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NewsRequest for Proposals for Gas to Power Feasiblity Study...As part of Living Earth's ongoing Gas to Power project in the Niger Delta, Living Earth Foundation (UK) has published a Request for Proposals for a Feasibility Study for a Model Gas to Power project in Okogbe Community, River State Nigeria. All proposals must be sent by email to: info@livingearth.org.uk. The deadline for the submission of proposals is 6pm June 4, 2010. Read the full details of the RFP here... Turning waste to wealth in urban slums in Nigeria, Cameroon and Uganda...
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In March 2010
Living Earth UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Shell Petroleum Development Corporation for the implementation of a community based 'Gas to Power' project in the Niger Delta. The project, which is also funded by the EC and DFID, aims to address the problems created by gas flaring in the region by using this gas to generate electricity for local communities. The project will see the construction of a groundbreaking gas to power plant, which will be managed by the communities themselves - enabling communities to see a real benefit from the oil production that has done much to fuel discontent across the region. |
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Find out more the Gas to Power project here..
Improving access to energy for communities in the Niger Delta...
In December 2009 Living Earth Nigeria Foundation, in partnership with Living Earth (UK), International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Niger Delta Wetlands Centre, and Social Development Integrated Centre (Social Action), launched its EU funded community energy project which aims to addresses the region's ongoing energy crisis. The SUNGAS project - Sustainable Utilisation of Nigeria's Gas and Renewable Energy Resources - aims to encourage decentralised energy provision, empowering local communities and enabling them to reap the benefits of the Delta's abundant energy resources.
Find out more about this project here...
Implementing an innovative 'Gas to Power' project in the Niger Delta...
This community based energy project addresses the problems created by gas flaring in the region by using this gas to generate electricity for local communities. The project will see the construction of a groundbreaking gas to power plant, which will be managed by the communities themselves - enabling communities to see a real benefit from the oil production that has done much to fuel discontent across the region. |
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Find out more the Gas to Power project here...
Developing Good Governance in the Niger Delta - first year report...
Living Earth recently published its first year report on its Developing Good Governance in the Niger Delta project, a five-year project funded by DFID and implemented in partnership with Living Earth Foundation (UK), Academic Associate Peace Works and Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. The report details the challenges faced and the project's achievements to date.
Find out more about the Good Governance project here...
Read a copy of the Year One Annual Report here..
Living Earth implements Developing Good Governance in the Niger Delta programme...
Living Earth Foundation, working in partnership with Living Earth Nigeria Foundation, recently launched a five year programme: Developing Good Governance in the Niger Delta. Funded by DFID's Global Transparency Fund, the programme unites three Nigerian NGOs who will work in partnership together; working with local government, civil society and the private sector to increase the transparency and accountability of local government in the Delta and to ensure a better delivery of basic services in the the region. |
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Find out more about the programme here...
Living Earth maps Sustainable Development in the Niger Delta...
Following the success of the Good Practice Study, LENF, in partnership with LEF UK, conducted an extensive survey of the Niger Delta, identifying and documenting ongoing devlopment projects in the three core states of Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. The intensive phase of this study has recently been completed and the sheer number of projects on the ground offers hope for the future of this troubled region. LENF is currently exploring the possibilities of detailing these results in an interactive format.
Graduates of Living Earth Nigeria's Local Government Training Programme receive their diplomas...
In February 2009 graduates from Living Earth Nigeria Foundation's (LENF) training programme: Leading Sustainable Development for Local Government Officials, attended a graduation ceremony to celebrate their achievement. The course, which is accredited by the London Chapter of the Open College Network, addresses the challenges faced by local government officials in the Niger Delta and seeks to build their capacity to promote and support sustainable development projects in the region. |
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Find out more about this training programme here...
Living Earth's Local Government Training programme enters its second year...
The OCN accredited course Leading Sustainable Development for Local Government Officials entered its second year in July 2008 as sixty new applicants signed up for the course in Delta State. As the training programme draws to a close in July 2009, enthusiasm among participants remains high.
Find out more about this project here...
Living Earth carries out a Good Practice study of Community Projects in the Niger Delta...
This study is aimed at identifying and documenting good practice in community development projects and programmes in the Niger Delta region. This was against the backdrop of the widespread belief that nothing works in the region...
Find out more about the project here...
You can download the full report on the findings of the study here.
Living Earth's Roger Hammond interviews Basil Omiyi, Country Chair of Shell Nigeria...
As part of the Shell Sustainability Report Roger Hammond interviewed Basil Omiyi, Country Chair of Shell Nigeria and Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC)
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Basil Omiyi, Country Chair, Shell Nigeria and Managing Director os Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC) |
Roger Hammond, Executive Director |
Read the full interview here...
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