28/04/2025
PROGRAM REPORT
Date: 24th April, 2025
Location: Ibeno, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
From Fossil Fuels to Biogas: Empowering Niger Delta Communities for a Climate-Smart Future
Driving grassroots action through sustainable energy education and climate adaptation
Youth for Environmental Sustainability and Development (YESD), proudly launched a transformative climate and energy education campaign in Ibeno, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with active participation from exchange delegates from Bayelsa State. Spanning over forty (40) active participants alongside other stakeholders drawn from different parts of the identified communities.
Dr. Peter Chukwudi who was the lead guest speaker at the workshop spoke extensively and emphatically on the theme "From Fossil Fuels to Biogas: Empowering Niger Delta Communities for a Climate-Smart Future", while leading the participants (delegates) through a step-by-step processes and procedures on how to build an eco-friendly Biogas plants using easily accessible waste materials that could be sourced in and around the immediate communities, and equally on an affordable budget.
He further explained the importance of transitioning from the traditional use of fossil fuels as forms of energy generation to cleaner forms like bio-generated ones that could result in multiple uses like the production of biogases, bio-fertilizers, bio-electricity and many more. In his remarks, Dr. Peter Chukwudi further pushed for an active approach and collaboration of the participating communities through her leaderships and the oil producing companies alongside other stakeholders in order to produce and install at least one central biogas plant in all the local government areas or communities using the knowledge, skills, and expertise acquired by the participants.
This initiative underscores the urgent need to transition from dependence on fossil fuels to cleaner, community-based biogas alternatives. The program brings together youth leaders, educators, community stakeholders, and technical experts to raise awareness and build capacity for sustainable energy development across oil-impacted regions.
The benefiting communities through the voice of one of their leaders - Chief John Bassey, expressed unreserved gratitude to YESD and her partners for the unique initiative; and also promised active engagement with all necessary stakeholders for eventual implementation of the program's objectives generating new, cleaner, eco-friendly, and sustainable forms of energies.
Through workshops, biogas technology demonstrations, tree planting, and community engagement activities, YESD is building a new generation of eco-leaders committed to climate justice, energy transition, and grassroots innovation.
“The Niger Delta holds both the scars and the solutions,” said Adesuwa James Jang, Team Lead of YESD. “We are empowering our people with knowledge and tools to heal the land and drive a climate-smart future.”
This project amplifies youth voices and strengthens regional collaboration as exchange participants from Bayelsa State share local experiences, success stories, and learnings to build a united front for sustainability in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
Many thanks to our support partner Global Greengrants Fund for making this a reality.
Nnimmo Bassey Adesuwa James Jang Naturvernforbundet International Climate Change Development Initiative Csdevnet Nigeria
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