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COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED Scientists (ITC-Ghent) and obtained his Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Prof. Dr. ir. C. Sys at Ghent University in December 1987. After his Ph.D. promotion Mitiku Haile went back to Ethiopia and joined the then Alemaya University as Assistant Professor of Soil Science. Prof. Dr. Mitiku Haile took several academic positions like Chairperson of the Faculty of Agriculture, Associate Dean of Graduate School and Academic Vice-President. In 1993 he moved to Mekelle to establish the College of Dryland Agriculture and Natural <strong>Resources</strong> which formed the basis for Mekelle University. He led the new institution as a Dean and President for 18 years. Links were established with several national and international universities. Through support from VLIR-Own Initiative projects and a VLIR-IUC programme several Mekelle University staff members were trained for their master and Ph.D. degrees at Flemish universities. Tremendous publications were also produced in collaboration with Belgian Professors. Spinoffs and value additions were registered for different research projects undertaken jointly and important conferences were conducted on thematic issues. PERSONALIA Nguyen Thanh Tuan (M.Sc. PLR 2009) from Vietnam or actually working at Geoscience Department of the Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology in Vietnam became the proud father of a newborn baby son “Nguyen Tran Manh” on November 26, 2011. Congratulations! From left to right: Prof. Dr. E. Van Ranst, Prof. Dr. Mitiku Haile (Mekelle University), Prof. Dr. S. Deckers (Catholic University of Leuven) on the Vertisols in Tigray, Ethiopia F. Vandendriessche Since July 2011, Prof. Dr. Mitiku Haile is posted at UNESCO in Paris in the capacity of Deputy Permanent Delegate of Ethiopia. He is still attached to Mekelle University and is periodically advising and promoting M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. Eric Van Ranst - 40 -
MEETINGS ATTENDED MEETINGS Intensive Training Course on Soil Micromorphology March 28-April 8, 2011, Tübingen, Germany The course was organized by Dr. Daniela Sauer (Institute of Soil Science, Hohenheim University) and Dr. Peter Kühn (Soil Science and Geomorphology Group, University of Tübingen), with support of Prof. Dr. Rosa Poch (M.Sc. ITC-Ghent, 1989) and Prof. Em. Dr. Georges Stoops (ITC-Ghent), who had organized the course in previous years. Dr. Daniela Sauer and Peter Kühn are former ITC-trainees and followed the course “Micromorphology” at ITC-Ghent. Em. Prof. G. Stoops with the participants Em. Prof. G. Stoops supervising the microsocopic work of the participants The Petrology Group of the Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, hosted the course in their wellequipped microscopy room. The course was attended by 22 Ph.D. students and researchers from 11 different countries (Colombia, Croatia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, United Kingdom). About half of the time was devoted to microscopical exercises. During the practical exercises participants had the occasion to discuss also their own thin sections with the teaching staff. Rosa Poch Launch of a Global Soil Partnership at the FAO headquarters September 7-9, 2011, Rome, Italy During the launch of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) for Food Security and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation at the FAO headquarters, Rome on 7-9 th September 2011, the FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf warned that pressure on the world's soil resources and land degradation are threatening global food security. He called for a renewed international effort to assure sufficient fertile and healthy soils today and for future generations. The soil science community needs an effective single voice to ensure that soil issues are taken seriously at the international policy negotiating table when different agendas are being addressed. The background of this GSP is the renewed recognition of the central role of soil resources for assuring food security and the increased awareness that soils play a fundamental role in climate change adaptation and mitigation has triggered numerous projects, initiatives and actions that need an increased effort of coordination and partnership in order to avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts and waste of resources, especially in times of substantial budget restrictions. The GSP will aim towards collaboration and sharing of responsibilities so as to provide a coherent framework for joint strategies and actions of the various existing initiatives. The GSP should aim at facilitating the dialogue and interaction among the various users and stakeholders currently competing for the use of soil resources at global scale. The GSP will facilitate the establishment of synergies by addressing cross-cutting issues related to soils for food security, climate change, biodiversity and desertification. It will therefore aim towards a strong collaboration and support to the relevant UN agencies dealing with those issues: FAO (Food Security), UNFCCC (Climate Change), CBD (Biodiversity and UNCCD (Desertification). The sustainable and productive use of the soil resources of the world should therefore be the ultimate twinned goal of the GSP. Strategic objectives: The GSP’s vision is for a sustainable and productive use of the soil resources of the world and sustainable agricultural production. - 41 -
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