20 December 2024
Dr. Lanre completes his doctoral studies at the University of Iceland
It is with great pleasure to announce that a fellow from 2019, Olanrewaju Femi Olagunju, has successfully completed his doctoral studies at the University of Iceland.
20 December 2024
Short Course in Sierra Leone on Community-Based Forest Landscape Restoration for Environmental Sustainability
In November, GRÓ LRT, in collaboration with the Icelandic Red Cross, organized a two-day training session on community-based forest landscape restoration in Sierra Leone. The training was held on November 20–21 in Freetown and was attended by 20 staff members and volunteers from the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society.
20 December 2024
Season's Greetings from GRÓ
GRÓ – International Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change under the auspices of UNESCO sends warm wishes for a joyous holiday season and happy new year!
19 December 2024
The balancing act
How Suðurnesjamenn, “The Southerners”, harness their inhospitable land and sea, seeking a balance between dare and awe, to provide for themselves and build up prosperous operations, is an inspiring story that our fellows set out to explore in a field trip Wednesday December 4th.
9 December 2024
Evaluation Confirms Global Impact
Independent evaluation highlights GRÓ GEST’s role in advancing gender equality
3 December 2024
A fisheries microcosm
After settling in the programme and adjusting to winter conditions in Iceland, the newly arrived 2024-25 cohort of fellows spent their second week drawing up a general outline of the status of world fisheries and aquaculture.