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The 2023 second Regional Research Conference was held at the Kenya School of Government, Nairobi on Wednesday 24th-25th 2023. The Conference under the theme “Responding to Climate change through Land Governance in the region” brought together scholars and researchers from the region to discuss the pertinent issues affecting climate change and make policy recommendations to mitigate and adapt to Climate change through Land use.

Second Cohort for the AFAS scholarship program on Nature Based Solutions regarding Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity Conservation in African Savannas. Application deadline: 30TH April 2023 (11:59 PM UTC) Applications for the AFAS Master’s program should be done electronically either at University of Nairobi or Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (but not both).  

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We are happy to announce that the 7th edition of the Nairobi Innovation Week will take place on 17th - 19th May, 2023 at University of Nairobi's Main Campus Great Court and the Hyssop Parking. 

On Thursday, March 16, 2023, the University of Nairobi welcomed His Excellency President Sergio Mattarella, President of the Republic of Italy, for a public lecture on Climate Change at the historic Taifa Hall. This visit was part of the scheduled items on the President’s four-day official visit to Kenya between 13-16 March 2023.

ECS 4th Year Students took some time off their SGL 401 - Field Geology Mapping Fieldwork to visit the Matuu Childrens home. CLICK HERE for more details.

The Department of Earth and Climate Sciences was honoured to host Professor Juan Manuel Garcia Ruiz : CSIC-Unversidad de Granada, Spain who gave public lecturers on various topics to staff and students and discussed on various ways of collaborations between the two institutions.

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The University of Nairobi will host former Judge and incumbent president of  the Republic of Italy His Excellency Sergio Mattarella for a public lecture on Climate change. In what promises to be an illuminating discourse on a key issue in the global arena, president Sergio Mattarella shall deliver his address to over 500 students and delegates from all over the country at the iconic Taifa Hall at the University of Nairobi, main campus on Thursday, March 16th 2023 as from 9 am.

We are pleased to announce that the UK Open University has been successful in winning funding for another round of scholarships for an MSc in Environmental Management through distance learning for students in East Africa.