3 February 2010
Short Course IV in Kenya
The “Short Course IV on Exploration for Geothermal Resources” was held on November 1-22 at Lake Bogoria and Lake Naivasha in Kenya. This three week event
was co-organized by the United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP), Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Ltd. (KenGen) and Geothermal Development Company (GDC). The 45
participants came from 11 countries of East Africa, and surroundings.
26 January 2010
Prof Otwell completes his work at the UNU-FTP
Professor Otwell from University of Florida completes today his work with the UNU-FTP. Not only has he giving a series of lectures to the UNU fellows and staff but he has also met with the fellows to
discuss their projects and provide valuable comments.
12 January 2010
Revegetation of eroded lands is important in climate mitigation: UN climate summit in Copenhagen 2009
At the UN climate summit in Copenhagen last month, the Iceland Minister for the Environment, Svandis Svavarsdottir, gave a
speech on behalf of Iceland. In her speech, she said: “Afforestation and revegetation on eroded lands are important parts of Iceland's climate strategy. We can and must conserve and reclaim
forests and wetlands to help the climate as well as biodiversity. Better land use, supported by robust science and verifiable reporting, is an important factor in climate
mitigation.”
11 January 2010
Dr. Otwell the visiting lecturer for UNU-FTP
Dr. W. Steven Otwell from the University of Florida, Gainesville, will be the guest lecturer this year at the UNU-FTP.
21 December 2009
Ambassador Su Ge of China visits UNU-GTP
Ambassador Su Ge of China visited UNU-GTP on December 18 2009. The ambassador was interested to learn more about the strong relationship between the UNU-GTP and the
geothermal community in China. The number of Chinese Fellows who have received training from the beginning of the programme is 72 and they are by far the most numerous of the Fellows.
17 December 2009
Best wishes for a festive season and a happy new year
Dear fellows and friends of LRT. The LRT team wishes you all the best for the festive season and a happy new year. We thank you for your enthusiasms and commitment to work towards our common goal in
restoring degraded land and working towards sustainable land management. Keep up the good work!
Please read the LRT season's greetings here.