The Geographical Science for Resilient Communities, Ecosystems and Livelihoods under Global Environmental Change (GORILLA) second international conference was held from 7 to 10 December 2022.
A reportage on the APPEAR Preparatory Funding entitled 'Development of the Pv Water Pumping Stations Optimum Network for Irrigation of Lands' was broadcasted on the Armenian public broadcaster H1 TV.
Within the framework of the film days “Wissen.Schafft.Entwicklung” as part of the cooperation with the established this human world - International Human Rights Film Festival, the doc-film Among Us Women was screened on 10 December at the Top Kino, Vienna.
The international research team Janestic Twikirize from Uganda and Helmut Spitzer from Austria has published another article based on research findings of the APPEAR-funded project PROSOWO (Professional Social Work in East Africa). The article “Community counts: Rural social work in East Africa” adds to the growing body of scientific literature on indigenous knowledge systems and approaches for social work practice in Africa. It contributes towards decolonizing teaching, learning and research by making available the hitherto non-dominant epistemologies of the Global South.
The conference brought together researchers, innovators, academia, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders from around the world to share their experiences and lessons learned about how to use aquatic resources wisely for human sustenance, prosperity and the blue economy connection.
With a delay of more than two years due to the pandemic, the 8th Austrian "Entwicklungstagung" took place between 11 and 13 November at the University of Linz.
APPEAR scholar Hiwot Abebe recently graduated from the double degree master's programme in Organic Agricultural Systems and Agroecology (EUR-Organic) at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU). Congratulations!
Flowers, smiles, high spirits, all these completed the festive mood at the past National Agrarian University of Armenia graduation ceremony. But this was no ordinary graduation ceremony: The first Organic Agriculture Masters Programm students received their master's degrees and entered the next "organic" phase of their lives.