Chidi Nzeadibe

Chidi Nzeadibe    &  Adaeze U.P Ejike-Alieji (2020)   Solid waste management during Covid-19 pandemic: policy gaps and prospects for inclusive waste governance in Nigeria. Local Environment,  https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2020.1782357  Abstract Solid waste management (SWM) is a public health service whose importance is often understated. When the solid waste management challenge is exacerbated by a public health emergency such as the Covid-19 pandemic, its real significance as an essential service becomes more apparent. The outbreak and spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has led to dramatic transformations of e very sector of the Nigerian society including SWM systems, where formal and informal actors co-exist often in an uneasy relationship. Unfortunately, strategies for inclusive management of solid wastes during and after the Covid-19 pandemic are lacking in Nigeria, fuelling the further exclusion of informal sector in t...

Peter O. Mbah, Thaddeus C. Nzeadibe, Chikodiri Nwangwu, Ambrose O. Iheanacho, Christopher Okonkwo Eze and Christian C. Ezeibe Abstract Using the qual-dominant mixed methods approach, this study analysed the impact of the separatist threat and the militarization of elections on voter turnout during the 2017 governorship election in Anambra State, Nigeria. Findings indicate that perceived and real marginalization of the Igbo in Nigeria’s state-building is largely driving the neo-Biafra separatist threat to boycott elections in Anambra State. This does not only account for the state militarization of elections in order to guarantee security; it also inadvertently engendered fear among citizens, undermined voter turnout and exacerbated political exclusion. This study concludes that inclusive political development presents an opportunity for de-escalation of separatist threats, demilitarization of elections and enhancement of voter turnout in Nigeria.

Value reclamation from informal municipal solid waste management: green neoliberalism and inclusive development in Lagos, Nigeria 50 eprints available for download on this link: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9E5XKMA5RKZMN99WBZS3/full?target=10.1080%2F13549839.2019.1663801&fbclid=IwAR3yc2G3NNe_bK7lnOarseo845OGwo9WmGuuMFD_p5gzxgtXPSFsj0AjSCA

[PDF]  from journals.ac.za Children, waste and well-being: A critical analysis of socio-environmental justice in almajirai solid waste management in Northern Nigerian Cities African Population Studies 32(2) Suppl 2, 4166-4182 Authors Ambrose O Iheanacho, Peter O Mbah, Precious C Onwuaha, Eberechukwu J Eze, Thaddeus C Nzeadibe

Beyond “traditional geographies”: Integrating urban political ecology and cultural sustainability into undergraduate geographical education in Nigeria   The Journal of Environmental Education , 49 (3),  228-241 Authors Augustina Chinyere Nzeadibe, Rose Nkechi Uchem, Thaddeus Chidi Nzeadibe This study utilized qualitative methods and the urban political ecology (UPE) framework to situate changes in scope and content of undergraduate geography curriculum in Nigeria within the domain of education for sustainability. It was stimulated by significant curriculum-related events in the geography department of the University of Nigeria, and strategic policy developments in research governance in the university. Having cultural sustainability as its overarching concern, the reform initiative focused on solid waste management (SWM), a challenge with roots in cultural activity. While engaging with students and linking cultural sustainability with SWM, it is argued that ...

UNN Researchers Guest Edit a Scopus-Indexed Journal A Special Issue of the journal,  African Population Studies/Etude de la Population Africaine  focusing on University of Nigeria Nsukka research and post-2015 development agenda has just been published  .  African Population Studies  is an open access journal of the Union for African Population Studies. It has been publishing regularly since 1986, and is indexed in Scopus ( SJR and SNIP ), IBSS, Bioline and many other international databases. The Volume 32, No 2 (2018) Supplement Special Issue of African Population Studies was guest edited by three researchers of the Faculty of the Social Sciences: Drs.  Chukwuedozie Ajaero, Chidi Nzeadibe & Christian Ezeibe. Publication of this themed issue by the Faculty of the Social Sciences is the first of its kind in an indexed international Journal. Thirty (30) academic staff of the University published their current research related to the SDGs in the s...

Thaddeus Chidi Nzeadibe,  Friday Uchenna Ochege in:  The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainability  pp 313-329  https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-71389-2_16 Abstract The centrality of waste collection and recycling to the lives of the poor in African cities in the post-2015 development era was the main motivation for this study. Unfortunately, the informal waste economy in Africa is generally excluded from mainstream of urban governance and socio-economic processes. As a result, vulnerabilities abound in the informal waste-based livelihoods. Using a case study of waste workers in the city of Aba in Nigeria, this chapter examines urban vulnerability as a converse to social sustainability of waste workers in Nigerian cities. While noting the relevance of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 8 and 11 to urban sustainability of livelihoods of informal waste workers, the chapter argues that location within the urban area...

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UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY INVITATION TO AN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR The Department of Geography, University of Nigeria, Nsukka in collaboration with the Center for Risk Management and Societal Safety (SEROS), University of Stavanger, Norway presents a 1-day seminar on:   Securitization of Climate Change and its Impact on Risk Governance in Nigeria Date: Tuesday 16 th January 2018 Venue: National Centre for Energy Research and Development Auditorium Time: 11: am Presenter: Chinwe Philomina Oramah (Visiting Researcher) The Head of Department of Geography, Prof. P.O Phil-Eze, cordially invites all Academic Staff and postgraduate students of the University to this momentous event in international research collaboration. Prof. P.O Phil-Eze                         ...

The Waste & Resource Management Research Group (WARMREG), University of Nigeria Nsukka held its inception workshop on 2nd August, 2017 at Sam-Sam Jaja Conference Room, Department of Public Administration and Local Government (PALG), UNN. The event was Chaired by the Head of Department of Geography in the person of Professor Phil Phil-Eze, who also inaugurated the Research Group on behalf of Prof. Obinna Onwujekwe, the Chairman of Senate Research Grants Committee, UNN. A total of six (6) papers were presented by members of the group. See titles below: Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis – Dr Yemi Adewoyin Stakeholder Engagement and Policy – Dr. Chidi Nzeadibe Introduction to Statistical Analysis – Dr Chukwuedozie Ajaero Altmetrics and Citation Analysis in Waste Management – Helen N. Okpala Mixed Methods Research: Design and Procedure: Dr. Chidi Nzeadibe Questionnaire Design – Dr. Chukwuedozie Ajaero See some of the pictures after the cut… ...

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  Waste & Resource Management Research Group, University of Nigeria, Nsukka ( WARMREG) Focus of  WARMREG Role of civil society, non-governmental organizations & Community-based organizations in waste and resource management and public policy Media & advocacy in waste and resource management Politics of waste & resource management and resource governance Political economy, cultural and social sustainability of environmental resources management Political ecologies (urban, feminist) of waste and resource management conflict, environmental justice issues and their policy dimensions Livelihood issues and improvements in social conditions of labour in the informal waste economy Exploration of linkages of the informal waste economy with the SDGs Coordinator  Dr. Thaddeus Chidi Nzeadibe Department of Geography University of Nigeria, Nsukka Tel:  +234 803 772 7927 Email: chidi.nzeadibe@unn.edu.ng

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...