Our colleague Hafsa Munia defended her thesis successfully in February 2020 – what are her key advice for phd students? Is Ph.D. a job or I am still a student? While everyone else is settled in job, I was still thinking…
A dust storm approaches Stratford, Texas, 1935. George E. Marsh/NOAA This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Authors: Miina Porkka, Stockholm University; Alison Heslin, Columbia University, and Matti Kummu, Aalto…
”SGT focuses on sustainable technologies, urbanization, development, environmental, cultural and societal impacts in developing and transition countries.” This spring, the Sustainable Global Technologies Studio runs projects in four locations: Kenya, Uganda, Bhutan and Mexico. In this blog post you’ll find…
Meeri Karvinen has studied for several years, how sustainability is implemented and taught in higher education. Part of her research has focused on water and environmental engineering (WAT) alumni, employers, and career paths. Karvinen finds career paths a fascinating topic,…
Our Senior University Lecturer Marko Keskinen has been appointed as Associate Professor at the Department of Built Environment. Read more about his career so far and his thoughts about the importance of water in the societies and their development, and related…
Anna Chrysafi has a deep interest in food and a research background in aquatic sciences. She joined the water and development group, as she wanted to challenge herself and learn more about sustainability issues and other natural resources. In this…
Elina Lehikoinen wanted to put her water engineering skills into practice while helping people in vulnerable situations. In this text, she shares her experience in the IMPACT training organized by the Finnish Red Cross. Ever since I was just a…
How do Finnish corporations see water stewardships and what are their biggest challenges with it? What are the tools that corporations use and could be used for water sustainable value chain management? Enni Huotari investigated these issues in her Master’s…
Google Earth Engine is a cloud-based platform for geospatial analysis. It was the main tool used in Roope Kouki’s recent master’s thesis on agricultural drought in Finland. In this post, he considers the pros, cons, and applications of this new tool. “Huh, I wonder if this would make…
Tensions over water resources are expected to increase globally due to the effects of climate change, population growth, urbanisation and related water scarcity. Water diplomacy can complement existing water cooperation activities through its focus on the ‘political’ and utilisation of…