Driving eco-innovation in Africa. Capacity building for a safe circular water economy.
The ACCELERATE Circular Economy programme which was held under the ACTUATE banner has recently concluded. The programme was started to support education and capacity building to enhance understanding and acceptance of the aims of the ACTUATE project and the wider circular economy. We engaged with students from our partner institutions in Africa and each week […]
Joyce Asheley Tuakly is the Product and Process Development Manager at Blue Skies Products Ghana Ltd. She holds a BSc in Biological Sciences from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and currently doing her MSc in Food Security with Lancaster University, UK. She also holds a Certificate in Advance HACCP and Advance Hygiene from […]
Graduate researchers working with the RECIRCULATE Project, Afua Owusu-Kwarteng, Victoria Obatusin, Bhushan Gandhi and Eric Mensah recently took part in Eco-I NW’s Bootcamp at Ribby Hall 10-12th November 2021 which involved entrepreneurial challenges, networking and team building activities. They worked with groups of researchers at the Bootcamp to guide them during the ‘RECIRCULATE challenge’, which posed to […]
Lancaster University Centre for Global Eco-innovation (CGE) was recently awarded “Highly Commended” in the category of Research with impact for their submission in the Green Gown Awards, with RECIRCULATE cited in the commendation. CGE’s submission to ‘Research with impact’ highlights their successful impact and engagement and their focus on net zero solutions, with work directly […]
In November 2021, the focus of our PARTICIPATE engagement remained on COP26 and circular solutions for Africa. On 25th November our ‘What’s next for Africa after COP26’ webinar hosted a round table debate to reflect on the challenges and opportunities to deliver the commitments of COP 26. Moderated by Dr Akan Odon and the RECIRCULATE team, […]
Through November, as we wrap up the ACTUATE Project, there has been engagement with the students from our partner institutions in Africa which has led to a Whatsapp group of over 200 students being convened and active with interaction. The one month programme started November 1st, with 70 students being nominated in total and over […]
Through November 2021 members of our project have been involved with activities taking place at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. The COP26 summit brought parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate […]
As part of efforts to promote Partial Rootzone Drying (PRD) and Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) technologies for tomato and rice production in Ghana, a mass dissemination exercise was carried out in eight municipalities/districts across 4 regions in Ghana. The regions and their corresponding municipalities or districts are Bono East (Kintampo North and Atebubu-Amantin) Volta […]
On World Toilet Day, members of the RECIRCULATE Water for Sanitation and Health team reflect on this year’s theme- valuing toilets- and what that really means in practice. The humble toilet is often overlooked, unappreciated and taken for granted. Yet, we don’t need to think very deeply to realise that toilets are valuable in many […]
A glimpse in to the lives of two RECIRCULATE women, and in to how RECIRCULATE is relevant to the lives of women across Africa Being a woman, a wife and a mother in Nigeria is a tough job. It comes with a lot of hard work and the need to balance different requirements and expectations. […]