26 November 2016
SDG Short Course I on Exploration and Development of Geothermal Resources is currently underway
SDG Short Course I on Exploration and Development of Geothermal Resources is currently underway at Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
17 November 2016
UNU-GEST Director meets alumni in Mozambique
The UNU-GEST Director, Dr. Irma Erlingsdóttir, was on a visit in Mozambique last week where she met diverse partners in ministries, national and international NGOs and organizations. She also hosted an event for UNU-GEST alumni in Maputo
16 November 2016
UNU-FTP fellows in Russia meet with Ambassador
This week, former UNU fellows from Russia met with the Icelandic ambassador to Russia, Ms. Berglind Ásgeirsdottir.
16 November 2016
Conference Poster: ¨Dynamics of Hybridity - the SADC Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre¨at Þjóðarspegillinn 2016
Anne Flaspöler, postdoctoral researcher at the EDDA Centre and UNU-GEST, presented her initial findings of her field research at the Social Sciences’ Conference organised by the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) of the University of Iceland on the 28th October 2016.
10 November 2016
Short Course on Geothermal Project Management at ARGeo-C6 in Ethiopia
The Short Course on Project Management for Geothermal Development was held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the two days leading up to the 6th African Rift Geothermal Conference, October 31 – November 1.
28 October 2016
Gendered value chain analysis as a research methodology: small scale fisheries by lake Tanganyika
A conference session on gendered dimensions and gender roles at the Þjóðarspegill conference held at the University of Iceland 28 October includes a talk presented by UNU-GEST on gendered value chain analysis as a research methodology within the social sciences and as an applied tool for informing development interventions.