Delhi, hosting one of ILRI regional office is reporting high levels of outdoor air pollution (hazardous rating above 400). The situation in Delhi is very complex as most sources of outdoor air pollution are well beyond the control of individuals and demand action by cities, as well as national and international policymakers in sectors … Continue reading
Category Archives: Official
Engineering / Ethiopia / ILRI / Official
Addis campus- Main water reservoir cleaning
ILRI Addis engineering and facility unit has planned to clean the main water reservoir the coming Saturday 6th of November 2016. During the cleaning process, the main line will be disconnected for maximum of an hour ( 8:00 am – 9:00 am). Cleaning of the water tank will be completed by 5:00 p.m.. While the water … Continue reading
Engineering / ILRI / Kenya / Official
Nairobi campus – new grounds maintenance provider
This is to introduce Evergreen Horticulture East Africa Ltd. as the new Grounds Maintenance provider for ILRI Nairobi campus with effect from November 1, 2016. Evergreen takes over from the incumbent, Farmline EA Ltd. Some staff from Farmline have been retained by the new company for continuity and smooth transition. The scope of services previously … Continue reading
Addis Engineering staff meeting – Thursday, 27th October 2016@10:30 a.m.
Please be informed that Engineering staff will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. We shall therefore not be available to handle maintenance jobs during this time. Kindly send any critical maintenance requirements for our attention by 9.00am tomorrow. We regret any inconveniences this may cause to … Continue reading
OpenCon Nairobi 2016 – 28th October @RCMRD, Ruaraka, Nairobi
This week is Open Access Week. What are you doing in support of a more open system in sharing the world information, including Journal Articles. You can share a word in your Journal Club and to your colleagues. You can also commit to put action in one way or another as many have already done. … Continue reading
Problem With HR4U Leave Application Alert
This is to inform you that we have a problem with HR4U leave alerts. Supervisors are currently not receiving alerts when a staff applies for leave. We are working on this and we will let you know once its solved. In the meantime, supervisors can check any pending leave approvals by logging into HR4U. Kindy … Continue reading
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is prohibited on all Ethiopian Airlines Flights
ILRI Ethiopia Campus Users, The following notice is on Ethiopian Airlines web site. SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 7 IS PROHIBITED ON ALL ET FLIGHTS ON PERSON /IN CARRY-ON BAGGAGE /CHECKED BAGGAGE OR AS CARGO (https://www.easa.europa.eu/newsroom-and-events/news/passenger-information-samsung-galaxy-note-7) The FAA of the US has also placed a ban of this device on all US flights. Continue reading
New procurement policy & practices-ILRI Addis presentation
Dear All, With reference to earlier message concerning the new procurement policy from Misja, Director of Corporate Service, I am hereby inviting all ILRI and hosted CGIAR staff to attend a small presentation on the matter, followed by an open question session. Therefore, if you would like to know more about what procurement will do … Continue reading
Corporate Services / Engineering / ILRI / Kenya / Official
Nairobi campus infrastructure works
Dear Campus users, I just want to quickly update you on some infrastructure works currently, or soon, taking place on the Campus: Signage: In order to present ourselves more as a CGIAR compound, we are increasing our CGIAR branding; A big CGIAR logo was added to the big signage tower at the entrance. This tower … Continue reading
Directorate / Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official
Peter Doherty videos on ILRI and its work
Peter Doherty, Australian Nobel Laureate, at the adoption of the FAO Declaration on Global Freedom from Rinderpest (photo credit: ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti). Earlier this year, Peter Doherty, Nobel Prize Laureate for Physiology or Medicine–1996 agreed to become a patron of ILRI. He recently recorded six short video interviews about different dimensions of ILRI’s research: International livestock … Continue reading
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