The second INSA workshop, held in Nairobi and Wundanyi, Kenya, in November 2023, focused on hydrological and gaseous fluxes of nitrogen in different systems in Africa. It brought together more than 35 people, including representatives of the INSA consortium, researchers, lecturers and students from Kenyan and other African and European universities, as well as stakeholders […]
After a first trip to the Ivory Coast in 2022, the organisation Les Petit.e.s Débrouillard.e.s d’Occitanie (APDOC) returned to the African continent in September 2023. However, this time, Étienne and Zoé, their two facilitators, flew to Kenya where they stayed for 2 months! This trip was part of the INSA (Integrated Nitrogen Studies in […]
In October 2023, the INSA coordination team together with colleagues from the Kenyan Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation participated in a Science Café about nitrogen at Alliance Française. The Science Café offered an oppportunity to raise the general public’s awareness about the nitrogen cycle and the important role nitrogen plays in our lives, as […]
Dr Madina Doumbia and Dr Adama Bakayoko, from the University Felix Houphouet Boigny (UFHB), Côte d’Ivoire, recently participated in the 2022 Désertif’Actions summit, held in Montpellier from the 5th to the 8th of October. The meeting brought together NGOs, scientists, local authorities, international institutions, as well as actors from the private and public sectors to […]
On Saturday 15 October, the Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees (OMP) in Toulouse, France, is opening its doors to the public for a day of workshops, demonstrations and mini-conferences that will allow people to discover a plethora of research projects related to the sciences of the universe and the environment. Subjects range from the small fish of the […]
After much anticipation, the first INSA workshop was held in February 2022 in Abidjan, Côte d’ivoire. The workshop was hosted by Felix Houphouët Boigny University (FHBU) and brought together research scientists, PhD students and stakeholders to share, discuss and brainstorm on the topic of nitrogen management in Africa. In addition to presentations by both researchers […]
