From Knowledge to Development Impact: Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Land Management

Join us for the last event in a series highlighting Iceland’s contribution to global capacity development through the four GRÓ Training Programmes, a key component of Iceland’s international development cooperation. This last session focuses on the GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme (GRÓ LRT), an initiative launched in 2007, designed to strengthen capacity in sustainable land management and restoration of degraded land by promoting training, education, research, and knowledge-sharing among experts and professionals.

 

What is the impact of the work of the GRÓ LRT towards sustainable development? How do fellows apply their training and experience from the six-month training in Iceland to make an impact at home?

 

Come and hear directly from fellows as they share their experiences and insights on how capacity strengthening can drive progress in global development.

This open event is hosted by the GRÓ Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change, the GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme (GRÓ LRT), the Agricultural University of Iceland and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland

 

Programme:

12:00 Welcoming words by Dr Ragnheiður Inga Þórarinsdóttir, Rector of the Agricultural University of Iceland

12:05 Opening address by Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs

12:15 Keynote address by Dr Principal Mdolo, 2016 GRÓ LRT fellow and lecturer at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Malawi

12:30 Fellow Snapshots: Experiences and Impact of the GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme

12:40 Panel discussion: Dr Shuhrat Valiyev, 2023 GRÓ LRT fellow (Uzbekistan) and assistant professor, Prince Addai, 2024 GRÓ LRT fellow (Ghana) and PhD candidate, Brendah Namara, 2023 GRÓ LRT fellow (Uganda) and MSc scholarship recipient and
Nandin-Erdene Geserbaatar, 2026 GRÓ LRT fellow (Mongolia)

Moderated by Guðrún Guðjónsdóttir, GRÓ LRT acting director

13:10 Closing Remarks by Nína Björk Jónsdóttir, Director General of the GRÓ Centre

13:15 Light Lunch

 

The event is open to all but kindly register in-person participation here.

Here you can see the Facebook event.

The event will also be streamed online for those not able to attend in-person.