29 September 2017
SDG Short Course II on Feasibility Studies for Geothermal Projects held in El Salvador
„SDG Short Course II on Feasibility Studies for Geothermal Projects“ was held in El Salvador during September 17-23 in cooperation with LaGeo S.A. de C.V. As the name implies, the course was the second in a series of short courses held in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and it was the tenth event to be held jointly by UNU-GTP and LaGeo since 2006.
26 September 2017
UNU Fellows of the Six Month Training Programme will introduce their final projects
On Monday, 2 October 2017, the UNU Fellows of the Six Month Training Programme will introduce their final projects.
25 September 2017
Global Day of Action: Calling for progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
On September 25th, we celebrate the second anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Global Day of action is a global mobilization of civil society organizations, NGOs, activists, SDG advocates and committed individuals to share their voices on the #GlobalGoals. In September of 2015, UN member states agreed to a set of 17 “Global Goals” as part of their Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”), an initiative known formally as ”Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
25 September 2017
MSc defence by Daniel Villarroel
Daniel Gustavo Villarroel Camacho, MSc Fellow in geochemistry at the University of Iceland will defend his MSc project on Wednesday 27 September, 2017 at 14:00 at University of Iceland, Askja building, 3rd floor.
18 September 2017
SDG Short Course II on Exploration and Development of Geothermal Resources to be held in Kenya in November 2017
UNU-GTP, KenGen and GDC will be hosting SDG Short Course II on Exploration and Development of Geothermal Resources during 9-29 November, at Lake Bogoria and Lake Naivasha in Kenya.
15 September 2017
Celebrating graduation from UNU-LRT six-month training programme
On 13 September, UNU-LRT celebrated the graduation of 14 fellows from the annual six-month training programme. The graduates come from eight countries in Africa and Asia: Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mongolia, Niger, Uganda and Uzbekistan. With the graduating fellows of 2017, the total number of graduated fellows from the Land Restoration Training Programme has reached 101 fellows, 46 women and 55 men.