Research

The research areas include CLTS- Eradiation of Open Defecation, Deforestation and Desertification Mapping, R-ComSAVI- Rural Community Social Assessment Vulnerability Indicator, Integrated Waste Management Study, Indoor-Outdoor Air Quality Assessment, Community Base Health Indicator Assessment, Waste and Waste water management, Groundwater pollution and management, Risk Based Assessment of Pollutant Indicator, Phyto-remediation of Trace Elements and Organic Compounds in soil and water, Application of Natural and Synthetic Zeolite in Remediation of Trace Elements and Organic Compounds in soil and water, Eco-sustainable Thermal Built Environment Initiative and Development, Develop Alternative Energy Initiative, and Research on Climate Change and Global Warming.

Achievements/Plans

• Abridge Bachelor’s Degree Courses

The Abridge bachelor’s degree courses in collaboration with the School of Allied Health and Environmental Science include the following: Environmental Health Science, Community Health Science, Health Information Management Science, and Public Health Sciences.

• Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Programs

In Nov of 2010, the Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria, a national agency saddled with the responsibility of enforcing environmental health, sanitation, and safety in Nigeria with a professional membership of over six thousand approached the Director of CEERMS to discuss the possibility of establishing an Environmental Health and Safety B.Sc. degree and Post Graduate Diploma program at Kwara State University. Due to the national manpower need for degree certification in this professional area, the Council thus seeks the establishment of a parallel five (5) years professional B.Sc. EHS degree side-by-side with a 3-year Abridge B.Sc. EHS for Valid and Certified Environmental Health Officers with WAHEB Higher National Diploma. The three EHS programs have been approved and commenced, making KWASU officially the second university in Nigeria to have a BSc degree program in EHS after the Federal University of Technology, Owerri in Imo State.

• BSc Abridge EHS

For the 2011/2012 academic session, the Centre was able to admit 45 students to the 300-level BSc Abridge program.

• Collaborations

The Centre has successfully established relationships with related organizations, including the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Environmental Health Officers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORCON), Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWASEPA), Ministry of Women Affairs, and National Orientation Agency.