Nigeria: Gender, poverty and the environment in Africa

GREEN EARTH RESOURCES NETWORK INTERNATIONAL (
GRENERI) AN INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANISATION (NGO).

In collaboration with
Centre for Gender Studies Benue State University Makurdi, Nigeria.

Present
AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

THEME: GENDER, POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT IN AFRICA.
A CHALLENGE FOR AFRICAN LEADERS

DATE: 25th – 29th April 2006

VENUE: THEATRE, ARTS’ COMPLEX BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY, MAKURDI. NIGERIA

Sub. Themes:

* Gender and poverty in Africa: Emerging issues
* Poverty as a bane of environmental degradation in Africa.
* Imperatives of environmental degradation in Africa: The role of gender
* Poverty Alleviation Strategies in Africa: A challenge to African Leaders
* Gender, Poverty and the African economy
* Rural women and Poverty Alleviation in Africa: Options and strategies
* Urban women, Poverty and environmental Protection in Africa.
* Poverty and unemployment situation in Africa: challenges and options
* Inter-relationships between gender and environmental management
* Inter-relationship between poverty and environmental degradation and management
* Harmonization of gender, poverty and environmental protection paradigms
* African leaders and the challenges of environmental protection
* Gender, poverty and development in Africa: Challenges and hopes.

Note: Participation are free to prepare papers relating to the theme but not limited to the sub themes.

CONFERENCE PROCEDURES
a. Notice to participants
i. All intending participants are expected to send in the Abstract of not more than 250 words, of their paper to the Conference Organising Committee on or before 10th April 2006.
ii. All papers must be computer typeset using Microsoft words with 1.5 line spacing on A4 size paper and copies on 1.44mb floppy diskette
iii. All papers should have a separate title page with full name(s) of the author(s), institutional affiliations / place of work and postal or email addresses.
iv. All papers should conform to the current edition of APA or MLA reference style and should not be less than 15 papers.

b. Conference fees:
i Registration N1000 (Nigerians) $100; £50 (non Nigerians)
ii. Conference fee: N5,000 (Nigerian) $300; £100 (non Nigerians)
iii. Journal Assessment fee: N 1,500 (Nigerians) $100; £50 (non Nigerians) Total: N7,500. $500; £200

c. Methods of Payments:-
a) Bank Draft payable to GRENERI MAKURDI
b) Direct Payment into Acc. No. 2532010017577 First Bank Plc. Makurdi
c) Pay Cash at Registration Point.

d. Arrival and Conference proceedings;
i. (25th April, 2006) Arrival and Registration
ii. (26th April, 2006) Opening Ceremony and Presentation of lead papers.
iii. (27th - 28th April 2006) Seminars / paper presentations
iv. (29th April, 2006) Closing ceremony and departure.

e. Participation:
i. Universities
ii. Colleges of education
iii. Polytechnics
Iv. Donor Agencies
v. Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs)
Vi. Federal and State Ministries of:
a. Women Affairs
b. Lands and Survey
c. Water Resources and Environment
d. Works and Housing
e. Animal and Forestry
f. Agricultural
g. Justice, etc.
vii. Corporate bodies, Oil & Gas Establishments, etc
viii. Social Welfare Officials, Local Govt., Etc.
ix. Legal Practitioners, Parliamentarians, etc.

CONTACTS AND ENQUIRIES
President / CEO
Green Earth Resources
Network International (GRENERI)
C/O CRIN
No. 23 Iyorchia Ayu Road
P.O. Box 623, Makurdi, Nigeria
Email: [email protected].
Phone: 08029834537, 08051355048,

Or

Chairman Organising Committee
Barr. U.D Ikoni, Esq
Dept. Of Private & Public Law
Faculty of Law
Benue State University
P.M.B 102119
Makurdi, Nigeria
Email: [email protected]
08059811292

GRENERI … Giving our Environment a meaning.

NOTE:
The first edition of the African Journal of Environmental Law and Development Studies (AJEDS), a publication of GRENERI is out. Copies will be available at the Conference Registration Desk. The cost is N500.00 only.