YALI RLC: My Experience (Day 13)

It's the 6th day of October, the 13th of the training. As usual, physical exercise was carried out, and breakfast, too, was taken at the right time. (Wondering when exactly those cooks cooked and rested.) The day was just like the previous day as we started lectures about one hour late.

This day was about Climate Change (Global Warming) and Renewable Energy. The first speaker, Mr. Peter, spoke extensively on both topics. He enlisted geothermal, biomass, hydropower, wind energy and solar energy as the sources of renewable energy. Solar energy is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), indirectly using concentrated solar power, or a combination. After snacks-break, we resumed to discuss climate change. We looked at external factors and human influences as the causes of climate change, and the effects of climate change to our world. There are quite a number of them, ranging from increase in temperature and ecosystem endangering, to flooding, drought and sea-level rise, and, in fact, increase incidence of (terrible) tropical diseases. While wrapping up his lecture, Mr. Peter talked a little about the Bill Gates' equation. (Never knew he already had an equation named after him; I, too, must have; I've to resume researching.)

Mr. Godwin came in, and talked about "Geopolitical/Demographic/Cultural Implications of Climate Change in Africa". He also explained what mini-grid regulations and on-grid generation are. Mini-grid regulations could be isolated or interconnected. After the lunch break, all the river groups had some brainstorms and, through their respective representatives, presented the visions they have for either effective climate change policies for Africa or how renewable energy can be sustained.

Then Dr. Felix Olorunfemi from NISER in Ibadan, Nigeria, wrapped up the day's session by speaking about how visions and policies for effective climate change can be respectively actualized and made for Africa. He also talked about mitigation and adaptation.

Before dinner at 6, some of us played football and a few swam again. After dinner, at the restaurant at about 8pm, Bissong Emile from Cameroon was celebrated, as he clocked twenty-something. At 8, too, the so much anticipated French Class commenced. It really was fun.

That's exactly how Day 13 was!

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