13:00-13:15 - Deploying science-based solutions in energy and waste management to empower the youth and women in tackling environmental challenges

Chemolex Company Limited is developing and deploying technology and evidence based scientific methods in offering sustainable solutions in energy and waste management mostly in off grid households and informal settlements in a bid to empower the youth and women living in these areas while providing tangible solutions to their environmental challenges. Their efforts in doing this curbs plastic pollution and consequently leads to reduction in environmental pollution which in turn helps with prevent climate change. They  run several projects including the plastic recycling project, Bioplastic project, Mobile minigrid and most recently the Community Cooker project.

Speaker

Martina Sikawa

13:16-13:30 - Using the SIGA-INTO platform and other innovative technologies to platform to preserve ecosystems

Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN) is an organisation with the goal of influencing policy and public agendas to prioritise inclusive, participatory governance and sustainable development. In terms of land restoration, FARN is participating in a project to conserve and revitalise the biodiversity and cultural values of the Santa Catalina Wetland in the Mantanza-Riachuelo Basin, one of the most degraded basins in the world. This restoration project will involve planting native flora, invasive species control, BIOTA surveys, and a public education strategy. The project will also employ the use of satellite imagery as an innovative way of monitoring the project’s impact. Success in this project will mean a refuge for endangered fauna.

Speaker

Ana Di Pangracio

13:31-13:45 - Using ArcGIS and GPS technology to help manage solar powered tree nurseries

Support Humanity Cameroon (SUHUCAM) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to grassroots environmental initiatives that improve the lives of rural and semi-urban communities. By means of these initiatives, SUHUCAM aim to bolster climate change adaptation, restore ecosystems, alleviate poverty, and improve access to clean water and sanitation. In the area of land restoration, SUHUCAM have innovated by employing the use of ArcGIS, GPS, satellite imagery and geospatial analysis to help manage a solar powered tree nursery. They’ve demonstrated the potential of technology to enhance smallholder farmers ability to make a living while working in sustainable agriculture.

Speaker

Sunday Geofrey Mbafoambe

13:46-14:00 - The ‘Kijani’ app - a groundbreaking regreening app designed to enable farmers in restoring and revitalizing their land

How do you inspire and mobilise millions of people, particularly in rural areas, to restore land on a large scale? Justdiggit uses creative and practical solutions to regreen landscapes and mitigate climate change. Building on the success of their regreening projects across the African continent, Justdiggit is expanding their impact by involving more farmers through the launch of a new app. Kijani (meaning ‘green’ in Swahili) is a free educational regreening app designed to give farmers the knowledge and tools they need to restore their land. The app includes free courses and can even offer tailored regreening advice based on a farmer’s location and specific circumstances. With Kijani, Justdiggit continues to support the efforts of millions of farmers working to regreen African landscapes.

Speakers

Carl Lens	Lewis Smith