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2025 GRÓ GTP fellows by the volcanic eruption in Sundhnúksgígaröð, summer 2025, in Reykjanes Peninsula.
6 July 2026

GRÓ Annual Report 2025 Published

The year 2025 was an active and productive one for GRÓ—Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change, and the four training programmes in sustainable fisheries, gender equality, geothermal energy and land restoration.
Dr. B.K. Kolitha Kamal Jinadasa (centre) visiting GRÓ FTP in Feb 2026 with director Þór Heiðar Ásgeirsson (right) and specialist Stefán Úlfarsson (left).
16 June 2026

Two former GRÓ FTP fellows in key leadership roles in Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector

We are proud to highlight two GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme (GRÓ FTP) alumni who now hold influential positions in Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector, reflecting the long-standing partnership between GRÓ FTP and Sri Lankan institutions.
The new Governing Board of GRÓ and Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Missing from the photo is Dr Antonio De Sousa Abreu.
9 June 2026

GRÓ Governing Board 2026-2032 assumes office

A new GRÓ Governing Board has been appointed for the term 2026-2032. At a reception held last week to mark the changes in the governing board, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Ms Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, thanked the outgoing board for its work and welcomed the new board to the task.
20 May 2026

Congratulations 2025-26 fellows

Today, 23 fellows graduated from the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme, after completing a six-month training course, offered by the Icelandic government, as part of the country’s international development cooperation efforts.
19 May 2026

The GRÓ FTP graduation ceremony tomorrow, Wednesday 20th of May

The ceremony will take place at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Fornubúðum 5 Hafnarfirði and start at 15:00.
13 May 2026

GRÓ LRT: Capacity Development Delivers Results

The impact of the GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme was the focus of the last and final event in the series “From Knowledge to Development Impact” on May 7. At the event, that took place at the National Museum of Iceland, GRÓ LRT fellows and alumni shared their experiences and insights on how capacity strengthening can drive progress in global development. In total, 240 fellows have graduated since 2007 when the Programme was launched.