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LARIMA - Final Conference, Addis Abeba, 19th to 21st July 2019

The conference will present outcomes of the three year APPEAR project on Sustainable Highland Rivers Management in Ethiopia | LARIMA.

2 min read · 17. June 2019
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Sustainable energy: issues and perspectives for cities and villages in Senegal

The project Sustainable Energy Access for Sustainable Cities (SEA4cities) will organize the third edition of its series of webinars on Thursday 20 June 2019, from 15h (GMT).

3 min read · 07. June 2019
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Accreditation of a Professional Diploma Course in Energy Efficient Buildings in Gaza

This new diploma course is the first in Palestine and will be of considerable benefits to build the capacity of local staff. It was developed in the framework of the CBEEB project, a cooperation between IUG and TU Vienna.

1 min read · 29. May 2019
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Scholar nominated for the BOKU Sustainability Award

We congratulate our scholarship holder Ayelech Kidie Mengesha, who was nominated with three other students for this award. Her research focused on the impact of rural land certification on household decision to plant trees and women’s rights to trees: The case of Gozamen district, Ethiopia.

2 min read · 17. April 2019
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LoCaBreed project will be presented at event series at Natural History Museum in Vienna

1 min read · 17. April 2019
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Past Events

Workshop "How to become an active agent for human rights" - recap

Being an active agent for human rights is not an easy task and requires courage. Nevertheless, sharing experiences and best practice examples in a group of like-minded people inspires and strengthens the confidence to stand-up for human rights.

4 min read · 17. April 2019
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Gender issues in cattle management in Burkina Faso

The LoCaBreed project raises awareness of the role of women in cattle rearing. And it supports women in gaining equal opportunities to improve their livelihood.

3 min read · 16. April 2019
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In Loving Memory of APPEAR Scholar Anne Mogoi Birundu (1989-2019)

OeAD has been deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our scholarship holder Anne Mogoi Birundu, who perished in the ill-fated plane crash ET302 in Ethiopia last Sunday. Anne was a PhD student at BOKU, supported by APPEAR. We have lost a cheerful and caring person who was very enthusiastic about making our world a better place to live in. To remember the life of Anne a commemoration service will be held on Saturday, 23rd of March 2019 in Vienna.

3 min read · 13. March 2019
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APPEAR Scholars contribute to the new PROSOWO book

Jacqueline Murekasenge and Charles Rutikanga carried out empirical research on culturally specific and innovative social work practices in Burundi and Rwanda. Their research was part of the PROSOWO project and has now been published in the book "Social Work Practice in Africa. Indigenous and Innovative Approaches."

7 min read · 11. March 2019
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Insights into CapNex: pictures & summary of the project visit to Uganda and Kenya in February 2019

Two years of the APPEAR project CapNex have passed and with it two years of joint research on the water-energy-food security Nexus in the Ugandan-Kenyan border region of the Sio-Malaba-Malakisi River Basin. The studies conducted within the project cover a variety of topics including water demand and water management, energy systems, soil erosion and waste management. The partnership brings together partners from Makerere University, TU Kenya, TU Vienna and BOKU Vienna. In all four teams, Master’s and PhD students have been actively involved in the research activities.

2 min read · 06. March 2019
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Book Launch - Indigenous and Innovative Approaches

Within the project PROSOWO - Professional Social Work in East Africa - extensive empirical research has been carried out on culturally specific and innovative social work practices. The latest book presents some of these approaches from Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Kenya and will be launched on 6th of March 2019 at Makerere University.

1 min read · 25. February 2019
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Making Climate-Smart Agriculture Real in Africa with Conservation Agriculture

APPEAR scholar Sara Kaweesa presented a paper at the 2nd Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture (2ACCA), from 9th-12th October 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The congress brought together expert knowledge and insights from practitioners from different sectors and interest groups at all levels of agriculture development.

2 min read · 12. February 2019

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