Workshop in El Salvador, 26. Nov - 2. Dec 2006
23 November 2006
The Government of Iceland has secured core funding for the UNU-GTP to expand its capacity building activities by annual short courses/workshops in geothermal
development in selected countries in Africa, Central-America and Asia. This is a contribution of the Government of Iceland towards the Millennium Development Goals of the UN.
The first workshop in Central America will be held in El Salvador 26 November – 2 December 2006. It is entitled “Workshop for Decision Makers on
Geothermal Projects in Central America”, and will be co-hosted by the UNU-GTP and LaGeo S.A de C.V. in El Salvador. The participants will be decision makers and prime movers/specialists of
geothermal project activities in the countries of Central America. Participation is by invitation only (30-40 participants). The aim of the workshop is to give high level decision makers from the
respective energy and environmental ministries, leading geothermal agencies, and electric utilities in the region an overview of some of the key issues of geothermal development, with a special focus
on environmental issues. Lecturers will include former UNU Fellows and other geothermal specialists from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua plus three regular lecturers of the UNU-GTP.
Lecturers will also be invited from Kenya, Philippines, USA, and Mexico. The UNU-GTP has 49 graduates in six Latin American countries.
The papers presented in the Workshop can be viewed here.
The papers presented in the Workshop can be viewed here.