ACP Science & Technology Programme

Blue Ventures is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to marine conservation, environmental education and sustainable socio-economic development in Madagascar.
Since 2003, Blue Ventures has partnered with local villages in southwest Madagascar to protect the marine resources local communities rely upon for subsistence and income. Blue Ventures launched the first long-term coral reef, fisheries and socioeconomic monitoring programme [...]

Renewable Energy and Sustainability
Studying the economic, social and environmental impacts of Renewable energy systems with a focus on bio-energy systems, bio-fuel production and solarthermal power systems. Current work is on bagasse electricity, biodiesel from soya beans and solarthermal system modelling. There is a desire to extend this work in collaboration with new partners.
Dr. Charles Mbohwa
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We will like to find two EU and ACP partner for a project on “Climate Change: Economic and social dimensions” which purpose is to stakes environmental services of the forests regarding the process of reduction of effects due to deforestation and land degradation, link to economic advantage of local communities as well as the international [...]

USP is a regional university serving 12 Pacific Island Countries. We run a number of RE courses and have research projects in RE Hybrid systems, Biofuels and PV etc. Capacity building in the application of RETs for CC mitigation is a part of our programme here.
A. Raturi
http://www.usp.ac.fj
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Biomass ethanol production
Gizachew Haile
gizachewhaile@yahoo.com
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I am interested in biomass energy technologies research, poverty reduction and improved livelihood research through sustainable utilization of natural resource (land, water, trees, livestock, herbal plants usage etc).
Jacob Onjwaya Mbego
mbegoos@yahoo.com

The development of a stronger integration of the ACP countries into the European science and technology (S&T) framework is the overall goal that has driven the partner to this proposal. To reach this goal ACP-WELCOME will focus on
1. Better identifying and demonstrating mutual interest and benefit in scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and [...]

Background information
The issues of deforestation, the major cause for desertification, such as its adverse social-economic environmental impacts in Africa and the steps to combat the same have been receiving serious attention of the world community. The World Conference on Desertification, UNEP, Nairobi 1972; the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janero, 1992; and [...]