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The Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi expresses its gratitude to Petroleum Experts for generously donating to the School 10 academic licenses of “Move 2020.1” Structural geology software worth £ 1,451,332.23 (one million four hundred and fifty one thousand three hundred and thirty two pounds sterling and twenty three cents) for academic, research and teaching purposes.

Dr. Parita Shah,
Department of Earth and Climate Science, University of Nairobi

7th December 2021

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The launch of the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO) for Business Brief 'Future proofing infrastructure to address the climate biodiversity and pollution crises was held virtually today 7th December 2021

The Global Center on Adaptation, in partnership with the African Development Bank, the African Union and the Africa Adaptation Initiative, shared the key findings of the “State and Trends in Adaptation in Africa Report 2021 – How Adaptation Can Make Africa Safer, Greener and More Prosperous in a Warming World” (STA21) during a virtual event held at the University of Nairobi on Tuesday 26th October 2021 hosted by the Government of Kenya. read more

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, (Cop26) will be held in Glasgow, UK on October 31 2021.

During a breakfast forum meeting held at the Serena Hotel various speakers spoke on the need for massive and radical change to reduce green house emissions which play a big part in global warming.

Dear students,

Attached see the training schedule for first years students on ICT skills and virtual learning. The training will start on Monday 27th September at 8am.

Please click on the link below and register. This is the link that you will use every day.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uc-mhqDwtEtcxlGjxp-ZJz56VZg_OG8Kl

Those not able to join the link now, join the training on youtube on  this link

This Article was published by Dr. Tobias Nyumba, Development Corridors Partnership (DCP) Project, African Conservation Centre & ICCA, Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi on the Daily Nation Newspaper. To read the full article PLEASE CLICK HERE

MEGA PROJECTS SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT RUIN ENVIRONMENT AND LIVELIHOODS - Published by Daily Nation

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On Thursday 26th August 2021, two academic staff members from Chuka University and Tharaka University College, namely; Dr Odek Anthony and Dr Ngugi Fidelis came to visit the Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, and specifically, the geology laboratories, as they are in the process of implementing a new geology programme at their university and were desirous to know what kind of laboratory set-up is required to adequately run the programme from the academic year 2022-2023.