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ICSU President visits South Africa

Jun 19, 2013 The current ICSU President, Professor Yuan Tseh Lee will pay a three-day visit to South Africa from the 25th to 26th of June 2013 at the invitation of the National Research Foundation (NRF) and Department of Science and Technology (DST). Among his several engagements will be meetings with the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS), and the Minister of Science and Technology of South Africa, Derek Hanekom. Most importantly, the ICSU President will hold a roundtable discussion with the heads of the NRF and DST, the hosts and financiers, respectively, of the ICSU Regional Office for Africa.

UNESCO and ICSU ROA Workshop on Environmental & Health Impacts of Mining activities in Sub-Saharan African Countries Jun 19, 2013

UNESCO Nairobi Office and ICSU ROA jointly organised a workshop on Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining activities in Sub-Saharan African Countries with focus on abandoned mines at the Garden Court Hotel, O.R Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2-3 May 2013.

ICSU Regional Implementation Workshop on Sustainable Energy in sub-Saharan Africa May 24, 2013

ICSU Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with Maseno University, Kenya, successfully organised a Regional Implementation Workshop on Sustainable Energy in sub-Saharan Africa. The workshop, which was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 7 – 8 May 2013, brought together 36 energy scientists as well as representatives of key energy initiatives and international organisations from 16 countries.

14th ICSU RCA Meeting Feedback May 24, 2013

The 14th meeting of the ICSU Regional Committee for Africa (RCA) came off in Pemba, Mozambique from 14 to 15 March, 2013. The meeting was preceded by a side event on March 13, which was attended by students, academics and government officials from Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province as well as RCA members. The event which had the theme “Science in benefit of sustainable development of Mozambique” saw all speakers stressing the need for collaboration in solving Africa’s development problems through science and technology.

African Regional Implementation Workshop on Hazards and Disasters Dec 14, 2012

An African Regional Implementation Workshop on Hazards and Disasters workshop was held at Dakar, Senegal from 26-27 September, 2012. The workshop was attended by leading hazards and disasters experts from the African and other regions of the globe. Representatives from regional hazards and disasters initiatives/organisations and some funding agencies were also in attendance.