“There is always something new out of Africa.”

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United Nations

Innovation

for Sustainable Development

Local Case Studies from Africa

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United Nations

Innovation

for Sustainable Development Local Case Studies from Africa

Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone

Photo: Honey Care Africa Ltd.

Bushbuck Ridge Project, South Africa

Blue Ventures Conservation

Village of Andavadoaka, Madagascar

Lufumbu Village Water Project, Tanzania

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Foreword

Acknowledgement

Introduction

I ) Enhancement of Agriculture & Fisheries Honey Care Africa Limited, Kenya: Fighting Poverty with Honey Village of Andavadoaka, Madagascar: Marine Reserves for Octopus

II) Water Management Lufumbu Village Water Project, Tanzania: Offsetting Shortage in Water Infrastructure Restoring Kafue Flats, Zambia: Preserving Biodiversity through Water Management

III) Protection of Ecosystems Bushbuck Ridge Project, South Africa: Working for Wetlands Cows to Kilowatts, Nigeria: Turning Waste into Energy and Fertiliser IV) Health Improvement Microcare, Uganda: Financing Health through Communities TRACnet, Rwanda: Fighting Pandemics through Information Technology

V) Sustainable Tourism Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone: Building Tourism on Traditional Knowledge Buhoma Village, Uganda: Creating New Trails in Ecotourism

Photo Credits & References

UN Photo/Lucien Rajaonina

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to thank colleagues who, during the several months of this endeavour, provided helpful assistance.

First, we would like to thank case-study contributors for their dedication and interest. We are grateful to the following practitioners for sharing their first-hand knowledge and experiences which have been used in this publication: Amaan Khalfan (CEO, Honey Care Africa Ltd., Kenya) and Alasdair Harris (Founder & Executive Director, Blue Ventures Conservation, United Kingdom) for their contributions to the section on Enhancement of Agriculture and Fisheries; James Pittock (Principal, James Pittock Consulting, Australia) and Nehemiah Murusuri (UNDP, Tanzania) for their contributions on Water Management; James Pittock, once again, and Joseph Adelegan (Founder & Executive Director, Global Network for Environment and Economic Development Research, Nigeria) for their contributions on the Protection of Ecosystems; Francis Somerwell (Managing Director, Microcare, Uganda) and Robert Noble (CEO & Medical Director, Microcare, Uganda) for their contribution on Health Improvement; and Charity Bwiza (Programme Manager, Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Trust, Uganda) and Eluemuno Blyden (Tiwai Island Partnership Project Coordinator) for their contributions on Sustainable Tourism. This publication has gained insight and guidance from each of these entrepreneurial experts.

We commend the contributors' commitment to finding innovative solutions to daunting challenges and thank them for their patience throughout the drafting, editing and reviewing process. Of the 10 case studies, the Village of Andavadoaka (Madagascar) won the Equator Prize, an international award that recognises outstanding local efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Cows to Kilowatts (Nigeria) and the Tiwai Island Complex (Sierra Leone) earned the SEED award, which honours locally-led, innovative entrepreneurial ideas for sustainable development worldwide.

Second, we would like to thank Sean Southey (UNDP Equator Initiative), Ross Andrews (SEED Initiative), Eileen De Ravin (UNDP Equator Initiative) and Gaby Tobler (UNDP Equator Initiative) for helping us identify and connect with key resource people to make this publication a reality. Ilkka Lakaniemi of the Nokia-Siemens Network was also kind enough to discuss current and upcoming trends in the use of technology for development.

Romain Perez and Malika Bhandarkar of the Division for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA, have coordinated and managed this publication from its inception and been instrumental in bringing it to fruition. Thanks also to Mat?as Delfino of the United Nations Graphic Design Unit, who made it all come together.

Many others have contributed through written comments, or through active participation in discussions. All these contributions are gratefully acknowledged as they have helped to build, refine and realise Innovation for Sustainable Development: Local Case Studies from Africa.

Farming for Development -- Rice fields in Madagascar

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