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Interconnections for Making Africa Great

Empowered and Sustainable (IMAGES) Initiative

in collaboration with

Africa Circular Economy Research and Policy Network (ACERPiN)

2nd Circularity Africa Conference

Wednesday 12th & Thursday 13th May 2021 International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 08.00 - 17.00 Hours Daily (GMT +1)

Theme:

Enabling Green Businesses and Circular Economy in

Africa

IMAGES & ACERPiN 2nd Circularity Africa Conference

ORGANISERS

Co-Chairs

• Dr Olawale Emmanuel Olayide, IMAGES Initiative/ACERPiN & University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

• Dr Omobolaji Obisesan, IMAGES Initiative, Ibadan, Nigeria

Scientific Committee

• Dr Desalegn Ayal, Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) • Professor Hussein Tahir, University of Gadarif, Sudan • Professor Walter Vermeulen, University of Utretcht, The

Netherlands

Cooperating Organisations

• REVOLVE Media • Circular Economy Club • CRESTING Project • Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)

Organizing Committee • Dr Olawale Olayide • Mrs Pamela Olayide • Professor Hussein Tahir • Dr Mahyao Adolphe • Dr Dontsop Nguezet

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IMAGES & ACERPiN 2nd Circularity Africa Conference Organizing Committee • Dr Desalegn Ayal • Dr Omobolaji Obisesan • Dr Aderomola Adeola • Barrister Oluwatoyin Adeola • Ms Victoria Nyabam • Ms Eniola Adeyemi • Mr Toluwase Olaniyan • Mr Tosin Gbadegesin • Mr Gboluwaga Olaomo • Ms Deborah Ajeboriogbon • Mr Ife-oluwa Caleb • Mrs Grace Amiola • Mrs Kikelomo Adegoke • Mr Erioluwa Abraham • Ms Fatima Umar • Mr Temitayo Bamidele • Mr Isaac Oritogun • Mr Ayodeji Ayoola • Mr Emmanuel Olowoyo • Mr Oloruntobi Akinmola • Olufunmilola Falade

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

VENUE

International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

TIME

08.00 – 17.00 Hours Daily (GMT +1)

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Dr Greenwell Matchaya International Water Management

Institute, Pretoria, South Africa

Professor Pauline Deutz University of Hull, United

Kingdom


AGENDA

Day 1: WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021 Venue: University of Ibadan Conference Centre, Ibadan Nigeria Online/Zoom: http://bit.ly/circularityafrica2021; Webinar ID: 899 1463 2635; Passcode: 574726

08.00 - 09.00 – Registration 09.00-10.00 - Opening Formalities & Goodwill Messages from Partners

and Supporters • Ambassador Ademola Onafowokan, IMAGES Initiative • Dr Daniel Mann, Resident Representative, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Office, Abuja, Nigeria • Professor Grace Oloukoi, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria • Professor Hussein Tahir, University of Gadarif, Sudan • Dr Desalegn Ayal, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia • Ms Clare Kyomuhendo, University of Ghana, Ghana • Ms Victoria Nyabam, ACERPiN • Ms Rose Kobusinge, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, United Kingdom • Dr Olawale Olayide, IMAGES Initiative & ACERPiN

10.00 - 11.00 - Keynote Address I by Dr Greenwell Matchaya, International Water Management Institute, Pretoria, South Africa

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11.00-11.30 - Health Break & Group Photographs

11.30-12.00 - Special Renditions by Invited Schools

• The International School, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

• Abadina High School, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

12.00 -14.00 - Workshop on E-Waste & Extended Producer Responsibility

• Professor Walter Vermeulen, University of Utretcht, The Netherlands

• Professor Pauline Deutz, University of Hull, United Kingdom

• Dr Olawale Olayide, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

• Mr Kaustubh Thapa, University of Utretcht, The Netherlands Exhibitions & Poster Presentations

• Natalie Beinisch: Financing Circular Economy Business Models

• Benjamin Agyin Turkson: Adopting the E-Commerce Approach to

Promote Circularities

• Kasali Fola: Lack of Good Drainage System Recipe for Flooding in

Nigeria 14.00 - 14.30 - Lunch Break

14.30 -16.00 - Technical Presentations

• Emmanuel Aiyede: Energy Policy and Sustainable Development

in Africa: Towards the Circularity Economy

• Muritala Oke: Circular Economy and Africa Agenda 2030: issues and

prospects

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• Damilola Fasoranti: Creating Sustainable Grassroots Development Through Unconventional Education

• Kadio Valere Rodolphe Angaman: Effect of Climate Change on the Productivity of Yam Crop in Cöte D'ivoire

• Olufemi Oloba: Our Future in our Hands: Combating Poverty and Inequality in Post-2015 Africa

• Ayoola Ayodeji: Coping Strategies Adopted by Farmer to Mitigate the Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic in the Poultry Business in Ibadan/Ibarapa, Oyo State

• Salim Sharhabilu: An Assessment of Health and Social implications of Almajiri: A Case study of Tsafe Local Government Zamfara State

• Mujidah Ajibola: Education for the Circular Economy 16.00-16.45 - High-Level Panel Discussion on Communicating Circular Economy and Circular Businesses in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities • Mr Soren Bauer, Revolve Media, Austria • Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, General Manager and CEO, Lagos State

Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Nigeria • Wanjohi Kabukuru, New African Magazine and Indian Ocean

Observatory, Kenya • Dr Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, Circular Economy Innovation Partnership (CEIP)

Africa, Nigeria • Zablon Wekesa, Circular Design Nairobi. Kenya

16.45-17.00 - Closing and Announcements

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Day 2: THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2021 Venue: University of Ibadan Conference Centre, Ibadan Nigeria Online/Zoom: http://bit.ly/circularityafrica2021; Webinar ID: 899 1463 2635; Passcode: 574726 8:00 – 9:00 - Registration 9:00 – 9:30 - Recap of Day 1

• Dr Omobolaji Obisesan, IMAGES Initiative

• Mr Kaustubh Thapa, University of Utretcht, The Netherlands 9:30 – 10:00 - Overview of 2nd Africa Green Innovation School Challenge

• Mrs Kikelomo Adegoke, AGISP, IMAGES Initiative 10:00 – 11:00 - Keynote Address II by Professor Pauline Deutz, University of Hull, United Kingdom 11:00 – 11:30 - Health Break & Group Photographs 11:30 – 12:00 - Renditions

• Songs and dances in Africa 12:00 – 14:00 - High-Level Policy Roundtable on Circularity in Cities

• Dr Faith Kasim, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

• Dr Eugene Itua, Circular Economy Club, Abuja, Nigeria

• Mr Cyrus Mbugua, Circular Economy Club, Nakuru, Kenya

• Ms Fatima Umar, United Nations Development Programme, Nigeria

(Moderator)

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High-Level Policy Roundtable on Gas Flaring in Nigeria

• Ken Henshaw, We the People, Nigeria

• Fr. Edward Obi, National Coalition on Gas Flaring and Oil Spills in the

Niger Delta, Nigeria

• Oluwatoyin Aladegbami, Legal Resources Law Office, Abuja, Nigeria

• Chidie Ugwu, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Office, Abuja, Nigeria (Moderator)

14:00 – 15:00 - Lunch Break, Exhibitions & Networking Moments 15:00 – 16:00 - Awards

• His Excellency, Engineer Oluseyi Makinde, Executive Governor of Oyo

State, Nigeria

• Ambassador Ademola Onafowokan, IMAGES Initiative 16:00 – 16:45 - Communiqué

• Dr Omobolaji Obisesan, IMAGES Initiative 16:45 – 17:00 - Closing and Announcements

• Dr Olawale Olayide, IMAGES Initiative/ACERPiN, University of Ibadan,

Ibadan, Nigeria 16.45-17.00 - Closing and Announcements

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Oral presentations

Energy Policy and Sustainable Development in Africa: Towards the Circularity Economy Emmanuel Aiyede

University of Ibadan [email protected]

Achieving sustainable energy remains a major challenge for the African continent because of the huge gap between energy demands and supply and the dependence on fossil fuel as the main sources of energy. Africa has very limited capacity to generate electricity and only a fraction of this capacity is utilized with adverse impact on the effort of African countries to improve social conditions by dynamizing the economy in terms of manufacturing. This calls for constant review of the energy policy in Africa to deal with the challenges and promote and emphasise sustainability in the effort to develop Africa’s energy resources in the context of the emerging circularity economy. This paper examines the policy initiatives at the continental level to develop Africa’s vast energy resources under the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEEPAD). It examines the energy situation in the continent with some detail and outlines the policy initiatives and programmes for dealing with the situation. It provides a critical review of the NEPAD energy policies and then proceeds to discuss the implementation process of the policies and programmes. The last part will draw some conclusions and provide some recommendations.

Circular Economy and Africa Agenda 2030: issues and prospects Muritala Oke

National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru [email protected]

The opportunities offered by circular economy concept for developing nations are enormous. However, low adoption and utilisation of technological culture in Africa poses a challenge. Relying on secondary data on country's budget on science and technology as well adoption of technology-based solutions to current issues affecting the continent such as flooding, waste management, the study present realities on African low technology usage compared to other continents, and proposes for a change of attitude towards achieving Agenda 2030 by African countries.

Creating Sustainable Grassroots Development Through Unconventional Education Damilola Fasoranti Prikkle Academy

[email protected] The objective of this session is to share and discuss how to tackle youth unemployment and skill development, especially in hard-to-reach communities in Africa. African youths lack employability skills and can’t access information and educational technologies due to low quality of education and the financial difficulties of families. The “Nigerian unemployment report 2011” prepared by the National Bureau of Statistics show that the rate of unemployment is higher in rural areas with 25.6% than in the urban areas with 17.1%. In 2016, Prikkle Academy co-created a makerspace (innovation centres) with rural youths in Afon, Kwara State, Nigeria that can provide them with an opportunity to learn the 21st-century skills that will prepare them for the future of jobs. The solar-powered centre is equipped with the basic technological amenities - computers, internet, mechanical and technical tools, art collections etc. First, the participants get life skills such as self-awareness, effective communication, economic skills, risk-taking, empathy, etc. {to find their own motivation and drive for solving problems}. Second, they jump into Community Asset Discovery and Collaboration with others. {This helps them to leverage on the available, but often neglected resources in their community, for solving problems}. Third, they enter the world of Digital Skill Education – internet for lifelong learning, online course, coding. {to create meaningful work and earn through their gifts}. Fourth, they get introduced to Human-centered design thinking (HCD). {to create solutions that are desirable, viable and feasible}. Then, they are ready to fly, they get lifetime support from our onsite and virtual professional mentors (in partnership with Loss of Generality, Ireland) as they create jobs, build real-time solutions. This approach has thrived so far, we have seen the following outcomes that can easily replicated and scaled up: Solutions to real problems, Pace learning, Virtual Mentors, Peer-to-peer learning, Community funding and Partnership.

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Effect of Climate Change on the Productivity of Yam Crop in Cöte D'ivoire Kadio Valere Rodolphe Angaman

WASCAL [email protected]

Efforts to improve the productivity of food crops such as yam have increased through the implementation of adaptation methods in Ivory Coast. These efforts are aimed at achieving food security as part of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 2. In fact, food security, which has been the main objective of the developing countries since many years, is undermined by climatic variations. However, these climatic variations caused several damages on the food crop particularly on yam crop which is the food crop the most produce in term of quantity in the country. Therefore, in this study I analyze the effects of climate variations on the productivity of yam crop produced in Côte d’Ivoire. To carry out this study, I was inspired by the Ricardian analysis developed by Mendelsohn et al. (2003). This analysis has been adapted to our concerns by linking a set of climatic variables such as temperature and precipitation with the productivity of the yam crops mentioned above. The data used in this study are time series that cover the period from 1980 to 2015. The results obtained from the error correction model indicate that yam crop has as variables that influence its short-term productivity precipitation, the rate of growth of the rural population, crude mortality rate, and agricultural employment. In long-term, precipitation, temperature, the rate of growth of the rural population, crude mortality rate and agricultural employment are variables that influence significantly yam productivity. Also, the relationship between climate variables and the productivity of yam crops studied is non-linear. This relationship is convex for precipitation and concave for temperature this means that there is a threshold beyond which the productivity of yam crop increase for the precipitation and decrease for the temperature and this threshold is - mm for the rainfall and 0C for the temperature.

Our Future in our Hands: Combating Poverty and Inequality in Post-2015 Africa Olufemi Oloba

Institute of Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, Afe Babalola University [email protected]

Africa has had its share of tried and/or tested development initiatives but it is highly disheartening that six years into the post-2015 agenda, despite Africa’s touted recent growth and poverty reduction ratio, the number of people living in poverty, using US$1.25 as the bar, has actually increased in Africa. This paper traced this touted growth to an increase in the non-productive extractive and primary commodities sectors which actually led to a substantive decline in the share of the labor force engaged in productive sectors such as agriculture, and a systematic increase in the share of labor force within the services sector, resulting in the Dutch disease and the attendant decline in per capita income. The paper showed the prospects of moving the export revenue to the manufacturing sector with the attendant projections of mopping up the large unemployed working age - youth and women, which would greatly inform and drive inclusive growth. The paper further showed how forging on with the African Union’s regional economic blocs to pool natural, human and financial resources would drive more investments and trade among African countries (Intra-Africa FDI) and lead Africa into the desired Post-2015 Africa and turn the shitholes to strongholds of wealth.

Coping Strategies Adopted by Farmer to Mitigate the Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic in the Poultry Business in Ibadan/Ibarapa, Oyo State

Ayoola Ayodeji University of Ibadan

[email protected]

Humanity has observed various pandemics throughout the history. The world is observing a tough time again fighting an invisible enemy; the novel COVID-19 pandemic. This unpredictable spread of Covid-19 has impacted negatively on livestock production especially poultry. This study therefore, seeks to examine the coping strategies farmers use to mitigate the effect of the pandemic in the poultry business. The concept of ‘sustainable development’ provided the framework. The Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) structure in Oyo State consists of 4 zones- Ibadan/Ibarapa, Oyo, Ogbomosho, and Saki/Tede. The study purposively selected Ibadan/Ibarapa zone as the study area; given the high preponderance of poultry farming activities in the zones. The study worked with three (3) local governments area (Lagelu, Akinyele and Ido) out of 9 from the selected zone. Random sampling was used for selection of poultry farmers. Relative Importance Index method was used to rank the coping strategies adopted by poultry farmers. In Ido LG, reduction in price of egg was the most important/practised coping strategy for poultry farmers, next to it was ‘reduced quantity of feed offered daily/restricted feeding’ with RII estimate of 0.94 and 0.82 respectively.

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Reduction in price of egg was the most important/practised coping strategy for poultry farmers in Akinyele LG, with RII estimate of 0.712, while the least important coping strategies was ‘reduction in labour cost with RII estimate of 0.488. Reduction in price of egg was also the most important coping strategy for poultry farmers in Lagelu LG, with RII estimate of 0.733. Price of produce was reduced. Poultry farming sustainability was threatened in Nigeria due to the recent pandemic. The PAN, Oyo state chapter should work in collaboration with ADP to facilitate the extension service delivery on effective coping strategies in other to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on poultry productions in the state. An Assessment of Health and Social implications of Almajiri: A Case study of Tsafe local Government Zamfara

State Salim Sharhabilu

College of Health Sciences and Technology Tsafe [email protected]

Health and social problems often exist in Almajiri system of education due to the nature of the system of operation of the Almajiri programme and other associated factors with the system. In traffic everyday around towns in northern Nigeria and some parts of the country or continent as a whole such as Niger, Egypt, chad, etc, teenage boys with plastic uncovered bowls dressed in a rag and often times without shoes may be seen begging from house to house and or on the street. Almajiri is a word barrowed from an Arabic word for someone who leaves his home in search of knowledge in Islamic religion under the guidance of Malams (Teacher). Ideally, the communities should support these children as they leave their family for learning purposes, but, unfortunately this has not been the case as many young boys leave their homes only to end up on the streets begging to carter for their livelihood and even for their Mallams (Teacher). National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Person (NAPTIP, 2012) expressed that the children of Almajiri system are exploited, abandoned and left unprotected hence prone to have many health and social problems, there is also fear that can be used criminal activities and terrorism thus, causing problems to the people. Furthermore, the statistic made by National council for the welfare of destitute in Nigeria (NCWND, 2008; Babajo 2018), Nigeria account for over 11 million Almajiris and the following are the breakdown of the statistic in Kano constitutes of about 1.6 million, Sokoto 1.1 million, Borno 824,233, Kaduna 389,048 and other northern states constitutes the remaining figures. Some states like Zamfara and Sokoto have introduced a salary scheme for Alarammas teachers in tsangayaqur’anic schools. This decreases the unnecessary burden created on Almajiri by Alarammas regarding sharing of percentage of what has been earned from begging between Almajiri and his Teacher.

Education for the Circular Economy Mujidah Ajibola

The Sustainability Hub Oladejo [email protected]

From the industrial age, humans have understood their capacity to transform materials extracted from nature into products which give different levels of utility. While this is not bad on its own, the process of production and consumption of these materials is reaching its limits; giving rise to a system of production that encourages the responsible use of natural resources at our disposal. Achieving circularity in Africa- where we live within the environmental limits of our planet in a just and equitable society will require new knowledge, skills and attitudes. It is important to note that learning which simply develops knowledge and understanding is not enough; it never has, and it never will. There is no gainsaying that education is the bedrock of sustainable development. As such, developing strategies and skills to develop circular economy teaching and learning capacity as part of curriculum development should be encouraged. By synergising the expertise of professors, researchers and students from all relevant disciplines to develop research, training, dialogue and action, students will be able to develop circular solutions that will leverage collaborative ventures and knowledge exchange across academia, policy makers and business.

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Poster presentations

Financing Circular Economy Business Models Natalie Beinisch

Circular Economy Innovation Partnership [email protected]

Adopting the E-Commerce Approach to Promote Circularities Benjamin Agyin Turkson

ASA Nwura [email protected]

Lack of Good Drainage System Recipe for Flooding in Nigeria Kasali Fola

[email protected]

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Circularity Africa Conference 2021 Side Event Presentation

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ABOUT IMAGES INITIATIVE http://imagesinitiatives.org

IMAGES Initiative aim to catalyse and help create transformational partnerships to encourage actions that reflect an integrated approach to the three pillars of Sustainable Development. We want to provide policymakers, civil society, development agencies and researchers with a comprehensive set of innovative

approaches and tested good practices around unlocking women and men’s great potential in achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and Africa Agenda 2063. To advance the course of the Sustainable Development Goals and Africa Agenda 2063 through Research, Advocacy, Field Trips, Conferences, Seminars, Policy Roundtables, Workshops, Symposia, Summits, Exhibitions, and Communications through Policy Briefs, Communiqués, Quarterly Newsletters and Social Media Platforms.

ABOUT ACERPiN https://imagesinitiatives.org/acerpin/

Africa Circular Economy Research and Policy Network (ACERPiN) is a network of scholars, researchers, practitioners and policymakers in Africa. Its membership comprises Africans, Africans in the diaspora, non-Africans and relevant organisations

around the world. ACERPiN is the foremost indigenous network for facilitating research and policy on circular economy in Africa. ACERPiN is Associated with and facilitated by the Interconnections for Making Africa Great, Empowered and Sustainable (IMAGES) Initiative. At ACERPiN, we promote regenerative consumption and production systems that enable the seamless socio-ecological transformation to a circular economy in Africa.

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ABOUT THE FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is a private, non-profit organisation committed to the values of Social Democracy. It was founded in 1925 as Germany’s first political foundation and bears the name of the first democratically elected president of Germany, Friedrich Ebert. Ebert, a Social Democrat, had risen from being a simple craftsman to hold the highest political office in the country. Against the background of his own experiences in political confrontation he had proposed the establishment of a foundation with the following aims: • Furthering political and social education of individuals from all walks of life in the spirit of democracy and pluralism; • Contributing to international understanding and cooperation. Through such programmes the political legacy of Friedrich Ebert should be preserved: the promotion of freedom, solidarity and social justice through a democratic political process. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung was banned by the Nazis in 1933 and re-established in 1947. It carries out its mission in Germany and internationally through its programmes of political education, international cooperation, study and research. At present, FES maintains more than 100 offices worldwide, of which 19 are in sub-Saharan Africa. FES has more than 100 offices worldwide. We commenced work in Nigeria in 1976 and have offices in Abuja and Lagos.

Website: www.fes-nigeria.org E-Mail: [email protected]

www.twitter.com/fes_nigeria

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Circularity Africa Conference 2021 Side Event Presentation

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Join us!

Communicating Circular Economy and Circular Businesses in Africa:

Challenges and Opportunities

One-hour roundtable discussion on:

• How West Africa’s megacity Lagos plans to engage 20 million residents

on circularity

• Blue Economy: The Missing link for Africa’s Circular Economy

• Convincing Nigerian entrepreneurs of circular business models: how to?

• Designing out waste in Kenya, and how to promote it

Take the survey –

and help us reach one million respondents• First-ever global survey on how people perceive a Circular Economy

• Introduces basic circularity concepts and enhances participants’ circular literacy


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