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Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Scientific and technological communities
  • Business and industry
  • Children and youth
  • Local authorities
  • Non-governmental organization
Involvement in UN Partnerships: Yes
If yes, explain in detail: • Scoping phase of a UPEA study on access to energy for the urban poor for the Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development under UNEP. CCDI’s proposed project “Replacing Firewood with Biogas for Mass Cooking and Environmental Protection” won the Peer Choice Award at the World Bank’s Development Marketplace event which took place in Washington DC on the 8th and 9th of May 2006. • A UNICEF Child Friendly School Initiative training project to encourage environmentally friendly technologies such as composting, rainwater harvesting and the habit of maintaining gardens in schools.
Affiliation with other organizations: CCDI coordinates the Lagos Environmental and Sanitation Network LESN which was formed in June 2003 by civil society organisations involved and concerned with environmental and sanitation issues in Lagos State for collective action on such matters. CCDI is also a partner of the Policy Advocacy Project Partnership on Climate Change in Lagos State organised by SAVI and funded by DFID.CCDI was the West Africa coordinator for the Pan-African Programme on Land and Resource Rights (PAPLRR).
Publications: The organisation has produced a number of publications on environmental subjects and other IEC materials such as posters and flyers to highlight various environmental activities and issues. Air Pollution and Industrialisation in Nigeria. CCDI Ecology Series No.1 Business Perspectives in Sustainable Development CCDI Ecology Series No.2 Wetlands are not Wastelands 2002 Composting, Rainwater Harvesting and Horticulture for Schools 2002 Nigeria: People, Environment and Development 2003 Green Spaces in a Mega City CCDI Ecology Series No.3 Living and Working with Climate Change June 2007 Living and Working with Climate Change December 2007 Living and Working with Climate Change December 2008 Living and Working with Climate Change April 2010
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