Held 4-6 April 2010, the 6th Annual Scientist Fair in the Kingdom of Bahrain explored one of the most serious challenges facing Arab Countries this century. The increasing demand for water combined with the decline of adequate resources is a dangerous, potentially life threatening, situation.
On Monday, 2 August, 2010, the GLOBE community attending the 14th GLOBE Annual Partner Meeting and Professional Development Workshop in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, received a special surprise. GLOBE Estonia Country Coordinator Dr. Kaido Reivelt and Estonian GLOBE Alumni Janno Jõgeva and Laura Altin linked to the conference through Skype to talk about their 13th Annual GLOBE Games & Expedition Event taking place at the same time! Reivelt and his assistant, Mr. Karli Kütt, also a former GLOBE student and graduate student with a degree in physics, planned the overall event. The GLOBE Estonia team, together with all participants at the event, took a few minutes to say hello to the Calgary meeting attendees and described the activities taking place in Jäneda, a small village in Northern Estonia rich with nature and diverse scenery.
Representatives from 9 Countries in the Near East North Africa Region met in April 2010 in Beirut, Lebanon, to discuss GLOBE student research activities in the region and to build national training teams. Countries present at the regional meeting and protocol training event included Bahrain, Lebanon, Mauritania, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates.