10 November 2017
UNU-GTP and Hebei Geo University sign an institutional agreement
On November 2nd, the representatives of UNU-GTP and Hebei Geo University (HGU) signed an institutional agreement on cooperation in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, China.
10 November 2017
Women's roles in Transitional Justice in Northern Uganda analyzed in the Wikigender University online article series
Wikigender University online article series by UNU-GEST fellows from the class of 2017 continues. Harriet Adong from Uganda writes about women's participation in Transitional Justice in Northern Uganda.
10 November 2017
Seeing and experiencing
As usually the UNU-FTP fellows have been very busy during the autumn period. Apart from heavy academic work schedule they are also confronted with the task to adapt to a new environment. Sometimes, of course, it is too much and everybody has to chill out.
8 November 2017
UNU-GTP hosts the ARENA Programme this week
The UNU-GTP is hosting and co-organising the ARENA Programme November 5-11.
1 November 2017
Course in Uganda on sustainable land management, land restoration and linkages to climate change
This autumn, UNU-LRT offered a short course in Uganda on “Sustainable land management, land restoration and linkages to climate change”. The 9-day course was organised in cooperation with the Ugandan partner institutions of UNU-LRT, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and Makerere University. The course was held in Kasese municipality in Western Uganda and the participants were 25 officers from 18 different districts in Western Uganda, who work on environmental issues within their districts.
1 November 2017
Dams, decisions, discourses and developments in Nile Basin Countries
The Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) and the University of Iceland will co-host the workshop on 2 November in the Nordic House: "Dams, decisions, discourses and developments in Nile Basin Countries". Dr. Pétur Waldorff, UNU-GEST Senior researcher will participate in the workshop´s round table discussion.