opening of the conference
by the organizers (Prof.Weinkauf, university and Muepu Muamba, Dialog International);
some words of felicitation from Mrs. Wieczorek-Zeul, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development (Patron);
Words of felicitation from Mrs. Bärbel Höhn, Minister of Environment NRW;
short presentation of the Network of African Organisations and Groups in Düsseldorf on environmental problems in Africa, thus what is expected of the conference.
panel discussion
Rio, Kyoto, Johannesburg - when will Solar-technology make a boom ? / Emission trading - what are Africa's chances ?
participants: Dr. Dieter Seifert, Neuötting, EG-Solar,
Wolfgang Scheffler, Aislingen, Solar Bridge,
Jürgen Kleinwächter, Lörrach, BSR-Solar,
Prof. Klemens Schwarzer, Solar Institute Jülich
presentation: Dr. Christoph Sutter, Zürich, ETH, globosol/ULOG
On the first evening of the conference the exhibition of the photo artist Ursula Ströbele was opened. The exhibiton presented in a artistic matter a picture of the social realaty of the Africans living in NRW and a documentation of activities and events of the Network in the preparation process of the conference...
the begining of Solar-age
Dr. Hermann Scheer (Member of Federal parliament, President of Eurosolar, etc.)
FORUM 1 (in German)
presentation: Dipl.-Ing. Alan Bellhomo, VKII
European- African cooperation in the usage of solar energy: A contribution to environmental protection and the development of Africa (
Excerpt)
Dr. Gerhard Knies, DPhG, Hamburger Klimaschutz-Fonds e.V.
Panel discussion
European Solar-Alliances for environmental protection, conflict prevention and Africa's development.
participants:
Mr El Mahdaoui, representing the Ambassador of Morocco,
Mr El Hori, co. Medoil, representing the libyan Ambassador (Applications of Renewable Energy in Libya)
Dr. Ing. Hani M. El Nokraschy, Chairman of the Egyptain - German - Society, North; representative of Egyptian Ambassador
Prof. Michael Düren, university Gießen, DPhG
Dr. Gerhard Knies, DPhG, Hamburger Klimaschutz-Fonds e.V.
Mr Jürgen Kleinwächter, BSR-Solar, Lörrach
presentation: Dr. Michael Schmidt, Universität Düsseldorf
the "Scheffler-Mirror", it's technique and its application to cook, cool, sterilise and to extract salt from seawater to be able to use the water for domestic purposes
Wolfgang Scheffler, solar bridge
Solar bakery in Burkina Faso
Jens Kötter, Solarinstitut Jülich
Solar-driers - chances and problems
Rüdiger Jung, ULOG / Steffi Gawrisewicz
FORUM 3 (in German)
presentation: Dr.A.Wais, AASF
What programs and support does the Federal Ministry of works offer for the reintegration of qualified workers coming from developing and transforming countries, when they decide to go back to their countries of origin.
Gregor Schulz, National Labour Office
Skill-training program on solar energy for Africans preparing to go home to get in their countries established.
Dipl.-Ing. Abdallah Diop, Tschad, AASF
Usage of Solar-lamps in the villages
Dipl.-Ing. Achtari, Freiburg, AASF
Solar-cooling / refrigeration
Michael Andres
Forum 2 Schoolpartnership (German)
presentation: Abdallah Diop, AASF
The EduaRD-Project in Hamburg
Clemens Krühler
the Zanzibar project / distribution of Solux-Lamps
Andrea Karsten
Solar electricity for Schuldorf Baumgartsbrunn/Namibia
Dr. Peter Deininger
School partnership between Germany and Africa e.g Ghana (Excerpt)
Dr. Sam Essiamah, Ghana, AASF