Hokkaido University will hold international symposium on African countries on MARCH 1st. This symposium will be jointly hosted by Joint Hokkaido University and Hokkaido Branch of Science Council of Japan.

People and Environment in Africa ~Activities of Hokkaido University in African Countries~

Date: 1st March 2013
Venue: Conference Hall, Hokkaido University, Japan

Program:

10:00～10:05 　Opening Remarks: Prof. Naoyuki Funamizu (Faculty of Engineering)

10:05～10:3 　Prof. Lawrence I.N. Ezemonye(National Centre for Energy and Environment, Energy Commission of Nigeria) , “Environmental Pollution in Africa: Policing the Pollutants”

10:30～10:55 　Professor　Imasiku Nyambe (University of Zambia) , “Challenges of Water Management in Zambia: A case of sanitation in Kanyama Peri-Urban area of Lusaka and Copper-cobalt processing on the Zambian Copperbelt”

10:55～11:10 　Takako Nabeshima (Research Faculty of Media and Communication) , “Multidisciplinary Approach of African Studies to Understand the African Political System: Beyond the Stereotype Social and Economic Development Model”

11:10～11:25 　Yoshinori Ikenaka (Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine) , “Effect of mining activity on wild and domestic animals: Case study of lead – zink mining area, Kabwe, Zambia”

11:25～12:00 Discussion