An International Conference on Making Renewable Energy a Reality - Nigeria, 2004
Energetic Solutions was a conference held in Calabar, Abuja and the Niger Delta in Nigeria from November 21 to 27, 2004. This conference included representatives from Africa, the Americas and Europe, and was a follow up to the WSSD and Bonn Renewables conference to address the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and issues of energy and development. The Energetic Solutions conference was a success with over 100 participants in Abuja and 65 for the conference's duration. The overall success of the conference can be judged by three main outcomes: the creation of the Council on Renewable Energy in Nigeria - a multi-stakeholder network hoping to build on the momentum developed at the conference, a political declaration with several proposed solutions and next steps agreed to by consensus on Friday evening, and the case studies on renewable energy in Nigeria.
Conference Outcomes:
Calabar Political Declaration: This international declaration was written and agreed to by consensus by 65 participants of the conference Energetic Solutions in Nigeria from November 21 to 27, 2004.
Case Studies:
Laura Ehling, One Sky
Mfamimyen Community Case Study
Francis S. Ikuponisi, Eco-Outreach
Status of Renewable Energy in Nigeria
Richard Ingwe, CRADLE
Renewable Energy Research and Development: A Case Study of Obudu Ranch Plateau in Cross River State, Nigeria
Executive Summary
Full Report
Council for Renewable Energy in Nigeria (CREN):
Notes from first meeting
Conference Documents:
Abuja Day Agenda
Conference Agenda
List of Participants
Various Presentations:
Michael Simpson (One Sky) - Introduction to the Conference
Ewah Eleri (ICEED) - Renewable Energy in Nigeria - Challenges and Next Steps
Prof. O.C. Iloeje (Energy Commission of Nigeria) - Overview of Renewable Energy in Nigeria - Opportunities for Rural Development and Development of a RE Master Plan
Joanna Maduka (Friends of the Environment) - Gender and Renewable Energy Paper
Tim Weiss (Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development) - Overview of Renewable Energy Analysis Software
Ousmane Quatarra (Mali Folkecentre) - Jatropha plant assessment and demonstration project
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* Thank you to our sponsors and partners*
Canadian International Development Agency
Heinrich Boell Foundation
Niger Delta Development Commission
International Development Research Centre
Canadian Environmental Network
Hydro Quebec
Canadian High Commission - Nigeria
Department of Foreign Affairs Canada
Environment Canada
Canadian Environmental Network
NGO Coalition on the Environment
Environmental Rights Action
Polis Project on Ecological Governance
Sierra Club of BC
