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Besides a fundamental redrawing of the geo-political map, the world is facing a new generation of global environmental, socio-economic, political and demographic challenges, for which our international institutions are ill-equipped. Inherent in the new generation of global change challenges are a set of complex linkages, which are poorly understood, but...

Africa is urbanising fast. By the mid-2030s, a majority of Africans will live in urban areas. But productive jobs and quality public services are not keeping up with the fast growth of cities and towns. Yet urbanisation holds huge potential for accelerating economic, social and environmental development; even rural areas would benefit from the development of vibrant, sustainable African cities.

This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations. The course focuses on key knowledge areas of sustainability theory and practice, including population, ecosystems, global change, energy, agriculture, water, environmental economics and...

Aimed mainly at current university students and recent graduates, the Summer School combines environmental economics and policy, enterprise management, and financial markets and investment to study critical global environmental challenges in the 21st century. 

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This course provides an overview of the municipal solid waste management situation in developing countries covering key elements of the waste management system, with its technical, environmental, social, financial and institutional aspects. Participants learn about appropriate and already applied solutions through selected case studies. The course also covers strategic planning...

Monetary policy has significant environmental and social repercussions. The channels through which money in our economies is created, as well as the actions taken by central banks with regard to interest rate levels, asset purchases and macroprudential policy are key factors driving economic decisions. Yet, in particular since the 1990s...

The ITC-ILO, jointly with the Employment Policy Department and the Department of Statistics, is launching two new courses – integrated within the learning series on the transition to formal economy – in response to the increasing need for countries to strengthen their capacities to produce and collect data on informality...

Inclusive green growth offers a route out of multiple related crises - in the economy, the environment and society. Yet for green growth to really fulfil its promise, it needs to be truly inclusive - tackling issues such as poverty, inequality and the exclusions that constrain both growth and environmental sustainability.

The goal of UAM’s Summer School of Economics and Business (SSEB) is to offer high-quality courses taught in English by professors of the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, and to bring together students from all over the world and Spanish students in a truly international environment. The academic excellence...