AdewoleTaiwo Adegboyega, winner of the Rehab Plus
Innovation, a United Kingdom International competition for Africa-2006, was
also nominated by the International Biographical Centre, England forthe 2007 Scientist of the year and selected
among the “Top 100 of Our Generations’.An independent environmentalist, he hosted the 2007 World Environment
Day in Nigeria co-sponsored by the Lagos State Ministry of Environment.
A
renowned environmental consultant with several years of broad-range experience
in the industry, he is presently theChief Executive Officer of Taiwo Adewole and Associates Limited, an
Environmental Consultancy firm. He also serves as the Technical Manager
(at-large) for Sustainable Energy, UK and a Consultant to Franarp Technologies
Limited; Richflood International Limited; Youth Consultant Manager; Delphi
Initiative Group, Nigeria; Country Manager, Coalition for Climate Change; The
Africa Initiative U.K and Nigeria Former Coordinator of the African Network of
Professionals (ANoP), President ABC4ALL Nigeria Chapter
In
November 2007, Adewole worked as an online proposal reviewer for the North
American Association for Environmental Education, Virginia Beach Convention
Centre, United States of America.He
organized the 1st Environmental Awareness Workshop on Pollution and
Pipeline Vandalism for the Niger Delta stakeholders on July 2 and 3, 2009 in
Delta State, Nigeria and co-organised the Sustainable Waste Management
Conference, Northampton UK between June 2and 4, 2009, in
commemoration of the International Campaign against Climate Change. He also
organised the First National Climate March in Nigeria in December 2007. A
holder of B.Sc and M.Sc in Geography and Environmental Resources Management
from the Lagos State University, Nigeria, Adewole is an Associate Member of the
International Institute of Risk and Safety Management, U.K, (IIRSM); Member,
International Solid Waste Association, (ISWA);Associate Member, Nigeria Institute of Management, (NIM); Member,
Nigeria Environmental Society (NES); Member, Nigeria Conservation Foundation
(NCF);Secretary, Nigeria International
Conference, an International conference on Strength based strategies in
Nigeria; Member NiPRO, Nigeria Chapter, and President ABC4ALL, Nigeria Chapter;Member, Knowledge Learning Centre British
Council, Lagos;Member, Oxfam
International Youth Parliament; Member, GHG (Greenhouse Gas) Expert Network and
a member of the Gender Water Alliance.
He
has presented papers and submitted abstracts at international seminars,
conferences and workshops.Some of the
papers include:Effectiveness of waste
water treatment in some selected industrial estate of Lagos State, a case study
of Isolo industrial estate. This served as his M.Sc Waste Management thesis
focused on the Sustainable Development in Lagos State, Nigeria. He has also
done case studies of industrial estates in Lagos State, Nigeria and equally
wrote on changing the face of my local community through waste to wealth
creation in Lagos state, a paper presented in India in November 2006. Waste to
wealth was the topic of the paper he presented at an International Strength
based strategies conference organised by Brisbane Institute of Australia. He
also presented a paper at WAMASON/ISWA Summit held from April 21st-24th 2009 in Abuja.
Some
other presentations by Adewole includes : Practices towards sustainable
development in Nigeria- A case study of Lagos State presented for the
Development, Civil Society and Third Sector: The emerging Perspectives
organised by Mangalore University India in March 2007.
He
was a chapter contributor in the book (WASTENOMICS) Towards Sustainable Waste
Management Practices and Education for Sustainable Development in Nigeria,
Published by Middlesex University Press, U.K. He also had a Poster presentation
at the Global Waste Management Symposium (September 7-10, 2008, Colorado,
USA).He was an Oral Presenter at the
International Solid Waste Association World Congress 2008, Suntec Singapore
(November 3-6, 2008).
The
environmental consultant participated in the three weeks international
Visitor’s Leadership Program in the United States and he was an International
Plenary Speaker during the 2008 International Climate Forum in the United
Kingdom.
He
also participated in CopenhagenClimate
Exchange program which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark between 1stand 8th of December, 2009.
Partnered
with Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment Oxford University to host
Waste Management Workshop in July 2010 and also presented a paper on EU Ewaste
shipment to developing nations
Role in Taiwo Adewole and Associates
President, Consultant
Chedi Isa Yunusa
Experience
Chedi is considered an expert in the area of Safety, Health and Environment
He is an Environmental Officer assisting the Group Head, Safety, Health and Environment Department Dangote Group Ltd, Nigeria. Where he is responsible for Coordinating the activities of the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) committee of each of the Dangote factories. He assists the line managers in the investigation and review of all types of accidents/hazards and near misses
He has participated in various committees e.g. Technical Panel Review on Ewekoro-Ibese Gas Pipeline EIA (January, 2007), Impact Mitigation Monitoring (IMM) of Flour mills, Ilorin (December 06) and Obajana Cement Plc, (May 2006) Environmental Pollution Monitoring of Dangote Strategic Business Units (SBUs) by Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), The inspection of the SBUs in Lagos by The State Ministry of Environment, Annual Fire safety Inspection of the SBUs by Lagos State Fire Service, Management of the Spent Oil Disposal at our SBUs, Reviewed Environmental Audits, Assessment/Technical reports as well as EIA reports of SBUs (Sugar, Salt, Pasta, Flour, Cement, Transport, Dansa Food) etc
Education
Chedi holds M.Sc in Environmental Resources Management and BSc in Geography from Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State and Ahmadu Bello University Zaria respectively.
He holds Certificate in;
Workplace Fire Safety Management
Strategic Emergency Safety Response and Fire Risk management
Food Quality Safety System, CIEH, UK
Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene (HACCP) by CIEH, UK
Role in Taiwo Adewole and Associates
Director, Consultant
Adegbite Abudu
Experience
Adegbite is considered an expert in the area of Water Quality Management and Drilling Geotechnical environment
He worked briefly on Water Quality Management from 2001 to 2003. which began with his dissertation on Chemical analysis of underground water in IJebu Ode, Ogun State, which he later extended to some other part of Ogun and Lagos States.
He became a Financial Analyst and Consultant in 2004, working with Management Transformation Ltd, a Strategic Management Consulting Firm in Lagos. Though, he is a financial analyst, he also works as Consultant on Water Quality Management, and Drilling & Spillage Management
Education
Adegbite holds BSc in Geology from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State
He is currently working on his Postgraduate Diploma in Surveying and Geoinformatics, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State
He is a member of National Association Of Geology and Mining Society of Nigeria
Role in Taiwo Adewole and Associates
Director, Consultant
Olayinka Salami – an expert in Environmental Law. Yinka is a lawyer of vast experience in Environmental, Intellectual Property, Regulatory and Commercial law
