Transcript CONFERENCE PERSPECTIVES AND THE WAY FORWARD

CONFERENCE SUMMARY
Total number of papers for
the Conference
Total number of Countries
Total number of Institutions
167
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What the University of Cape Coast, Ghana and the University of
Ilorin, Nigeria have done is to bring scholars from the continents of
Africa, Europe and North America from across all the disciplines
(from Archaeology to Zoology) to put their heads together to discuss
an issue that is of global concern.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
The papers at this Conference have discussed
at length issues of Climate Change and
Sustainable Development and highlighted their
effects on the life of people on planet earth.
Some of these are shown in the slides that
follow.
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
GAS FLARING
DROUGHT
BUSH BURNING
FUEL WOOD/BUSH BURNING
FLOODING
POVERTY
FAMINE
GREED / EXCESSES OF HUMAN BEINGS
Human beings on the other hand are also architects of
waste and contribute to the negative effects of climate
change. If we all use what we need from the
environment and not over do things perhaps this will
help in reducing some of the negative impacts of
Climate Change on our collective development. These
are depicted in the following slides:
TOMATO BATH
TOMATO BATH
WASTING OF WATER
SULTAN OF BRUNEI’S PALACE
MISUSE OF CURRENCY
Woman
wearing
dress
made of
dollars cut
dollar
using
scissors
THE LARGEST FAMILY ON EARTH
THE CHANAS’ RESIDENCE WITH 100 ROOMS
THE WAY FORWARD
 Curriculum renewal at all levels of education to include
topics in Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
The multidisciplinary nature of the subject matter makes it
flexible enough to be taught at all levels and in more than
one discipline.
 Total education of the people to make them aware of the
consequences of their actions or in action in matters
relating to Climate Change and sustainable development.
 Actionable policies by Government should be put in
place to reduce the negative effects of global
warming.
 South-south collaboration to put more pressure on the
North to be more responsive to the planet earth.
 A conscious reduction in the emission of green house
gases.
 Establishment by the two Universities (UCC and
UNILORIN); of Centre/Units to handle issues relating to
climate change and sustainable development and
coordinate activities/efforts at combating the phenomenon.
 Development of coping mechanisms to make people adapt
to the effects of climate change in their environment.
 Establishment of Climate Change Clubs in our institutions
to create more awareness.
CONCLUSION
Participating at this Conference, has resulted for many of
us cultivating either or both academic or partnership
friendship. No doubt the problems of Climate Change and
Sustainable Development are trans-disciplinary and such
demand that the approaches to them must be transdisciplinary in nature. The onus is now on us to take back
to our respective institutions and resolve to make the earth
a better place than we found it.
The path to
greatness is
along with
others.
There's no lone hand
in the game we play,
the thing that counts in
the world to-day is, How
do you pull with the
team?
APPRECIATION
Thank you the Local Organising Committee
and the International Organising Committee
under the able leadership of Prof. K.L.
Ayorinde and Prof. D.D. Kuupole for a job
well done. Thank you all dedicated staff and
students of University of Ilorin