1. PART OF THE PROBLEM,
PART OF THE SOLUTION
Climate Change Narrative
beyond the Heart of Darkness
By
Norbert X MBU-MPUTU
Former UN worker
Freelance Journalist, Writer and Researcher in Anthropology and Sociology
Founder of South People’s Projects-SoPPro
Coordinator of the Community Space Partnership (Newport)
Member of Sub-Saharan Advisory Panel (SAAP)
Member of UK-Africa Energy Poverty Working Group

2. MAJOR FACTS
• HIGH LEVEL OF AIR POLUTION
• CLIMATE CHANGE (NO SNOW)
• SAHARA DESERT

3. U
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4. NEWPORT POWER STATION
Gas Emission!

5. NNEEWWPPOORRTT PPOOWWEERR SSTTAATTIIOONN
Burning Carbon!

6. LAKE CHAD
(reservoir)

8. PARADOX AND
RESPONSABILITY
• DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIALISATION AND
POLUTION (CHINA, AFRICA)
• OUR INVOLVEMENT: THE PYRAMIDAL APPROACH

9. HEART OF DARKNESS

10. HISTORY: BRITISH ISLES-DRC
“Dr LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME?”

12. John ROWLANDS
Denbigh, Jan 28, 1841
London, May 10, 1904
2 Trans Africa's
Explorations
5 Times in Africa
Greatest Explorer of
Africa
“BULA MATARI”
Explored the Congo
Basin and named the
Lake Mai-Ndombe
Designed the 1st
Congo map
Tim Jeal
David Van
Reybrouck

13. CONGO FOREST BASSIN

14. Lake Mai-Ndombe
Bokoro
2nd Ecosystem and
biodiversity reserve after
the Amazon

16. SOME FACTS

19. SOME FACTS
1970, 2 1980, 6 1990, 11
2000, 17
1970, 35
1980, 45
1990, 65
2000, 75
1970, 250
1980, 200
1990, 150
2000, 100
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
1970 1980 1990 2000
KM TO FARM AGE PRODUCTION KG

20. DEFORESTATION
• FOREST DEPENDENCY
• ENERGY (WOOD/COOKING)
• FIRE AND LIGHT
•TIMBER

21. PARADOXS

30. WALES ANSWERS
(There is and must be a Wales Approach)
HISTORY:
• CONGO/AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF WALES – RD WILLIAM
HUGHES, COLWYN BAY

33. WALES ANSWERS
(There is and must be a Wales Approach)
NOW:
• SIZE OF WALES
• WALES FOR AFRICA COMMUNITY LINKS
• WALES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

34. SOLAR LAMPS PROJECTS
STOP FOREST DEPENDENCY
HOME GARDENS
GREEN BELT

35. Professor Wangari Maathai,
Nobel Peace Price,
Green Belt Movement

36. END
QUESTIONS