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Scholars discuss award winning films at human rights film festival

Two APPEAR scholars shared their impressions and experiences following the screening of two films on the Ethiopian civil war and the period following the political uprisings in Burkina Faso in 2014.

3 min lesen · 16. Dezember 2019
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APPEAR scholar gives radio interview on environmental conservation and climate change

Sonnia Nzilani was invited by Mwatu FM of Kenya broadcasting cooperation to share her views on the environmental conservation and the current climate change related heavy rainfalls being experienced in East Africa.

1 min lesen · 16. Dezember 2019
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APPEAR participates in the 9th ANIE Conference 2019 in Kenya

Andreas Obrecht and Kevin Obiero represented APPEAR at the 9th African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE) Conference from 2-3 October 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.

2 min lesen · 16. Dezember 2019
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Meeting with representative of Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On 5 December 2019 members of the SEA4cities team met with Ms. Simone Knapp representative of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dakar, Senegal. The discussions focused on the activities and achievements of the SEA4cities project.

3 min lesen · 12. Dezember 2019
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AAL_26_Alumni AudioLab with Sara Helen Kaweesa

APPEAR scholar, "remote farmer", agricultural researcher, community worker and founder and director of A Rocha Uganda, Sara Kaweesa, gives an interview about her experiences as researcher and farmer.

2 min lesen · 03. Dezember 2019
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APPEAR in practice_14: Energy access and transition to sustainability in cities

In order to ensure access to affordable and sustainable energy for all it is crucial to focus on the growing energy demand in cities. SEA4cities developed the ESPM accessible online to support cities in developing countries plan and monitor the energy transition to sustainability, which was first tested in Dakar, Senegal. The SEA4cities ESPM aims to “trigger democratization in energy access and energy transition”.

5 min lesen · 02. Dezember 2019
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Latest achievements of the CBEEB Project

In October 2019 the Architectural Engineering Department of the Islamic University Gaza (IUG) in cooperation with the Institute of Architectural Sciences of Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) held a symposium and exhibition to exchange knowledge, research findings, new ideas and projects related to the field of energy efficient building.

2 min lesen · 18. November 2019
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APPEAR II mid-term evaluation 2019

The mid-term evaluation of the current APPEAR programme was finalised in September 2019. The objective of this mid-term evaluation was to formulate recommendations, lessons learned and options for a possible next programme phase.

1 min lesen · 18. November 2019
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Armenian project partners visit Austria

Professors from Armenian National Agrarian University (ANAU) visited Vienna to learn how organic farming is practiced and taught in Austria.

2 min lesen · 14. November 2019
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“Creating the Future Together“: SCARA Symposium on ICT and innovations in agriculture

Egerton University and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) held a Symposium discussing ICT, digital agriculture, socio-cultural and gender issues and sustainability in the agricultural industry of Kenya.

5 min lesen · 14. November 2019
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Enhancing Knowledge and Skills of Young African Scientists for a Better Tomorrow

Bernadette Yougbare, APPEAR scholar, presented her PhD work at the “Sustainable Natural Resource Management Summer School" at the University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin.

3 min lesen · 13. November 2019
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APPEAR in practice_13: Water, energy and food security in East Africa

Grasping the water-energy-food security Nexus is a difficult task and requires close cooperation between disciplines as well as an understanding of the differing and even contradicting needs and demands of the people directly affected, while bearing in mind the potential effects on means of livelihoods and the environment on a larger scale. The APPEAR project CapNex has investigated the Nexus from various angles for the past three years. On 26th of September 2019 the project team presented their research and preliminary conclusions at OeAD in the framework of APPEAR in practice_13.

5 min lesen · 12. November 2019