Chidi Nzeadibe

New chapter contribution on climate change in Africa: Speranza, C.I., Ochege, F.U., Nzeadibe, T.C ., and Agwu, A.E. (2017). Agricultural Resilience to Climate Change in Anambra State, Southeastern Nigeria: Insights From Public Policy and Practice. In Zinyengere, N., Theodory, T.F., Gebreyes, M., and Speranza, C.I. (Eds). Beyond Agricultural Impacts: Multiple Perspectives on Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa (242-274). London: Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-812624-0. https://www.elsevier.com/books/beyond-agricultural-impacts/zinyengere/978-0-12-812624-0

Acknowledgement..........................................................................vii Acronyms.........................................................................................ix Foreword........................................................................................xiii Introduction: Resource Recovery and Entrepreneurship in Informal Sector Solid Waste Management in African Cities - Onyanta Adama and Thaddeus Chidi Nzeadibe 1. Material and Energy-Recovery Potential of Municipal Solid Waste in Nigeria- Chidozie Charles Nnaji           2. Extended Producer Responsibility as a Tool for Managing E-Waste in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Issues- Chukwunonye Ezeah and Jak A. Fazakerley 3. Entrepreneurship and Urban Wastes: African Perspectives- M.K.C. Sridhar and T. B. Hammed 4. Dreaming of a “Zero Waste City”: Insights into “Kaya Bola” and the Steel Industry in Accra, Ghana   - Martin Oteng-Ababio 5. Informa...

The nature and scope of the problem of Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) in African cities continues to change across space and time in line with changing socio-economic, political and environmental conditions. Crucially, the failure of the formal MSWM systems has paved the way for the emergence of the informal sector. Informal Sector Solid Waste Management (ISSWM) dates back centuries, but its rising profile in Africa is commonly attributed to the urban crisis that followed the Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAP) of the 1980s. ISSWM consists of two major components, the collection of waste in areas left out of the formal system and the recovery of recyclables in various places where waste accumulates. ISSWM is considered one of the most popular urban livelihood activities. While poverty remains a crucial issue, it is also important to acknowledge that urban governance policies and practices can impact access of the poor to the solid wastes they need to pursue their liveli...