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A Waste to Wealth Webinar
Highlighting the progress of the ACTUATE Projects in Nigeria and Ghana and exploring strategic partnerships for sustainability
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About this event
AN ACTUATE PROJECT WEBINAR
Accelerating the adoption of circular sanitation demonstration systems for improved health outcomes (ACTUATE)
Title - A Waste to Wealth Webinar
THEME – Is converting waste to wealth feasible in Africa?
DATE – Thursday May 6th 10am (UK Time)
DURATION – 2.0 HOURS
Venue: Teams Meeting - Join HERE
ABOUT ACTUATE
Accelerating the adoption of circular sanitation demonstration systems for improved health outcomes (ACTUATE) is an ongoing 700,000 Pounds UK Government Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) project led by Lancaster University with the following aims:
• Supplying clean, secure and sustainable supplies of water, food and energy, whilst managing waste and optimizing circular economies, is still an aspiration rather than a policy-in-operation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
• ACTUATE has set up two demonstration pilots or SHOW labs to instigate deeper socio-technological transformation i.e. that waste is energy and a resource that needs harnessing locally.
• One of the labs or demonstration plant has been set up within a community-based primary school (Umar Bun Hatab Islamic school at Madina Zongo)
• in Accra, Ghana and the other within a University campus at the University of Benin Nigeria.
The ACTUATE Project has been driven with the following key objectives:
• To construct working demonstrator anaerobic digestion facilities in both Ghana and Nigeria to process organic wastes, produce power and for the resulting digestate to be used as a sustainable soil conditioner/fertiliser.
• These working examples will be used to positively highlight the technology as a credible option for management of waste, bioenergy and soil/food security and de-risk the opportunity for potential investors.
• Through working with schools and their communities, university, research institutes, NGOs and SMEs, we will highlight how this example of a circular economy impacts on human health and the environment and look to develop safer practices within the stake holder groups.
• To support cultural and generational changes in thinking and understanding around the paradigm of a safe circular economy.
• To support the expansion and commercialisation of the technologies through local SMEs and entrepreneurs.
The Current Partners on the ACTUATE Project includes:
In Ghana
• Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-IIR)
• Umar Bun Hatab Islamic school at Madina Zongo
• SSGL
• HATOF Foundation
• Green Advocacy
In Nigeria
• University of Benin
• CGE Nigeria
• National Centre for Energy and Environment
• Nigerian Environmental Society
Objectives of Webinar
1. To highlight the objectives of the UK Government funded Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) £700,000 Pounds ACTUATE Project and the project progress so far in Nigeria and Ghana.
2. To showcase the work on the ACTUATE project so far with specific reference to the construction of the waste to energy plants in Nigeria and Ghana.
3. To discuss the potential and merits for a West-African business case (Nigeria and Ghana) for waste to energy on the back of ACTUATE project.
4. Encourage cross-learning between both countries (Nigeria and Ghana) especially when the demonstrator cases are different but transferable between both countries.
5. To engage previous (RECIRCULATE) and new stakeholders in Nigeria, Ghana and other African countries on potential future collaborations, investments and development on the back of the ACTUATE project.
Brief Programme
10.00 – 10.10 - Introduction of Participants/Stakeholders – Moderated by Dr Akan Odon
10.10 – 10.20 - Introduction to ACTUATE by Prof Kirk Semple
10.30 – 10.50 - A Presentation of the Nigerian Project – Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye/ Nina Ani
10.50 – 11.00 - Stakeholder Interactions
11.00 – 11.20 - A Presentation of the Ghana Project – Dr Richard Bayitse/Mrs Patience Agbedor
11.20 – 11.30 - Stakeholders Interactions – Prof. Alastair Martins
11.30 – 12.00 - Q/A and Wrap Up – Facilitated by Dr Akan Odon