Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 15, No.3, 2013) ISSN: 1520-5509 Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania

Afolabi Monisola Tunde is a lecturer in Human Geography and researcher in the areas of Urban and agriculture and Gender Studies. She holds a PhD in the Urban Agricultural Studies from the

Agaptus Nwozor is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, .

Aimy Cáceres is affiliated with the Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO). Universidade do Porto, Portugal, Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação de Huila (ISCED), Angola.

Bayode Felix Olorunfemi holds a PhD in Biogeography and a senior Research Fellow at the Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research. He is also an Alumnus of the Global Change System for Analysis, Research & Training (START)

Bernard Ebo Aggrey is a Research Assistant at the Water and Sanitation Unit of the Department of Chemistry of the University Of , .

Charles Kihampa is a Senior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science and Management, School of Environmental Science and Technology, , P. O. Box 35176, Dar es Salaam, .

David O. Baloye is a member of the Department of Geography,Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Feliciano Tchalo is affiliated with the Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação de Huila (ISCED), Angola.

Gbenga Paul Awotayo teaches in the School of Basic and Remedial Studies of the Kwara State College of Education Ilorin. He is a Doctoral student in human Geography at the , Nigeria.

Godswill Okeoghene Tesi is a Ph.D student in the Department of Chemistry, Delta State University, Abraka Nigeria.

Haman Unusa is a member of the Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development

Jimoh Musa Yusuf is of the Special Climate Change Unit, Federal Ministry of -Environment, Abuja, Nigeria. The Unit is a major Science-Policy interface for Climate Change Issues in Nigeria.

John Victor Mensah is a Director at the Institute for Development Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Joseph Armathé Amougou is a Faculty member of the Department of Geography, University of Yaoundé I. UNFCC Focal Point

Josephine Ejodamen Isenmila is a Lecturer in the Department of Social Work, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.

Karin Schmidt is affiliated with the Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre in the Geo-Information and Remote Sensing Institute, Harare,

Kayode Ademola Iroye holds a PhD in Hydrology and Water Resources; his research ands teaching are focuses in the areas of Hydrology, water Resources and Climatology.

Kwabena Barima Antwi is the Head of the Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Kwaku Oduro-Appiah is a Lecturer, Consultant, and Sanitary Engineer in the Water and Sanitation Group of the Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Magama Michael Thabane is affiliated with the Department of Physics, Bindura University of Science Education, P. Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe

Mapfaire Loveness is affiliated with the Department of Physics, Bindura University of Science Education, P. Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe

Martim Melo is affiliated with the Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO). Universidade do Porto, Portugal, Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação de Huila (ISCED), Angola, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town, .

Michael Mills is affiliated with the A. P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI). University of Jos, Nigeria, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Muchuweni Edigar is affiliated with the Department of Physics, Bindura University of Science Education, P. Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe

Munyaradzi Davis Shekede is affiliated with the Department of Geography & Environmental Science, , Harare, Zimbabwe

Munyaradzi Mawere is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Universidade Pedagogica, .

Ndlovu Shakespeare is affiliated with the Department of Physics, Bindura University of Science Education, P. Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe

Ngochi Franklin Afese is a Faculty member of Economics and Management at the University of Yaoundé II.

Nyakotyo Huggins is affiliated with the Department of Physics, Bindura University of Science Education, P. Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe.

Olajide Kufoniyi is a member in the Department of Geography,Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Olukunle Ayodeji Ogundele is affiliated with the School of Maths, Stats and Computer Science, KwaZulu-Natal University, South Africa.

Oluwole Olusegun Akiyode is a member of the Institute for Environment Research and Development (IERD), Ota, Nigeria.

Onyeka Iwuchukwu is a Professor in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at National Open University of Nigeria in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Othuke Patrick Iniaghe is a graduate student of the Department of Medical Biochemistry, Delta State University, Abraka Nigeria

Paschal Okiroro Iniaghe is a Ph.D student in the Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria

Paulo Santos, Departamento de Biologia. Faculdade de Ciências. Universidade do Porto, Portugal.

Samuel Kusangaya is affiliated with the University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Sunday Ofili Ibobor is a Lecturer in the Department of Social Work, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. He is also the founder of Umuebu Neighborhood House, Nigeria.

Tapiwa Raymond Mubaya is a Lecturer in the Department of History and Development Studies, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe.

Usman Adebimpe Raheem holds a PhD in Urban Medical Geography and carries out researches in this broad area as well as Disaster Risk in Africa.