PROGRAM
July 19th, 2018
Room C501

Special Lecture on July 19th
“The Development Potential of Africa with the Background of SDG”

9:30

Opening Remarks (Dr. Lei Zhongfang)

Dr. Li Fengting

9:40-11:40

Special Lecture
Dr. Li Fengting

Executive Deputy Dean
UN Environment -Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development
Deputy Dean
College of Environmental Science and Engineering“The Development Potential of Africa with the Background of SDG”

～ Lunch ～13:30-14:00

14:00-14:30
14:30-15:00

Presentation by ABE Fellows
1. Mr. Mamadou Korka Diallo (Guinea)“Comprehensive environmental policy evaluation in the African region:
Policy relevance in MDG’s and SDG’s”

2. Mr. Tokpah Kolleh Yeanga (Liberia)“Enhancement of Phosphate Removal from Rubber Effluent Using
Absorbent Derived from Pretreated Digested Sludge ”

3. Mr. Mathabatha William Nkoana (South Africa)“The Evaluation of Groundwater and Surface-water Quality in a
Semi-Arid-Region, Mogalakwena River, South Africa”

July 20th, 2018

Director
Key Laboratory of Climate change and adaptation, National Administration ofMeteorology, Tongji University-Profile-

Prof. Li joined Tongji University in 1997, and has been in his current position since June 2004. In hisposition, he is instrumental in formulating, developing and implementing international education atTongji University and spreading UNEP’s strategy in Asia-Pacific region and Africa. In recent years, hehas led multi-disciplinary teams in the areas of education, policy research and facilitated South-Southcooperation. Before joining Tongji University, he earned a Bachelor degree of applied chemistry fromBeijing Institute of Technology (1986), a Master degree from Shandong Polytechnic University (1989),and a Doctoral degree from Nanjing University (1997), China. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher
in University of Georgia, USA from 2010-2011 and was a visiting professor at Free University of Berlin,
Germany, in 2012.

Special Lecture on July 20th

Room C501

9:30-11:30

Special Lecture
Dr. Satishkumar Belliethathan“Climate Resilient Green Economy Pathway of Ethiopia”“Climate Resilient Green Economy Pathway of Ethiopia”

Dr. Satishkumar Belliethathan (PhD)～ Lunch ～13:30-14:00

Assistant Professor (Center for Environmental Sciences)
Founding member and coordinator - Horn of Africa - Regional Environment
Centre/Network

Presentation by ABE Fellows
1. Ms. Yllah Kang Okin (Congo)

College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia“Investment sectors in DR Congo”
14:00-14:30

2. Mr. Philip Semaha (Ghana)“Prospects for Wastewater Treatment in Urban Ghan”

14:30-15:00

3. Ms. Ola Mamoun Ahmed Mohamed (Sudan)“Sanitation Services in Sudan; an Expected Future Crisis”

15:00-15:30

4. Ms. Islem Ahmadi (Tunisia)“Recharge Mechanisms, Source and Processes of Groundwater Salinizationin Chott Mariem Coastal Aquifer - Tunisia”

15:30

Closing Remarks (Dr. Yabr Helmut)-Profile-Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences. In addition, Prof. Satishkumar hold one Post Graduate
Diploma in Environmental Law and a Diploma in International Law Making and Diplomacy. He iscurrently residing in Ethiopia; he has been working in Addis Ababa University from November 2005
onwards. He has been specializing in institution building, external relations, partnerships and resource
mobilization apart from teaching and undertaking research in environmental areas.