Best Paper Award for ZEF researcher Oliver Kirui at the Indo-German Conference on Sustainability in Chennai India

ZEF's work on the Economics of Land Degradation was recognized with  another award during the just concluded Indo-German Conference on Sustainability (IGCS) held at the India Institute of Technology, Madras, on February 27 and 28, 2016.

Oliver Kirui's paper on ‘Economics of Land Degradation and Sustainable Land Management in Eastern Africa’ was adjudged as the best paper presented at the conference by the jury.

The IGCS serves the cooperation between German and Indian scientists on fundamental and applied research, teaching and training, dissemination of information in the area of sustainable development. Its special focus is the protection of the environment considering water resources, energy, land use and rural development and waste management.