{"id":482,"date":"2019-06-18T13:26:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T13:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/recirculate\/?page_id=482"},"modified":"2022-02-28T12:39:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T12:39:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/recirculate\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1217\" height=\"652\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/recirculate\/files\/2019\/12\/RECIRCULATE-Logo.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/recirculate\/files\/2019\/04\/RECIRCULATE-LOGO-straight.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>RECIRCULATE supports new partnership-based approaches to enable African researchers to grow transformational impact through working with, in and for their communities and developing robust, durable and equitable partnerships with UK researchers.<\/p>\n<p>Solution focused research<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe project will deliver innovative solutions to pressing problems with water use and safety. RECIRCULATE will \u201cjoin up\u201d the different ways in which water sustains communities, from sewage disposal to energy generation and water used in food production.Part of this ambition is being realised through the GCRF-funded <a href=\"http:\/\/actuate.global\/\">ACTUATE<\/a> project is working with partners to develop anaerobic digestion demonstrator systems in Ghana and Nigeria to deliver electricity, sanitation improvements and sustainable fertilizer for crops.<\/p>\n<p>Interdisciplinary co-designed research<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSolving these problems demands new approaches to research, and how research is translated to meet the needs of communities across Africa. RECIRCULATE combines excellence in scientific research (environmental science, crop science, engineering, microbiology), social science and management research (entrepreneurial learning and knowledge exchange).Across partners and across disciplines, and working with business and other research users, we will co-design research to deliver appropriate solutions for Africa, building on cutting-edge solutions to addressing the global challenges around safe and sustainable water use.<\/p>\n<p>Capacity building<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRECIRCULATE includes a very substantial training element, including focused training events in Africa and 4-8 week \u201cresidences\u201d at Lancaster University.<\/p>\n<p>Eco-Innovation<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEco-innovation delivers the goals of sustainable and equitable societies and economies, including sustainable development. Eco-innovation is a route to delivering the \u201cgreen economy\u201d, which the World Bank estimates had a global value of $3.4 trillion in 2015, predicted to grow to more than $8 trillion by 2025.Eco-innovation delivers innovative products, toolkits and services that:Provide new business opportunitiesAchieve more efficient or responsible use of natural resourcesReduce impact on the environment, including contributing to a low carbon economy in all sectorsEnhance societal, economic and technological resilience to environmental pressures<\/p>\n<p>Eco-Innovation in Africa<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany partners from universities and other research institutions across Africa have recognized that the \u201cLancaster model\u201d of eco-innovation could transform how they collaborate with their communities, especially business. Policymakers at local, national and pan-African levels have also expressed their strong support for this model as a route to supporting green growth and climate change adaptation across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Collaboration with research and business<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLancaster University has developed an award-winning model of ecoinnovation where academics and research students work with business. 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