8 July 2011
UNU-LRT annual fieldtrip
Last week, the 2011 UNU-LRT fellows participated in the annual one-week fieldtrip around Iceland. The fieldtrip is a vital part of the UNU-LRT
six-month course and takes place after the course work has finished and before the fellows start to concentrate mainly on the individual project work. In the fieldtrip last week, the fellows were
exposed to land degradation problems in Iceland and were introduced to different land use practices, research, Icelandic culture, and conservation work. Moreover, farmers were visited and the fellows
met district consultants of the Soil Conservation Service.
6 July 2011
Documentary on geothermal training in Iceland
The UNU-GTP and the UNU Media Centre have signed a MoA on a 10 min. documentary on geothermal training in Iceland. Luis Guillermo Patron Ibarra (Producer) and Ryo Murakami (Camera Man) spent 10
days in the end of June and beginning of July with the UNU-GTP gathering material for the documentary that will be published in October 2011.
27 June 2011
Release of Geothermal Training in Iceland 2010
The UNU-GTP yearbook "Geothermal Training in Iceland 2010" has been released and is now available for download on-line under publications.
The yearbook is beeing sent out to former UNU-GTP Fellows, supervisors, scientific institutions and libraries.
If, for some reason, the book should not reach any of the former Fellows, please be in contact with current contact information and we will send out another copy. Others who do not
receive a book automatically but are interested in a free copy should also be in contact at unugtp@unugtp.is with information of mailing address.
9 June 2011
Training with Ingrid Gevers from the Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen UR
Included in the UNU-LRT six-month course curriculum is training in environmental governance and land management planning. The input of Ingrid Gevers from the Centre for Development Innovation, within the Social Sciences Group of Wageningen University and Research Centre (UR), has been
highly significant in the development of this part of the training. Ingrid has taught at our programme since its initiation in 2007 and her input and the
cooperation with the Centre for Development Innovation in Wageningen has been effective and important for UNU-LRT.
8 June 2011
Official visit from the Ambassador of Uganda to the UNU-GTP
Friday the 3rd of June the UNU-GTP and the UNU-LRT were honoured by a visit from the Ambassador of Uganda, his Excellency Joseph Tomusange and the Third Secretary/Head of Chancery Ms. Susan Okodi
at the UNU-GTP headquarters on Grensasvegur. Hafdis Hanna Ægisdottir and Dorthe H. Holm presented the UNU-LRT and the UNU-GTP, respectively, while Isa Lugaizi (current UNU-GTP
Fellow from Uganda) gave an overview of the geothermal exploration and development potential in Uganda.
8 June 2011
UNU-GTP Geothermal Development Seminar
On the 1st of June, the UNU-GTP held its annual seminar on geothermal development in the home countries of the Fellows attending the six month programme. The seminar gave an interesting overview of
geothermal development in 16 developing countries.