28 November 2016
UNU-GEST and Gender Issues at the COP22 Climate Conference in Morocco
Our representative Laura Malinauskaite attended the second week of the climate negotiations in Morocco as a part of the Women and Gender Constituency, the platform for observer organizations working to ensure women’s rights and gender justice within the climate change convention framework. Here are the main messages of the conference related to the outcomes of the conference, especially in regard to gender equality and climate change.
26 November 2016
SDG Short Course I on Exploration and Development of Geothermal Resources is currently underway
SDG Short Course I on Exploration and Development of Geothermal Resources is currently underway at Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
17 November 2016
UNU-GEST Director meets alumni in Mozambique
The UNU-GEST Director, Dr. Irma Erlingsdóttir, was on a visit in Mozambique last week where she met diverse partners in ministries, national and international NGOs and organizations. She also hosted an event for UNU-GEST alumni in Maputo
16 November 2016
UNU-FTP fellows in Russia meet with Ambassador
This week, former UNU fellows from Russia met with the Icelandic ambassador to Russia, Ms. Berglind Ásgeirsdottir.
16 November 2016
Conference Poster: ¨Dynamics of Hybridity - the SADC Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre¨at Þjóðarspegillinn 2016
Anne Flaspöler, postdoctoral researcher at the EDDA Centre and UNU-GEST, presented her initial findings of her field research at the Social Sciences’ Conference organised by the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) of the University of Iceland on the 28th October 2016.
10 November 2016
Short Course on Geothermal Project Management at ARGeo-C6 in Ethiopia
The Short Course on Project Management for Geothermal Development was held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the two days leading up to the 6th African Rift Geothermal Conference, October 31 – November 1.