21 November 2017
A new geothermal power plant opens in the Azores Islands
This power plant was built as a part of the Renewable Energy Programme Area under the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism supported by Orkustofnun. The Programme included the installation of a 3 MW geothermal power plant to increase the share of renewables in the Azores and three support initiatives to advanced and specialised training in geothermal energy. The Programme started in 2013 and will be completed in December 2017.
10 November 2017
UNU-GTP and Hebei Geo University sign an institutional agreement
On November 2nd, the representatives of UNU-GTP and Hebei Geo University (HGU) signed an institutional agreement on cooperation in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, China.
10 November 2017
Women's roles in Transitional Justice in Northern Uganda analyzed in the Wikigender University online article series
Wikigender University online article series by UNU-GEST fellows from the class of 2017 continues. Harriet Adong from Uganda writes about women's participation in Transitional Justice in Northern Uganda.
10 November 2017
Seeing and experiencing
As usually the UNU-FTP fellows have been very busy during the autumn period. Apart from heavy academic work schedule they are also confronted with the task to adapt to a new environment. Sometimes, of course, it is too much and everybody has to chill out.
8 November 2017
UNU-GTP hosts the ARENA Programme this week
The UNU-GTP is hosting and co-organising the ARENA Programme November 5-11.
1 November 2017
Course in Uganda on sustainable land management, land restoration and linkages to climate change
This autumn, UNU-LRT offered a short course in Uganda on “Sustainable land management, land restoration and linkages to climate change”. The 9-day course was organised in cooperation with the Ugandan partner institutions of UNU-LRT, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and Makerere University. The course was held in Kasese municipality in Western Uganda and the participants were 25 officers from 18 different districts in Western Uganda, who work on environmental issues within their districts.