31 May 2013
International Conference on Soil Carbon Sequestration in Reykjavik
The International Conference on Soil Carbon Sequestration for Climate, Food Security and Ecosystem Services held in Reykjavik 27-29 May, was a great success according to the UNU-LRT fellows who all attended the conference. The conference participants came from impressingly many countries from all over the world. The UNU-LRT fellows had a presentation in the conference‘s plenary session on the first day of the conference titled: Soil carbon and the quest for land quality – Experiences from Africa and Asia. Ms. Wellencia Clara Mukaru gave the presentation on behalf of the eleven fellows.
29 May 2013
Home countries seminar
The annual seminar on the status of geothermal development in the home countries of the UNU Fellows will be held on Thursday 30 May 2013 at Orkustofnun. The seminar starts at 09.00 and is open to all intertested parties.
29 May 2013
Guest lecturer from UNU-INWEH
UNU-LRT had a guest lecturer last week when Dr. Richard Thomas, from the UNU Institute for Water, Environment & Health (UNU-INWEH) in Canada, gave the UNU-LRT fellows lectures on management of dryland resources. Dr. Thomas has worked for UNU-INWEH for almost 5 years where he is the Assistant Director for the Dryland Ecosystems Programme.
17 May 2013
UNU-GTP, Orkustofnun and the Reykjavík University sign a contract about MSc studies
The contract gives outstanding Fellows who have finished the Six Month Training Programme at UNU-GTP, the opportunity to further their studies by enrolling in the MSc programme at RU.
8 May 2013
Field trip to Thingvellir National Park
This week, the fellows visited Thingvellir National Park as well as selected farmers that live in the neighbouring areas. The fellows' assignment for the visit was to interview stakeholders in the area, which will be used in stakeholder analysis later on. The fellows interviewed farmers, staff of the National Park and others that in some way make use of the park. The focus was on sustainable land management of the natural resources within the area.
26 April 2013
The 35th session of the UNU-GTP
The 35th session of the UNU-GTP opened on Tuesday 23rd of April.
The Director, Dr Ingvar B. Friðleifsson, lead the opening ceremony and gave a presentation about the work of the United Nations University and the UNU Prorammes in Iceland and their establishment.