Green Chemistry in Sub-Saharan Africa
Twenty years ago, when the book Green Chemistry in Africa (IUPAC project 2002-018-1-300) was prepared, green chemistry was just starting in Africa. Now, it has taken off in a number of institutions and countries, it is generally expanding, and sustainability issues are given increasing attention also at policy-making level. The collaborative book titled “Green Chemistry in Sub-Saharan Africa—growth, challenges and perspectives” is the result of this new project. It is meant to offer a panoramic overview of current achievements, recognized challenges and envisaged near-future developments of green chemistry in Sub-Saharan Africa. The information provided by the overview is expected to be useful for anybody engaged in the promotion of green chemistry, both in Africa and beyond, and to favor the recognition of shared interests in view of collaborations and networking aimed at capacity building strengthening.
Another recently-published IUPAC-endorsed book had also focused on Sub-Saharan Africa (L. Mammino, Biomass Burning in Sub-Saharan Africa: Chemical Issues and Action Outreach, IUPAC project 2007-025-1-300), initiating a tradition of projects concerning green chemistry and sustainability with specific focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.
For more information and comments, contact Task Group Chair Liliana Mammino <sasdestria1@gmail.com>
©2021 IUPAC & De Gruyter. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. For more information, please visit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Articles in the same Issue
- Masthead - Full issue pdf
- Features
- Restructuring IUPAC at the Turn of the 20th Century
- Systems Thinking and Sustainability
- IOCD turns 40
- IUPAC Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry 2021
- IUPAC Wire
- Chemistry International–Freely-Available Across the World
- IUPAC Announces the 2021 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry
- Climate Change 2021—The Physical Science Basis
- 2022 IUPAC-Richter Prize—Call for Nominations
- Awardees of the 2021 IUPAC-Zhejiang NHU International Award for Advancements in Green Chemistry
- An Interview with Joseph Wang
- In Memoriam: Gus Somsen
- In Memoriam: Aubrey Dennis Jenkins
- Up for Discussion
- Combat Ethical Pollution in the Chemical Community
- Project Place
- Safety Training Program e-learning
- Green Chemistry in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Categorizing Interactions Involving Group 11 Elements
- Recommendations for terms relating to materials characterization: Latin and other introduced terms
- IUPAC Provisional Recommendations
- Making an imPACt
- Glossary and tutorial of xenobiotic metabolism terms used during small molecule drug discovery and development (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Interpretation and use of standard atomic weights (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)
- The Gender Gap in Science:PAC Special Topics Issue
- Reference materials for phase equilibrium studies. 1. Liquid–liquid equilibria (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Special CTI on Polymer Sciences
- Stamps International
- One Hundred Years of Insulin
- Conference Call
- Snow Cover, Atmospheric Precipitation, Aerosols: Chemistry and Climate
- Educational Workshop in Polymer Sciences 2020+
- Where 2B & Y
- CHEMRAWN in Action—This Time with E-waste in Focus
- Poetic Science
- An Ode to IUPAC
- From the Cover
- Putting the A(rt) in STEM
Articles in the same Issue
- Masthead - Full issue pdf
- Features
- Restructuring IUPAC at the Turn of the 20th Century
- Systems Thinking and Sustainability
- IOCD turns 40
- IUPAC Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry 2021
- IUPAC Wire
- Chemistry International–Freely-Available Across the World
- IUPAC Announces the 2021 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry
- Climate Change 2021—The Physical Science Basis
- 2022 IUPAC-Richter Prize—Call for Nominations
- Awardees of the 2021 IUPAC-Zhejiang NHU International Award for Advancements in Green Chemistry
- An Interview with Joseph Wang
- In Memoriam: Gus Somsen
- In Memoriam: Aubrey Dennis Jenkins
- Up for Discussion
- Combat Ethical Pollution in the Chemical Community
- Project Place
- Safety Training Program e-learning
- Green Chemistry in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Categorizing Interactions Involving Group 11 Elements
- Recommendations for terms relating to materials characterization: Latin and other introduced terms
- IUPAC Provisional Recommendations
- Making an imPACt
- Glossary and tutorial of xenobiotic metabolism terms used during small molecule drug discovery and development (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Interpretation and use of standard atomic weights (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)
- The Gender Gap in Science:PAC Special Topics Issue
- Reference materials for phase equilibrium studies. 1. Liquid–liquid equilibria (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Special CTI on Polymer Sciences
- Stamps International
- One Hundred Years of Insulin
- Conference Call
- Snow Cover, Atmospheric Precipitation, Aerosols: Chemistry and Climate
- Educational Workshop in Polymer Sciences 2020+
- Where 2B & Y
- CHEMRAWN in Action—This Time with E-waste in Focus
- Poetic Science
- An Ode to IUPAC
- From the Cover
- Putting the A(rt) in STEM
