15 September 2016
International conference on grazing
The international conference "Grazing in a changing Nordic region" is held in Reykjavik Iceland this week. The conference brings together specialists, academics and policymakers for an interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and experiences, with the hope to contribute to sustainable management of land utilized for grazing. The fellows in the UNU-LRT six-month training programme participate in the conference and gave a presentation, titled Land tenure and policy implications on grazing: lessons from Africa and Central Asia. Ms Malipholo Eleanor Hae from Lesotho gave the talk on behalf of the UNU-LRT fellows. The talk was very well received and generated stimulating discussion.
10 September 2016
Sustainable Develoment Goal Course held in El Salvador
A “SDG Short Course I on Sustainability and Environmental Management of Geothermal Resource Utilization and the Role of Geothermal in Combatting Climate Change“ was held in El Salvador during September 4-10 in cooperation with LaGeo S.A. de C.V.
7 September 2016
UNU-GEST calls for comments on Iceland’s National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security 2013–2016.
The United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (UNU-GEST) is undertaking an evaluation of Iceland’s National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security 2013–2016.
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.
30 August 2016
PhD defence by Thecla Munanie Mutia
On Friday the 9th of September Thecla Munanie Mutia will defend her Ph.D. thesis in Environment and Natural Resources.
30 August 2016
UNU Visiting Lecturer 2016 - Jim Koenig from USA
The UNU Visiting Lecturer in 2016 is the American geologist and geothermal specialist Mr. Jim Koenig.