Short Course on Surface Exploration for Geothermal Resources, held in Naivasha, 13-22 November, 2006.
The purpose of the first Short
Course in Africa was to give “a state of the art” overview of the possibilities and status of surface geothermal exploration in East Africa. In all, 33 trainees attended from
Kenya, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda, i.e. the six ARGeo countries. The lectures and practical exercises were mainly in the hands of Icelandic (UNU-GTP and ISOR – Iceland
GeoSurvey) and Kenyan (KenGen) lecturers, with one additional lecturer coming from each of the other participating countries (Table 2). Most of the African lecturers were former UNU Fellows. The
Short Course consisted of two main parts, a scientific part with lectures covering the three important fields of surface exploration of geothermal resources, i.e. geology, geophysics and chemistry of
thermal fluids, including many case examples, during the first half. The second half continued with presentations and discussions on the status of exploration in the different countries and practical
training including field demonstrations and use of computer programmes. The Short Course was very well received and from the results of an assessment meeting of all participants during the last day,
it was clear that the Short Course had been a success. The basic model was one that should be repeated but suggestions were made of improvements and considerable additions.Back to Annual Short Courses
