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Nigeria needs 3,000ha to pilot fuelwood management scheme, says ECN

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Nigeria needs 3,000ha to pilot fuelwood management scheme, says ECN

For the implementation of the pilot project of Sustainable Fuelwood Management (SFM) to be successful, Nigeria needs over 3,000 hectares of land. The project is aimed at reducing deforestation and the negative impact of climate change.

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L-R: Kaduna State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Amina Dyeris Sijuwade; Permanent Secreetary, Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Abdulkadir Kassim; and Okon Ekpenyong of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), during the opening ceremony of the stakeholders’ meeting in Kaduna

The Director General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Professor Jidare Bala, disclosed this on Tuesday, December 19, 2017at a stakeholders’ summit for the SFM, organised by the Commission in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Kaduna State Government, in Kaduna, the state capital.

The Kaduna State Government also used the summit to formally lunch the state Sustainable Fuelwood Management (SFM).

Funded by Global Energy Facility (GEF), the $4.4 million SFM in Nigeria programme with a counterpart funding of $16 million from the three pilot states of Delta, Kaduna and Cross River, and the private sector equity share, is a part of the sustainable development initiatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Represented by the Director, Linkages and Consultancy of the ECN, Mr. Okon Ekpenyong, Prof. Bala explained that the project is also targeted at promoting the re-plantation of millions of fast growing trees on degraded lands for future use.

Declaring the summit open, the Kaduna state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mrs Amina Sijuade, applauded the initiative, reiterating that it is in line with the state government’s sustainable development programmes.

The programme will be implemented in nine local government areas across the three political zones of Kaduna State.

The SFM programme is being piloted in the three states of Delta, Kaduna and Cross River.

UNDP is supporting the people and Government of Kaduna State in delivering a strategy to reduce emission from deforestation and forest degradation.

Findings by EnviroNews revealed that, in line with the objectives of the strategy, the SFM project was conceived with the overall objective of supporting the pilot states in promoting sustainable fuelwood production and consumption with attendant socio-economic and environmental benefits.

The summit was convened considering the commencement of the implementation of the SFM project in the state and the desire of Kaduna State to garner the support and cooperation of all stakeholders and carry them along in the operation and gains of the pilot project.

The specific objectives of the Kaduna summit included:

  • initiating information sharing with high-level government officials on the progress and implications of SFM project;
  • promoting relevant inter-sectorial synergy/collaboration critical for the successful implementation of the project in Kaduna State, and
  • adequately interfacing with all stakeholders on what is required for the operationalisation of the different components on the project.

Also speaking at the two-day workshop held December 19 to 20, 2017 in in Kaduna on the programme, the National Project Coordinator, GEF-UNDP Energy Efficiency Programme, Mr Etiosa Uyigue, reiterated that the SFM project would not only help to reduce the rate of deforestation, which he described as “alarming”, but also help to develop and promote clean cooking in Nigeria.

According to him: “Part of the objectives of the project is to see how we can reduce deforestation and also provide alternative to fuelwood use in Nigeria.

The SFM is being funded by the Global Energy Facility (GEF).

Uyigue further explained: “The GEF funds projects on incremental basis. In order words, they look at existing activities and complement them. We all know there is an ongoing REDD programme in Cross River and Delta states. And there are also fuelwood management activities going on Kaduna.”

He, however, expressed optimism that there is the possibility of replicating the project in other states of the federation upon the successful implementation of the pilot programme.

This, he said, may however be done by the federal government as, according to him, the GEF funding cuts across 195 countries of the world.

By Hassan Zayamu

Physician says artificially-ripened fruits can cause cancer

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Physician says artificially-ripened fruits can cause cancer

Clinical Mentor, Kebbi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Mustapha Bature, has warned that consumption of fruits such as mango, banana, pawpaw and plantain, artificially-ripened by Calcium Carbide can cause cancer.

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Fruits

Bature made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday, December 25, 2017 in Abuja.

According to Wikipedia, Calcium carbide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula of CaC₂.

Its main use industrially is in the production of acetylene and calcium cyanamide.

However, the chemical is being used to ripen fruits by some fruit vendors in Nigeria.

The medical expert warned that the fruits artificially ripened with calcium carbide are not good for consumption because such chemicals used in ripening the fruits contain radio-active elements.

According to Bature, people who are exposed to Silicon Carbide are likely to come up with lungs cancer.

He said a research was also conducted in a factory where workers are exposed to Silicon Carbide; the findings revealed that such workers come-up with lungs cancer after prolong exposure.

He said prolong exposure to both silicon and calcium carbide causes cancer.

Bature advised that fruits exposed to such chemicals should be washed with running water for about two to five minutes before consumption.

He added that fruits such as mango should be peel after washing before consumption.

Bature said government should design a national policy to stop artificial ripening of fruits and implement such policy when enacted properly.

Besides, he urged the National Orientation Agency and other key stakeholders to sensitise the public on the best ways to identify such fruits and health implications of consuming such fruits.

“We need a cancer free society; therefore, continued consumption of such fruit will make the prevalence of cancer in the society to be high.

“The little exposure to cancer from carbide may not allow Nigeria to have a cancer free society in a near future.

“It is important for the government to look into the artificial ripening of fruits and ensure that such practice is put under control,” said the expert.

He also advised local government council health officials to ensure that the fruits being sold are not ripen artificially to enable Nigeria have a cancer free society.

Meanwhile, a fruits dealer at the Zuba Fruits Market near Abuja, Malam Tanimu Abdullahi, told NAN that pawpaw, mango, plantain and banana are mostly artificially ripen using the chemical.

Abdullahi, who claimed ignorance of the health implications of consuming such fruits artificially ripen, added that artificially ripen fruits could be identified by consumers through black spots on the back of such fruits.

By Mustapha Yauri

Agency trains 207 staffers in biosafety management

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Agency trains 207 staffers in biosafety management

The Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that the organisation trained 207 staff members as part of effort to enhance their capacity in biosafety management.

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Director General/CEO of NBMA, Dr. Rufus Ebegba

Dr Ebegba made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, December 25, 2017 in Abuja.

He said it was imperative to expose the agency’s staff to effective regulation of modern biotechnology in the country through constant training.

“In the area of capacity building and skills upgrade of the staff of the agency, we were able to train all the staff, about 207 staff both administrative and scientific staff.

“We trained them on the issues of biosafety and risks assessment, even the new recruited staff were also properly trained.

“And we were also able to send about 12 staff out of the country for international exposure on Biosafety management and matters,” he said.

He said that the skills acquisition and upgrade were meant to equip the staff with the relevant skills that would facilitate their efforts to discharge their duties effectively.

“This agency is a very sensitive one, as issues of modern biotechnology are very technical and require people who are up-to-date and knowledgeable to carry out biotechnology regulations in the country; hence the constant training of staff.”

He, however, underscored the need to expose the agency’s staff to the extant regulations on biotechnology to enable Nigeria free itself from being a dumping ground for unsafe genetically modified organic (GMO) products.

“The training is part of the Federal Government’s strategic efforts to build the capacity of staff to ensure effective regulation of modern biotechnology in the country.

“So, all these are to ensure that the practice and development of the products of GMO in the country are safe.”

He said that new technologies were emerging and dynamic, adding that even the old staff needed to upgrade their skills as well.

“We train them in the area of gene drive and synthetic biology to link them with conventional technology,” he added.

By Ebere Agozie

Nigeria can generate N540b yearly from sesame seed production, says group

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Nigeria can generate N540b yearly from sesame seed production, says group

National President, National Sesame Seed Association of Nigeria (NSSAN), Alhaji Sherif Balogun, says that sesame seed production has the potential of generating about N180 billion in four months if fully tapped.

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Sesame seeds

Balogun, who disclosed  this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Monday, December 25, 2017 said that sesame seed production could also provide employment to 900,000 youths annually.

He explained: “What is needed is between N60,000 and N70,000 to cultivate a hectare of sesame seed, with a guarantee of N200,000 returns on investment.”

According to him, the country has about 84 million hectares of arable land that could be used to produce the seed with promise of high returns on investment.

“If 30 states of the federation provide 30,000 hectares of land each, it will engage 900,000 youths, 30,000 per states with each cultivating a hectare of sesame seed at N70,000.

“Each of these youths is assured of making N200,000 within four months and when you add up, it will give you N180 billion.

“This is just one cropping season, the amount will double if cultivated twice a year.”

He said that the current annual production capacity of sesame seed in the country stood at 450,000 tonnes adding that  80 per cent of  was being exported.

Balogun added that the country can raise its production capacity to one million tonnes in four months if it so desire, given the available land and idled youths in the country.

He said that in 2016, Nigeria earned $123.3 million from the export of sesame seed, stressing that with value addition, it has the potential of earning between $500 million and $1 billion.

He said that sesame seed contains 50.5 per cent oil and 25 per cent protein, adding that it was in high demand by pharmaceuticals, soap and paint industries.

“The seed is also used in making cosmetics, shampoo, lubricant and cooking oil, among others,” he said.

He said that the seed is being cultivated in 22 states in the country with Jigawa, Benue Nassarawa and Taraba as leading producing states.

Sesame seeds are oilseed crop that are said to be extremely beneficial for health but often overlooked. They include the ability to prevent diabetes, lower blood pressure, prevent a wide variety of cancers, build strong bones, protect against radiation, and an improve the heart health. They also help to cure sleep disorders, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, boost respiratory health, and aid in dental care. The seeds also have the ability improve blood circulation, detoxify the body, and eliminate depression and chronic stress.

By Philip Yatai

Yobe targets 90% access to water, sanitation by 2025

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Yobe targets 90% access to water, sanitation by 2025

The Yobe State Government says it will achieve 90 per cent access to water supply and sanitation by 2025 in line with the water and sanitation reform policy.

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Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State

Alhaji Bukar Mohammed, the General Manager, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), disclosed this on Sunday, December 24, 2017 in an interview with newsmen in Damaturu, the state capital.

He said government has already achieved 90 per cent access to water and 85 per cent access to sanitation in Bade and Nguru local government areas under the joint partnership between the state and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

According to the manager, “some 450 hand pump boreholes, 30 solar powered boreholes and 120 toilet facilities were constructed in 346 communities reaching out to 227, 500 people in under the state and UNICEF partnership”.

He said the state government paid counterpart of N309 million representing 30 per cent, while UNICEF paid N750 million or 70 per cent of the project cost.

Mohammed said the State Task Group on sanitation had certified 130 communities in the two local government areas as Open Defecation Free communities.

He said in appreciation of the state’s performance, UNICEF approved extension of the programme to Bursari local government area with construction of 380 hand pump boreholes, 40 solar boreholes and 60 toilets in 336 communities.

“UNICEF would pay N649 million while the state and local governments are to pay a counterpart of N374 million for execution of the projects against May 2018 date line,” said the general manager.

He expressed confidence that the state and local governments would meet their financial obligations to pay the counterpart fund “for us to be on the same page with UNICEF’’ and ensure completion.

“When this is completed, there will be 90 per cent access to water and sanitation in the three local government areas of Bade, Nguru and Bursari in 2018,” he said.

Expert says corruption affecting mass housing delivery

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Expert says corruption affecting mass housing delivery

Lagos-based real estate development practitioner, Mr Ejike Orabuchi, has appealed to all tiers of government to deal with corruption affecting mass housing delivery initiatives for Nigerians.

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Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN)

Orabuchi, Chairman of Mecfot Homes and Properties Ltd., made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Fagba, Lagos.

He spoke during the company’s end of year party/awards ceremony and land auction programme.

Orabuchi said that although the problem of housing deficit was multidimensional, he noted however that bureaucratic bottlenecks by politicians for personal gains is a major factor.

He said that most politicians were into the real estate business and usually exploited the opportunities to build mass houses to their advantage for selfish gains.

“The only way government can provide mass housing is to erase corruption, if politicians decide to work honestly for the good of citizens, Nigeria will be transformed.

“There is need for more people to support the housing initiative as government alone cannot provide solutions hence the mission of Mecfot Homes and Properties Ltd. to confront the challenges.

“Our vision is one man, one home. We are here to help people find a home. We cannot leave the housing needs of Nigerians for government alone because there is a huge deficit.

“My advice to people is that they should start first by acquiring genuine land and build gradually,’’ he said.

He added: “A bottle of beer costs about N250 about the same amount needed to purchase a block, imagine how many blocks those who can curtail their drinking habits could buy daily.”

On the company’s land auction, Orabuchi said the exercise was aimed at reaching out to the poor and vulnerable in the society.

He said that the company had a vision of providing a home for every citizen by 2020.

Mrs Taiwo Ejike, the Managing Director of the firm, said they came up with the over 2,000 per cent crash in land prices as part of its annual social responsibility to the society.

“Today we have touched many lives, last year we gave out 36 plots in choice areas in Lagos to widows and the less privileged to give them hope of owning houses.

“This year we came up with this strategy of land auction to touch more lives, that is why you can see land for as low as N50,000 in some of our estates.

“We identified the fact that in Lagos the major problem is that of obtaining genuine land due to the activities of land grabbers.

“We want to make more people happy by giving them homes,” she said.

Some of the beneficiaries of the firm’s projects, appealed to them to sustain the initiative of providing more homes.

Mrs Christiana Showole, a retired civil servant who engages in petty trading, said: “This is the third land I am subscribing for today, I have bought two in the past, a quarter plot at Sokoto Estate in Atan and half plot at Mowe Ofada.”

Mr Ridwan Aminu, a technician in Aluminum Village in Dopemu, Lagos, said: “I see the faithfulness of the company to help those who do not have much money but are eager to build.”

NAN reports that an award of excellence for his contributions to the firm and real estate development in Nigeria was given to the company’s patron, Dr Acho Orabuchi.

He is also an Adjunct Professor at Paul Quinn College Texas, USA.

Also Miss Idowu Abosede, a staff of the firm in the Fagba branch, received an award for being the best branch.
Responding on behalf of other recipients, Orabuchi said: “ I’m humbled that the company considers me worthy of this coveted award.

“I’m delighted and thrilled to accept this award on behalf of Nigerian pensioners who are suffering tremendously due to lack of payment.

“I want to use this opportunity, particularly during festive period to bring to fore their untold sufferings. Many of them may not have anything to celebrate for during this period.’’

By Grace Alegba

Germany supports Nigeria with €29.9m to eradicate polio

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Germany supports Nigeria with €29.9m to eradicate polio

The Federal Republic of Germany and Nigeria has signed a  €29.9 million agreement in support of polio eradication programme in the country, a statement has said.

Victims of polio

Mr Saadu Salahu, Head, Public Relation Unit, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), made this known in a statement issued on Saturday, December 23, 2017 in Abuja.

Salahu said the agreement was the ninth of such financial agreement and support for polio eradication in Nigeria by Germany.

He said the agreement was signed in Abuja by Ms Regine Hess, the Deputy Head of mission for Germany in Nigeria;

Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Foreign affairs, and Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of NPHCDA.

The statement quoted Onyeama expressing delight over the age-long warm relationship between the two countries and their leaders in particular.

The minister commended the German Government for its huge support to Nigeria, not only on polio eradication but also other equally important sectors in Nigeria.

He recalled various concerted efforts by the Nigerian Government to eradicate polio and expressed Federal Government’s appreciation to WHO, UNICEF, Germany and other partners towards making Nigeria polio free.

The statement also quoted Hess expressing joy over her country’s sustained support for polio eradication in Nigeria.

She expressed optimism that Nigeria would soon join the rest of the world as polio free nation.

Responding, Shuaib highlighted the huge financial commitments of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to polio eradication in Nigeria.

The executive director disclosed that in 2016 Nigeria committed N9.8 billion; it earmarked N4.2 billion in 2017 and N4.1 billion for 2018 for polio eradication programmes.

He therefore expressed profound appreciation to the Federal Republic of Germany and other development partners for their continued support to polio eradication in Nigeria.

By Mustapha Yauri

Climate change: Nigeria puts finishing touches to initial two-yearly report

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Climate change: Nigeria puts finishing touches to initial two-yearly report

Nigeria took a major stride towards the development of it’s First Biennial Update Report (BUR1) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) when stakeholders gathered on Monday, December 18, 2017 to authenticate the document.

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Participants at the meeting

The alidation of the draft text likewise signalled the close of the project, which commenced April 2015 with the meeting of the Local Project Appraisal Committee (LPAC). The Monday meeting held in in Keffi, Nasarawa State.

The Conference of Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC adopted at the COP16 in 2010 in Cancun, Mexico  the Biennial Update Report (BUR) for the purpose of enhancing reporting of climate change mitigation actions and their effects.

Consequently, Nigeria, as one of the non-Annex1 Parties under the UNFCCC, has the obligation to prepare and submit every two years, reliable, comprehensive, consistent, comparable and transparent BUR to the COP.

The scope of the BUR essentially covers information on natural circumstances and institutional arrangements, National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reports (NIR), information on mitigation actions and their effects – methodologies and assumptions, constraints and gaps, and related financial, technical capacity needs – supported needed and received, information on the levels of support received for BURs preparation and submission, and information on domestic measurement and reporting and verification.

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Dr. Shehu M. U. Ahmed, while declaring the session open, restated the ministry’s commitment to implementing the overall mandate of the Climate Change Convention and its Protocol.

“This present administration acknowledges that inaction is even far more expensive as it will hinder the actualisation of Mr. President’s Change Mantra and the Sustainable Development Goals,” he said.

Dr Ahmed added: “With the realisation of the potential dangers of global warming and the consequent socio-economic implications to the whole world, the United Nations adopted the Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992. The objective of the Convention is to stabilise greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with climate system.

“In this regard, Nigeria as a Party to the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol (KP) has the obligation to submit to the Convention an accurate and consistent internationally comparable data on GHG emissions. This is essential for the international community to take the most appropriate action to mitigate climate change, and ultimately to achieve the objective of the Convention.

“Towards the preparation of Nigeria’s first BUR, we have all invested significant time and resources. Series of meetings have been held which provided a platform for deliberations, consultations and inputs in the thematic areas of the Report. The National Stakeholders Validation Meeting is being held with the expectation of   finalising   and producing the final copy of the First Biennial Update Report.”

Director Department of Climate Change, Federal Ministry Of Environment, Dr. Yerima P. Tarfa, in a welcome address, expressed the nation’s delight to be involved in the exercise as, according to him, it underlines Nigeria’s contribution towards fulfilment of the reporting obligations under the UNFCCC. This, he noted, gives the country an opportunity to communicate its low carbon development efforts in a transparent manner.

According to him, consequent upon the validation, the endorsed document would be submitted for the commencement of the ICA process, “where it will be reviewed and analysed, upon which, if meeting the requirement and approved, it will be published and made available on the UNFCCC website”.

Along with key national experts and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (strategic partner), Dr Tarfa expressed appreciation to the firms that handled the thematic sectors of the BUR, which he listed to include:

  • National Green House Gas Inventory – Triple “E” Systems Associates Ltd
  • Mitigation Analysis – E &Y
  • Domestic Measurement, Reporting and Verification – Millcon and Millcon Consult.

By Michael Simire

Government urged to adopt measures to boost awareness, actions on energy conservation

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Government urged to adopt measures to boost awareness, actions on energy conservation

Environmental expert and Germany-based Nigerian engineer, Victor Aruwah, has called on the Nigerian government through the Ministry of Environment to adopt new ways of ensuring an increase in awareness and action towards energy conservation in the country.

Victor Aruwah
Victor Aruwah

He made the call recently in Germany after he led some students to implement an energy saving initiative at the the US Army Department of Public Works in Germany.

In his statement following the implementation of the energy saving and environmental awareness programme, Aruwah called on Nigerian authorities and other concerned parties to look at the possibility of putting in place similar initiative in Nigeria with a view to instilling environmental preservation consciousness in the minds and hearts of young people of school age in the country.

He said: “While I am doing this here, I am also thinking about how similar initiative can be implemented in Nigeria. I strongly believe this kind of programme will help our young people understand their role in preserving energy and in keeping the planet safe.”

He called on environmental agencies and other relevant bodies in Nigeria to see the possibility of providing energy saving education and need to increase environmental awareness among school children in both private and public schools.

The initiative, called the Green Boot competition, according to a report on US Army website, is to encourage staff implement the best daily practices to conserve energy. To implement the programme, seven students from Ramstein High School Environmental Club in Germany were invited to examine the two sections of the Department of Public Works building and provide feedback on energy saving levels within the period of the competition.

The Ramstein High School Environmental Club, according to the report, achieved Green Boot certification in 2016 after reducing energy consumption at their school building by five percent over the course of one school year, saving thousands of dollars in the process. With energy reduction and awareness as its primary focus areas, the environmental club continued its energy reduction efforts in 2017 by initiating a plastic water bottle reduction campaign, encouraging students and teachers to recycle their plastic water bottles and switch to reusable ones.

According to the organisers of the competition, to further contribute to energy conversation outside of their school environment, the students were tasked to bring their experience and expertise to the US Army garrison and were required to inspect the two buildings competing in the challenge, accompanied by the Department of Public Works Senior Facility engineer, Gregory Williams, as well as Konstantin Gross and Engineer Victor Aruwah.

During the inspection, the students made suggestions about how staff of the Department of Public Works could better conserve energy. Some of the suggestions included unplugging appliances such as toasters and microwaves when not in use, turning off or reducing the lights in a room when natural light is coming in through the windows and turning off monitors at vacant desks.

In his analysis, Aruwah showed the students that he had installed meters in each building which measured consumption levels prior to the Green Boot competition, without staff knowing, so that he could get an accurate baseline measurement. “In comparison, consumption levels during the Green Boot competition decreased in both the garrison building and the Department of Public Works building – drastically in the latter,” Aruwah said.

By Victor Ikem

US group focuses on Africa’s lakes

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US group focuses on Africa’s lakes

Courtesy of efforts by a group of professionals from North America, Europe, and Africa, an institute focused on increasing the capacity of African freshwater experts has emerged.

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Scientists say the Lake Chad, that borders Nigeria and some other countries, has shrunken by 95 percent over the past 50 years. They have also linked the Boko Haram insurgency to the lake’s situation. Photo credit: AP/Christophe Ena

Similarly, the new organisation aims at positively affect policy and management on Africa’s Great Lakes, allowing those who depend on them (the lakes) to realise their vision of livelihoods, justice, equity, democracy, and peace.

The institute, the African Centre for Aquatic Research and Education (ACARE), was formally created as a U.S. non-profit in July, 2017.

To achieve stated aims and objectives,  ACARE will serve as a long-term, highly collaborative centre of excellence dedicated to increasing the capacity of African’s next generation of freshwater scientists, managers, and politicians through courses, training, and experiential education on the African Great Lakes.

Executive Director, Ted Lawrence, added that ACARE would address the myriad issues that threaten these and other freshwater resources through the principles of good practice in educational capacity building, research harmonisation, and global partnerships.​
“You, your organisations, and partners are all necessary in making this happen and ACARE looks forward to working with many of you,” he stressed, listing the areas of focus to include:

  • Identify future research and strengthen collaborative relationships on the African Great Lakes;
  • Determine gaps in experiential education on freshwater resources within the African Great Lakes community, and develop curricula to address these gaps based on the first objective; and
  • Discuss the feasibility of creating a lake committee system to organise sustainable resource management and research on the African Great Lakes.

He said that ACARE would, among others, hold workshops to develop freshwater curricula, build global partnerships, and harmonise research. According to him, an African Great Lakes session at the International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) would hold from June 18 to 22, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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