Climate change is on the minds of every country, but perhaps
nowhere will the effects be so dramatic or potentially calamitous as in Africa.
Stanley Ijeoma, a foremost "Enviropreneur" and one of only two
Africans on the Board of World Council for Renewable Energy, shares his vision
for what will be necessary for Nigeria
to adapt to the impending impacts of climate change.
The article identifies
a set of eight strategies that involve both governmental action as well as
private sector investments and address economic, infrastructure, education and
social aspects of Nigerian life.
These publication take a holistic look at how Nigeria can implement
adaptive strategies while working towards achieving its vision
2020.
Ijeoma has recently made a joint International
Press Release with Professor Peter Droege, President EUROSOLAR, General
Chairman WCRE, advising the Nigerian government against walking down the aisle
with Nuclear power mongers. Rather, sustainability and responsibility for the
next generation demand Renewable Energy. 'The youths of Nigeria
seem less concerned about our gradual drift into the nuclear path. Fukushima is
enough lesson for the world -and sadly one lesson too many and fatal!’ Ijeoma
stressed.
Meet Africa's Foremost Enviropreneur!
Stanley Ijeoma earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Chemistry from University of Calabar as well as Bangor University, United Kingdom where he was awarded Certificate of Achievement for completing an Executive MBA course on “Renewable Energy and Sustainability”. Mr. Ijeom is one of only two Africans on the Board of World Council for Renewable Energy [WCRE]. As Africa’s foremost Enviropreneur, Stanley continues to promote products, services, policies, programmes and initiatives that are friendly to the environment while encouraging the transition to the fast emerging global low carbon economy.
In 2008, Stanley helped pioneered the
lighting Africa [LA] initiative by participating in the inaugural Development
Marketplace (DM) competition for the design and delivery of low cost, high quality,
non-fossil fuel-based lighting products targeting 250 million low income
Africans by 2030 as part of broader Lighting Africa program managed by the
World Bank Group. Two years later, he was invited by the Welsh Assembly
Government to lead an elite group of 15 budding African Enviropreneurs on a
month long field trip to Wales for the UNIDO sponsored “African Environmental
Responsibility & Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development Initiative”.
Stanley has been involved in many non-profit activities
internationally and locally where he has been spear heading advocacy efforts
including the World Council for Renewable Energy and Green Energy Society of
Nigeria [GESON] among several others and has featured severally as Guest
Analyst of choice on THE MONEY SHOW on the African Independent Television [AIT]
programme on “Green Economy”. In the
course of his research that looked into the Nigerian electricity crisis and the
dependence on fossil fuel electricity generators by businesses, homes/offices;
he identified the “Initial Cost versus Integral cost” factor influencing the
choice of fossil fuel energy options ahead of renewable energy
alternatives.
As a freelance Green
Columnist; his articles: “Climate Change & Survival Instinct”, “We Need Low
Carbon Energy Infrastructures (I&II)”, “Ecopitalism: The New Economic Model
of The Global Green Economy” , “Green
Tales from Wales”, “An Enviropreneur’s Encounter With President Barack Obama on
The Future We Want –A Renewable Dream!”, “Energy Efficiency & Nigeria’s
Power Puzzle” ; have been used and consulted globally on several websites and
by diverse organizations where they have continued to influence public opinion
and policy in favour of strategically positioning African economies and
businesses to be able to absorb climate change induced economic shocks and
social disruptions.
Stanley is a member of the Oregon United States of America
based International Society of Sustainability Professionals [ISSP] and is
currently CEO, Schrodinger Limited; a global clean technology business
development and climate change economic impact consultancy firm based in Abuja,
Africa’s fastest growing capital city. Lest I forget, his also my good friend J
To contact Stanley:
Skype: schrodingerr
Twitter: @schrodingerr
Nigeria sure needs this initiative badly as weather change issues have been our lot in recent years!! Lagos to be precise is one geographical area the issues of flooding can't be ignored!! I think we need more of Mr. Stanley Ijeoma to drive this home!!kudos!!
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