8 January 2018
“Unspeakable Wrongs” - a new course offered in spring semester
UNU-GEST, in collaboration with the University of Iceland, offers a course on women and violence: how it is specific to women, how each kind is distinct from the other, the stories women tell about it, and the ways in which collective identities are constructed upon those narratives. Titled ‘“Unspeakable wrongs”: Violence, Narrative, and Collective Identities’, it is a 10 credit course taught by Dr Giti Chandra
29 December 2017
Year at a glance
2017 was an active year for UNU-FTP. In addition to regular activities, like the six month post graduate training and in-country work, UNU-FTP took part in several large conferences and projects in 2017.
22 December 2017
Season's Greetings
The board, staff and fellows of the United Nations University - Fisheries Training Programme in Iceland send you best wishes for the festive season and a Happy New Year.
22 December 2017
A less perfect crime
Fishing with beach seines has become controversial over the years because of the adverse impact it has on aquatic habitats and also out of concern for overfishing. In Kenya the government took the step in 2001 to prohibit altogether the use of this technique in the country’s important Lake Victoria fisheries. Still, quite a few fishermen keep on using their seines along the shores of the lake thereby seriously undermining management efforts. Why do they take the risk of being caught and penalized? Why don’t they join the common cause of conservation? Is there anything that can be done to alter their behaviour?
19 December 2017
Season´s greetings
Dear friends of UNU-LRT.
The year 2017 will soon come to an end - the year we celebrated our 10-year anniversary. In those 10 years, over 100 specialists have been trained in Iceland, short courses have been developed and implemented, and staff as well as former fellows have been active in many events worldwide.
We are grateful to all who have collaborated with us on this amazing journey. We send our best wishes for the festive season ahead and wish you a Happy New Year.
The UNU-LRT Team
19 December 2017
Productive research stay in Japan by UNU-GEST project assistant Laura Malinauskaite
Laura Malinauskaite, Project Assistant at UNU-GEST, just finished a two months’ research stay in Japan, supported by the Watanabe Trust Fund. She was hosted by the UNU Headquarters in Tokyo.