From foo@SWIPNET.SE Wed Sep 20 19:31:16 2000
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 13:42:14 +0200
From: Jacky Foo 
Reply-To: "IBSnet: General Forum on Integrated Bio-Systems"
    
To: ET-W1@SEGATE.SUNET.SE
Subject: [IBS-GEN] call for proposals - FMFA

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On Aug 30, I shared the announcement from the French Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (for countries listed in the French Priority Solidarity Zone
http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/cooperation/zsp/zsp00.html) for research and
pilot projects on two themes (1. Sustainable Management of Solid Urban Waste
and 2. Sustainable Management of Wastewater and Excreta Disposal) with the
hope that IBSnet members could benefit from it. The total programme budget is
FFR 5 million (EUR ..) for 6-8 pilot projects and 10-12 research projects.
Closing date: 15 Oct 2000 (northern organizations), 25 Oct 2000 (southern
organizations).

I have received responses from
(a) Vicente Contreras 
(b) Le Thanh Binh [ltbinh@ifs-ibt.ac.vn]
(c) Luis F. Diaz [ludiaz@calrecovery.com]
(d) Raheem Kolawole [raheem@CC.JYU.FI] (country in Africa- ?)

Please note that the project (research or pilot) can be in Ghana, Nigéria,
Sénégal, Vietnam but unfortunately excludes Pago Pago (American Samoa) and
Venezuela. However I hope we can involve Vicente Contreras and Luis Diaz for
their advice or as consultants. Also note that the proposals must be
supported by a team that brings together different types of stakeholders,
especially local authorities.

Based on the responses, our opportunity for project proposals are for Vietnam
(Hanoi) and West Africa. Ghana, in particular, is of special interest to me
because of the United Nations University Research and Training Center on
Natural Resources.

Status:
I have not received any project proposals from Raheem Kolawole nor from Le
Thanh Binh. In view of the deadline of Oct 25th, I have a proposal for a
pilot project and for your consideration.

This proposal involves the diversion of biodegradables from landfills to the
project site for vermicomposting (products: earthworms and compost), use of a
wastewater(s) (ideally from an agro-industry that does not use toxic
chemicals) or sewage for biogas production and treatment, digested slurry for
aquatic weed production and treated wastewater for fish production. Such an
IBS would produce earthworms and aquatic weeds as animal feed, compost (for
sale and/or use at site), fish (as food or as feed; depending on the type of
fish) and thus also contribute to both socio-economic development and waste
management and treatment.

We need to find a site which ideally should be at or near the resources
(wastewater and solid biodegradables).

If any of you can identify such a site in any of the FPSZ countries and has
local contacts (NGO, Govt and research inst.), please let me know quickly so
that we can proceed to establishing contacts with the local organizations.

regards
Jacky Foo
Coordinator-IBSnet
Integrated Bio-Systems Network
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ibs/ibsnet
http://segate.sunet.se/archives/et-w1.html