MEMBERSHIPS CRADLE’s interdependence involves professional interrelationships with numerous organizations including: Member, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), Vienna, Austria (www.reeep.org/membersarea/cradle/richardingwe); Member of the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) on Traditional Knowledge, Folklore, and Genetic Resources of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) of the United Nations, Geneva (Switzerland), http://www.wipo.int; and www.ompi.int Member, Member, Global Village Energy Partnerships (GVEP), UK Member, African Wind Energy Association (AfriWEA), South Africa Citizens United for Renewable Energy and Sustainability (CURES), Bonn, Germany Member, The Access Initiative (TAI) and Principle Partnership 10, Africa and Global   PARTNERSHIPS The Access Initiative worldwide led by the World Resources Institute (WRI), Washington, D.C., USA The Access Initiative led by ACODE (Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment, Kampala (Uganda) HELIO International, France World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), Bonn (Germany) Global Forum for Sustainable Energy (GFSE), Vienna (Austria), among others   Board of Directors The Board of Directors governing CRADLE comprises the following people: Godwin Andoya, Chairman (Andoya Foundation), Ms. Agnes Atsu (Business Manager), Hon. Anthony A. Adah (formerly Chairman, Obudu Local Government Council), Ekpok Erokoro (Executive Director, Citizens for Environmental Safety, CES), Dr. Emmanuel E. Ekuri, (Lecturer, University of Calabar), University of Calabar), Canice Z. Ikashi (IT and Administrative Staff, University of Calabar), Mrs. Maria Ingwe (Teacher), Fred Attah (Renewable Energy Technology Professional Engineer, GcTech Nigeria), Mrs. Christiana Dimka (Health Business Person) Fred Anyatang (Lawyer and Administrator University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar), Dr. Godwin A. Ugal (Professor of Social Psychology, University of Calabar), Ikwun Angiating (Lecturer, CR University of Technology), Thomas Joker (Pharmaceutical Technologist), and Richard Ingwe (Executive Director). Visiting Fellow Magnus Amajirionwu, Ph.D. (Sustainability Consultant, Ireland) Associates Mrs. J.E. Otu, Ph.D. (Development Sociologist, University of Calabar) Christopher Ukaidi, Ph.D. Candidate (Business Strategy Specialist, University of Uyo) Sylvanus Abua (Development and Geo-spatial Information Specialist)   The Directorate Richard Ingwe, an international leadership award-winning sustainable development specialist is the Executive Director of CRADLE. His contributions were recently recognized by an appointment to serve on the International Steering Committee of the Energy Efficiency Global Forum and Exhibition (EE Global) charged with organizing the forthcoming event in November 2007 in Washington, D.C., USA. He manages CRADLE’s mission, strategy, proposals, networks and programmes with the assistance of staff. His special responsibilities include strategic planning of CRADLE's programmes. In 2004, he represented CRADLE at the World Renewable Energy Forum, the Renewables 2004 international conference, and ENGO's strategy fora in Bonn, in Germany. As a Consultant for Canadian Environmental organizations led by One Sky, he undertook a technical baseline study involving renewable energy and institutional resource assessment and submitted a report "Renewable Energy Research and Development: Obudu Ranch Plateau case study". Visit: www.onesky.ca/energetics/, to read two reports produced by him.   Recently, he led Nigerian academics to join world renown scholars (such as Dr. Herman Scheer among others, who are promoting sustainable energy implementation world-wide) to contribute a chapter entitled “Sustainable energy technologies for an emerging African megacity (Lagos, Nigeria)” to the book: Urban Energy Transition edited by Professor Peter Droege and published by Elsevier in March 2008. Previously, his seminal report on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency- Research and Development in Nigeria, informed discussions during the Energetic Solutions-international conference for realising renewable energy in developing nations and has been assisting postgraduate researchers as well as practitioners in renewable energy and energy efficiency. It also assisted the conference to formulate the Calabar Political Declaration- a strategy for developing a special policy for promoting the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in developing nations using Nigeria as a case study. He was instrumental to the founding of the Council for Renewable Energy in Nigeria (CREN) in 2004 and has been involved in sustainable energy project development, capacity building in sustainable energy and cognate work.   He has worked as a Consultant for international organizations such as the British ODA (DfID) in remote sensing and cartography, and in remote sensing image processing for geo-information systems design for ARD Inc., a USAID-funded US company that managed the Sustainable Practices in Agriculture for Critical Environments (SPACE) project in Cross River State, Nigeria. From 1989-1994, he worked as a Cartographer/Comptroller/Deputy Registrar in the Population Commission. Previously, he taught postgraduate and undergraduate courses in sustainable development management (environmental resource management, geospatial information sciences: aerospace remote sensing/image processing, GIS, cartography; geography and regional planning, physical oceanography among others) in the University of calabar, Imo State University- Calabar outreach programme and Ondo State university, Ado-Ekiti.     He received thorough multi-disciplinary, globally competitive postgraduate education in sustainable energy and development from reputable institutions including: artefact-the international sustainable energy/development institute in Gluecksburg-in northern Germany, near the Baltic Sea; University of Dortmund (Germany) -where he achieved a "very good" post-graduation in regional development management specializing in remote sensing image processing applications to spatial planning including energy infrastructural management. He also undertook a 14-month postgraduate fellowship involving research in remote sensing image processing applications to sustainable environmental management at the Geo-Information science unit of the Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS) at OA University, Ile-Ife. Previously, he earned a B.Sc. Cum Laude in Geography from the University of Port Harcourt. Mr. Ingwe completed all coursework for the MSc degree in Environmental Resource Planning and defended a thesis proposal entitled “Spatio-temporal patterns of financial managements by state governments in the South-South political region of Nigeria”.   His recent book entitled: Physical Resource inventory: Inferential and Remote sensing Approaches, CRADLE, March 2006 (with Asuquo Afangideh), aims to promote inventory and assessment of natural environmental resources (including renewable energy sources) as a means of facilitating cost-effective resource management. His writing and publication of numerous articles, papers, and dissertations related to sustainable energy and development reflects his deep concern about the energy crisis that the world faces and especially the over two billion poor people in developing nations who do not have access to clean and modern energy.   STAFF  A staff of five comprising graduates of tertiary educational institutions holding multi-disciplinary degrees/diplomas and work experience related to sustainable development currently work for CRADLE on voluntary basis pending the receipt of funding. They include: Mr. Patrick Etim (B.Sc. Environmental Resource Management, University of Calabar) Ms. Irene Egrinya (B.Sc. Environmental Resource Management, University of Calabar) Mr. Iniobong Akpan (B.Sc. Agricultural Science, University of Calabar) Mr. Edward Ochang (Ordinary Diploma) Ms. Marcellina Ebam Ndomah (B.A. History, University of Calabar).   Funding and sponsorships: Contact the Executive Director to discuss sponsorship and funding of one of the above programme(s).   CONTACT US:  E-mail: ingwerich@yahoo.co.uk cradleng@yahoo.co.uk   Telephone:                 (+234) 80 51 74 06 56   Postal address: Richard Ingwe (CRADLE) Geography & Planning Department University of Calabar Calabar, Cross River State NIGERIA Tel (mobile) + 234-80 51 74 06 56   Offices: In Calabar: Richard Ingwe: CRADLE @ Living Earth Nigeria Foundation 278 Bible Way, State Housing Estate Calabar, Cross River State, NIGERIA E-mail: ingwerich@yahoo.co.uk Tel (mobile) +234-80 51 74 06 56   Operational outposts CRADLE has bases for facilitating coordination of our fieldwork in the following places: Obudu town, Northern Cross River State: CRADLE c/o Francisca Ingwe 32d Okwel-Obudu Road off Ranch Road @ Water Tower via Kigem Road, Bishi-Bebuabong Obudu Town, Cross River State NIGERIA   Lagos State: CRADLE Soul Rescue Ministries Plaza (Attn: Pastor Muntz YUSUF) 39 - 43 Ibadan Street, Ebutte Metta East Lagos state Nigeria.