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Environmental technology key for African development – DROP congratulates IFAT South Africa
IFAT Environmental Technology Forum Africa, celebrated its premiere from September 15 to 18, 2015 in the Johannesburg Expo Centre. A high level Roundtable discussion on “the mining sector – impacts on and solutions for the environment” took place during the IFAT...
Interview on “Laudato Si” and its meaning for climate induced migration on Vatican Radio
Interview by DROP Director, Prof. Oliver Ruppel available at http://de.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/09/03/laudato_si_folge_22_migrationsprobleme_und_klimamigration/1169185 (in German only)
DROP at Africa Climate Talks in Preparation of COP21, Dar es Salaam, 3-5 Sept 2015
What is Africa's road to Paris - COP21? This was discussed at the Africa Climate Talks, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Prof Oliver Ruppel addressed the high level meeting on specific elements of the role of the law in the...
“International Law a Vehicle for Development in Africa”: DROP at the Conference of the African Association of International Law (AAIL)
AAIL 2015 Conference, Libreville Gabon, Programme
DROP at the New York Africa Forum, Libreville, Gabon, 28-30 Aug 2015
Africa is on the rise see: http://www.ny-forum-africa.com/en/home
Sustainable Energy Solutions for Southern Africa: Powering Growth and Prosperity – by Oliver C. Ruppel
Discussion Paper 2015 / 3 now available on the Brenthurst Foundation website: http://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org/Files/Brenthurst_Commisioned_Reports/Brenthurst-paper-2015-03-Sustainable-Energy.pdf
DROP on Technical Committee of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Scholarship Programme
The IPCC Scholarship Programme was established with the funds received from the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize award to the IPCC. The Technical Committee reviews the scholarship applications and makes recommendation to the IPCC Science Board. The funding partners (Prince...
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Namibia / Angola & DROP host 2nd Regional Energy Security Conference / Sub-Sahara Energy Future Forum on 12 August 2015 at Safari Conference Centre in Windhoek, Namibia
See KAS Homepage for further information: http://www.kas.de/namibia/en/events/64937/
DROP hosted Nansen Initiative “Disasters, Climate Change and Human Mobility in Southern Africa Consultation”
The Nansen Initiative is a state-led consultative process with multi-stakeholder involvement. It is funded by the Governments of Norway and Switzerland, with additional support from the European Commission, the Government of Germany and the MacArthur Foundation. The...
DROP Programme Manager receives prestigious award
Prof Oliver Ruppel receives Rector's Award for General Performance in recognition of his outstanding achievement in 2014 from Prof WJS De Villiers, the Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University