8 July 2015
Field education excursion focusing on climate change
Last week the UNU-LRT fellows went on a three day excursion to the southeast of Iceland. The purpose of the excursion was to provide the fellows with first hand experience on land management issues and the influence of climate change in the region. The characteristic of this region is the close proximity to glaciers, including Europe’s largest glacier Vatnajökull. The consequences of climate change are vividly expressed in the area in the retreat and thinning of the glaciers, which have exposed new land, displaced river channels and changed river discharge, affecting transportation routes, erosion and restoration potential.
7 July 2015
Visit of the United Nations University Rector
David M. Malone, Rector of the United Nations University, visited today the UNU-GEST programme at the University of Iceland. He was welcomed by Jón Atli Benediktsson, the Rector of the University of Iceland and Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, the former President of Iceland and the Patron of UNU-GEST
7 July 2015
UNU Rector in Iceland
This week the UNU-FTP had the honor to welcome the UNU rector, Dr. David Malone, to Iceland. This mission provided a valuable chance to discuss the direction and growth of the UNU programmes operating in Iceland.
2 July 2015
UNU-LRT workshop in Uganda
UNU-LRT held a successful workshop in Kampala, Uganda on 30 June and 1 July. The workshop was organized in collaboration with Ugandan partners of UNU-LRT, hence Makerere University, National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and District Local Governments. The objective with the workshop was to explore how Ugandan partners could see UNU-LRT expand its activities within Uganda in coming years. The workshops was attended by former Ugandan UNU-LRT fellows and facilitated by Dr Jon Geir Petursson, UNU-LRT studies committee member.
30 June 2015
Experts discuss improving measurements of gender disparities in human development
The Human Development Report Office at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) convened an expert group meeting in partnership with UNU-GEST on “Gender Equality in Human Development – Measurements Revisited“ in Reykjavík, Iceland on 18 and 19 June 2015.
25 June 2015
Short course III on Borehole Geophysics in geothermal development in the Azores
The UNU-GTP is currently conducting Short Course III on Borehole Geophysics in Geothermal Development in the Azore islands of Portugal for selected employees of EDA RENOVÁVEIS – the department of renewables within the Electricity Company of the Azores (EDA).