News

8 January 2014

Short Course VI to be held in El Salvador, 23-30 March, 2014

The United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Iceland and LaGeo S.A. de C.V. in El Salvador will be hosting "Short Course VI on Utilization of Low- and Medium-Enthalpy Geothermal Resources and Financial Aspects of Utilization", to be held in Santa Tecla, El Salvador during 23-30 March, 2014.
20 December 2013

Season´s greetings

Dear Friends of UNU-LRT. The year 2013 has come to an end. The UNU-LRT team celebrates the milestones reached in 2013 and looks forward to the coming year. We send our best wishes for the festive season ahead and wish you a Happy New Year.
18 December 2013

UN General Assembly Recognizes the UNU-FTP

On December 9th, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed two important resolutions related to global fisheries; The Oceans and the law of the sea (which was adopted by 115 votes to 1 with 2 abstentions) and a resolution related to Sustainable Fisheries (which was adopted without a vote).
Participants and lecturers in Naivasha, Kenya
13 December 2013

Short Course on Geothermal Development for Decision Makers from Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia

The UNU-GTP held a Short Course on geothermal development for decision makers from Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia in cooperation with Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) and Geothermal Development Company (GDC) at Lake Naivasha in Kenya from 26 to 30 November.
A geology fieldtrip to Olkaria geothermal area
10 December 2013

Short Course VIII on Exploration for Geothermal Resources held in Kenya

The annual UN Millennium Development Goals "Short Course VIII on Exploration for Geothermal Resources" was held Oct. 31 - Nov. 23, 2013 at Lake Naivasha, Kenya. The course was hosted by the UNU-GTP, Geothermal Development Company, Kenya (GDC), and Kenya Electricity and Generating Company, Ltd. (KenGen). The course is a continuation of the short course series on geothermal exploration that falls within the framework of UNU-GTP Millennium Short Courses that have been conducted annually in Kenya since 2005.
Mr. Mohamadou Habibou Gabou
19 November 2013

Former fellow from Niger attends international conference in Morogoro, Tanzania

A former UNU-LRT fellow from Niger, Mohamadou Habibou Gabou, attended a conference on Climate Change, Sustainable Intensification and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, held in Morogoro, Tanzania last week or from 13-15 November. There he gave a talk titled Rehabilitation of Degraded Lands: Sustainable Land Management practices commonly used in Niger Republic, West Africa which was well received by the conference participants.