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In this blog entry, Matleena Muhonen discusses some of the challenges Aalto’s multidisciplinary master’s level SGT Studio course has encountered during the pandemic. Many of the common practices are…
In this blog post, Sara Heikonen writes about her insights on remote learning that she has gained through two different roles: writing her master’s thesis in the Water and Development…
Sustainable water management is one of the United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) and is characterized by a high level of interdependencies with other SDGs from regional to global scales….
A newly published study highlights the impacts of green water variability on global crop yields Water consumed by farming comes from either rainfall or irrigation. The water from rainfall is…
Right after finishing my master’s thesis, I got the chance to do an internship at Global Water Partnership in Stockholm, Sweden. I have always been fascinated by such organisations, so…
There is development cooperation, and then there is development cooperation in times of crisis. How do these differ in practice? Arto Suominen of the Finnish-Ethiopian Community-Led Accelerated WASH (COWASH)…
Since the 1980s, rainfall conditions for agriculture have improved only in scattered areas across the region Story highlights Studies have reported an upward trend in annual rainfall in the Sahel…
Marko Keskinen – 27.1.2021 — The longer Finnish version can be found here. Covid-19 pandemic forced the universities to move to a remote learning mode. While this provides new kinds…
Marko Keskinen – 27.1.2021 — The short summary in English can be found here. Covid-19 -pandemia vauhditti yliopistot ennennäkemättömään digiloikkaan: valtaosa opetuksesta siirtyi viime maaliskuussa humauksessa verkkoon ja tilanne jatkuu samana…