capability of young scholars and professionals in these countries to contribute to the extension, application and diffusion of knowledge. UNU places a strong emphasis on strengthening cooperation among institutions in developing countries and building "south–south" cooperation to further enhance the teaching and research capacities of existing centres of excellence. The University also aims to alleviate the intellectual isolation of researchers and institutions from developing countries by supporting their integration into the wider international academic community. Throughout the last ten years UNU has undertaken a wide range of both long–term and short–term post–secondary education and capacity building activities that are aimed at enhancing the potential of developing countries to meet their environmental and development objectives. Many of these activities were explicitly endorsed within Agenda 21 and also fall under the umbrella of action recommended within the Lüneburg Declaration on Higher Education for Sustainable Development. Further information: Please contact UNU Centre. Birgit Poniatowski poniatowski@hq.unu.edu or http//:www.unu.edu
	UNU Partnerships and Activities to Implement Agenda 21 Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology, Cooperation and Capacity–Building • Fisheries • Geothermal Energy • Software Technology Science for Sustainable Development • Biotechnology • Science and Environmental Decision–Making Promoting Education, Public Awareness and Training • Leadership • Degree–Oriented Programmes • Disseminating Capacity Development Expertise • Virtual University Information for Decision–Making • Biodiversity • Food Composition Data