6 September 2016
Fellows present research findings in an open seminar
The UNU-LRT fellows reached an important milestone in the six-month training programme this week when they presented the results of their individual research projects in an open seminar at the research campus of the Agricultural University of Iceland. As always, the individual projects spanned a range of topics including: assessment of the impact of cultivation on soil organic carbon; assessment of the impact of tree species on soil fertility in farmers’ fields in Niger; studies on the degradation of rangelands in Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho; and research on the effect of sand mines in Northern Ghana on the livelihood of local people and the ability of authorities to improve the situation with restoration interventions.
29 August 2016
Chikondi Manyungwa, 2013 fellow, wins the Rosemary Firth Award at the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) Conference
The UNU-GEST team would like to congratulate Chikondi Manyungwa for receiving the Rosemary Firth award for best presenter at the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) Conference.
16 August 2016
2011 fellow Ester Sumbana joins Plan International Mozambique
The UNU-GEST team congratulates the former 2011 fellow, Ester Maceda Sumbana, on her recent position as the Gender Coordinator and Advisor of the Plan International Mozambique. Plan International Mozambique is an organization working in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas.
11 August 2016
UNU-GEST contributes to the GGEO 2016
The Global Gender and Environment Outlook (GGEO) was published In May of 2016 at the United Nations Environment Assembly. The GGEO constitutes the first assessment that provides a comprehensive overview about the interplay between gender and the environment.
21 June 2016
UNU-GEST alumna participates in 2016 Women Deliver Conference
Shaista de Araújo, 2015 UNU-GEST alumna from Mozambique, attended the 2016 triennial Women Deliver Conference during 16-19 May in Copenhagen, Denmark
30 May 2016
Adding Peacekeepers to the Debates of Critical Liberal Peacebuilding
Anne Flaspöler, Postdoctoral Researcher at the EDDA Center of Excellence, has recently published the article “Adding Peacekeepers to the Debates of Critical Liberal Peacebuilding: New Insights from the Perspective of Peacekeeping Training in Africa” in the academic journal Peacebuilding.