27 September 2022
WGC2023 – Postponed until October
The exact timing of the event is to be announced shortly
26 September 2022
GRÓ-FTP welcomes new postgraduate scholarship recipient Symon Ngwira from Malawi
Symon Ngwira from Malawi, a former 2001-2022 FTP fellow, arrived in Iceland earlier in September to begin his master’s studies at the University of Iceland on a scholarship provided by GRÓ-FTP. Symon will study on the Environment and Natural Resources master´s programme which is an interdisciplinary and international programme with a focus on environmental issues and the utilisation of natural resources. Symon will specialise in Ocean Sustainability.
21 September 2022
SDG Short Course VI on Exploration and Development of Geothermal Resources to be held in Kenya in November 2022
GRÓ GTP, KenGen, and GDC will be hosting SDG Short Course VI on Exploration and Development of Geothermal Resources during 13 November – 4 December, 2022, at Lake Bogoria and Lake Naivasha in Kenya.
19 September 2022
SDGs Partnership Fund – Open for applications
Icelandic support for initiatives through the SDGs Partnership Fund
19 September 2022
Nítján nemendur útskrifast frá Landgræðsluskóla GRÓ
Landgræðsluskóli GRÓ útskrifaði 14. september nítján sérfræðinga, sjö konur og tólf karla, frá átta löndum. Landgræðsluskólinn er eitt fjögurra þjálfunarprógramma sem rekin eru undir GRÓ – Þekkingarmiðstöð þróunarsamvinnu, sem starfar undir merkjum UNESCO og er ein af meginstoðum í alþjóðlegri þróunarsamvinnu Íslands. Markmið miðstöðvarinnar er að byggja upp færni og þekkingu í þróunarlöndunum á sviðum þar sem sérþekking Íslendinga nýtist. Einnig eru starfandi á vegum GRÓ Jarðhitaskóli, Sjávarútvegsskóli og Jafnréttisskóli.
15 September 2022
Congratulations to the GRÓ LRT fellows of 2022
Fellows of the 15th cohort of the GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme graduated from the six-month training in a ceremony, held on 14 September at the Keldnaholt campus of the Agricultural University of Iceland.