TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT APPROACH IN KANO METROPOLIS: LESSONS FROM MUSLIM CITIES
The question of waste management is as old as 3,000 years BCE, when man began to settle and form cities; and waste will continue to be part of life itself. In this context, International Institute Of Islamic Thought (IIIT) Kano Office Nigeria, in its 205th monthly seminar series, hosted Dr. Murtala Uba Mohammed and Dr. Sabitu Sa'ad Da'au, where the duo presented on 'Towards Sustainable Waste Management Approach in Kano Metropolis: Lessons from the Muslim Cities'. The first presenter, Dr. Murtala, defined waste as anything without immediate value, noting that what you deem without value may be the input for another, and the cycle continues. He highlighted the overwhelming concentration of the global population in urban centres, with 60%, which by 2050, the concentration will be up to 70%, necessitating the need to tackle the issue of waste. Nigeria is said to have a 3.8% urbanization rate, greater than the recommended 1.67%. This also poses a greater challenge of rural...