13 July 2010
Demonstration of land degradation problems and land restoration approaches in Iceland
Last week this year’s fellows travelled around Iceland to learn first-hand about land degradation problems and how they are
being approached.
1 July 2010
Two former UNU fellows graduate from Icelandic universities on a scholarship from UNU-FTP
Two former UNU fellows graduate from Icelandic universities on a scholarship from UNU-FTP.
6 June 2010
Celebrating the International Day for Biodiversity
On May 21st the UNU-LRT fellows participated in a tree-planting event to
celebrate the International Day for Biodiversity. This event was a part of the Green Wave Youth Education, an international campaign to educate the youth
about biodiversity. The fellows joined Icelandic school children in planting native trees, helped by the minister for the Environment, Svandís
Svavardóttir, and the former president of Iceland, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir.
4 June 2010
Short Course V on Exploration for Geothermal Resources to be held in Kenya
United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Iceland and Geothermal Development Company (GDC), and Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Ltd. (KenGen) will be hosting
“Short Course V on Exploration for Geothermal Resources”, to be held at Lake Bogoria and Lake Naivasha, Kenya, 29 October – 19 November, 2010. Invitations for nominations will
be sent out in late June. For preliminary programme see here.
21 May 2010
Successful leadership course in Belize
A five days course on Leadership in fisheries was held in Belize for Chief Fisheries Officers in the Caribbean in April 25-30, 2010.
6 May 2010
32nd annual session of UNU-GTP
The 32nd annual session of the UNU-GTP opened on May 6, 2010. This year a record number of 28 UNU Fellows participate in the six month specialized courses.
They come from China 3, Comoros 1, Costa Rica 1, Djibouti 1, Dominica 1, El Salvador 2, Eritrea 1, Ethiopia 1, Indonesia 3, Kenya 8, Mongolia 1, Nevis 1, Nicarauga 2. Rwanda 1, and Yemen 1. They
will be trained in: Chemistry of Thermal Fluids 5, Reservoir Engineering 5, Borehole Geology 4, Environmental Science 4, Geothermal Utilization 4, Geophysical Exploration 3, and
Drilling Technology 3, and Reservoir engineering 3.