Short Course

Short Course on Geothermal Development in Central America: Resource Assessment and Environmental Management

Year

2013
17.09.2013 - 17.09.2013

Location

El Salvador (view on map)

Participation

45 45
held in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, 25 November – 2 December, 2007

Description

The Short Course was a week long event. In addition to lectures and discussions of the subjects, there were practical exercises on reservoir resource assessment of geothermal fields in several countries, and in environmental management planning for specific geothermal fields. Participants (45 + 8 lecturers) came from Costa Rica (6+4), El Salvador (22+3), Guatemala (1), Honduras (2), Mexico (1) and Nicaragua (13+1). International lecturers came from Iceland 3, Kenya 1, and the Philippines 2. The success of the Short Course was well measured from the lively discussions of the attendees after each lecture round, offering their points of view, thoughts and questions, and the stimulating project work.