Opening Plenary of COP29

Watch the opening plenary of COP29 where the UAE will officially hand over the COP Presidency to Azerbaijan in Baku.

Why science alone won’t be enough to move us past the paralysis of eco-anxiety and toward solutions.

Co-funded by Mubadala and Al Maskari Holding, the Transition Investment Lab (TIL) is a research initiative that positions NYU Abu Dhabi as a center of excellence and knowledge hub for impact finance and sustainability research.

DP, NYUAD, and OceanX to develop partnership on range of education projects in the ocean space.

Learn how art brings to bear many different ways of understanding the world.

Rising sea levels and the increasing rate of climate change induced natural disasters require an urban planning retrofit that protects key roads in the UAE.

NYU Abu Dhabi will be hosting several youth-related conferences and programs that will explore academia's role in climate action.

Blane De St Croix: Horizon will be running until January 14, 2024.

NYU Abu Dhabi’s Arab Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (ACCESS) is creating a database about the Gulf region to paint a better picture of the makeup of its land, sea and climate, and how they impact each other.

The NYU Abu Dhabi student government is proactively looking to improve sustainability on campus and launch campaigns aimed at more eco-conscious lifestyle choices for the community.

Blane De St. Croix's latest show at NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery delves into the fragile local ecology and connecting local problems, such as salinisation and ocean pollution, to global warming.

Fall 2023 will see 28 core classes sustainability-driven courses taught as part of the University’s commitment to the environment.

Blane De St. Croix: Horizon features major new works inspired by the UAE landscape and environment.

As NYU Abu Dhabi counts down to COP28, a new video series highlights the University’s sustainability-driven work across campus.

NYU Abu Dhabi’s Greenhouse will co-host the 18th UN Conference of Youth (COY 18) and lead youth-driven discussion on sustainability around the world.

The Climate Action Plan identifies concrete targets, opportunities for progress, and provides a roadmap for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, ensuring a positive impact on the campus and the wider community.

The new season features a series of talks and conferences exploring the region’s progress toward a collaborative and sustainable future.

The Universities Climate Network (UCN), comprising UAE-based universities and higher education institutions, will facilitate dialogues, workshops, public events, and youth participation in the lead up to COP28 UAE.

Kemal Celik, Assistant Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering, focuses on construction materials and building energy efficiency to develop sustainable and multi-functional structural materials. To this end, he conducts multiscale and interdisciplinary research.

In November 2023, hundreds of students will gather at NYUAD for the Student Energy Summit (SES). SES is a global youth-led organization empowering the next generation of leaders, and the largest youth-led energy conference in the world.

The NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Institute has announced a series of in-person public talks and a workshop for its May lineup, which will offer attendees insights into a diverse range of topics related to sustainability.

The Tomoh Fellowship Program will be a key contributor to NYUAD’s mission of developing a sustainable, knowledge-based economy in Abu Dhabi.

In February, NYUAD hosted almost 30 senior executives from various industries, who discussed various aspects of sustainabiluty and related ideas over an evening of brainstorming and presentations. The event was co-sponsored by Gulf Intelligence, NYUAD (Global Education), and the Green House SIG led by Benji Strzelecki.

The eARThumanites initiative seeks to highlight the role of the arts in the broader conversation of climate change. It hosts the Geopolitics and Himalayan Water Initiative, which has produced content including podcasts in conversation with experts representing a variety of different fields to build awareness on wildlife and human issues exacerbated by climate change in the Himalayas and beyond, held events and webinars focusing on topics such as women's role in fighting climate change, held a conference, and more.

NYU Abu Dhabi is slowing down climate change one bite at a time.

Why do falcons capture the imagination of scientists and artists alike?

NYUAD Class of 2019 alumnus Chandan Mishra’s organic waste project at Bloom Nepal School has won the Zayed Sustainability Prize under the category of Global High School in South Asia.

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers show coral bleaching in the Arabian Gulf is modulated by cooling summer shamal winds