Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan
Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan | |
|---|---|
| Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development | |
| Assumed office 9 October 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Mugirwa (officer in charge)[1] |
| Secretary-General of the International Rubber Study Group | |
| In office 1 December 2022[2] – c. 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Education | Obafemi Awolowo University (BSc) University of Ibadan (MSc, PhD) Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (MBA) Case Western Reserve University (Doctor of Management) |
| Occupation | Civil and environmental engineer, development executive |
| Known for | "Cows to Kilowatts" |
Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan is a Nigerian engineer, international civil servant, and scholar[2][3] who has been serving as the incumbent Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development since 2025.[1][4]
He previously served as the Secretary-General of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG)[5][6] and was known for the "Cows to Kilowatts" project, which turned waste products from slaughterhouses in Ibadan into biogas.[7][8]
Education
Adelegan earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University.[9] He later earned a master's degree and a doctorate in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Ibadan, and a Master of Business Administration from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology.[9][10]
He earned a postgraduate diploma in structural engineering from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University.[9] In 2018 he earned a Doctor of Management degree at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management.[11][12]
Career
In 2001 Adelegan founded the Global Network for Environment and Economic Development Research, a Nigerian non-governmental organization, serving as its Executive Chairman.[7][10]
In this capacity he led "Cows to Kilowatts", a partnership that treated effluent from the Bodija Market abattoir in Ibadan and captured its gas emissions to produce cooking gas and fertilizer.[8][13] It was described by CNN as the first Clean Development Mechanism project in Nigeria.[7]
From 2012 he worked at the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, where he headed its environment and sustainable development unit and later served as a division chief in the office of the vice-president.[14][2]
He has also held United Nations roles, including team lead for the global circular economy programme of the UN Technology Innovation Lab in Finland and senior adviser at the United Nations Office for Project Services in Denmark.[5][6]
He has also served as a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Venda.[15]
On 1 December 2022 he became secretary-general of the International Rubber Study Group, based in Singapore.[2][16][17]
In September 2025 he was appointed by the Governing Board of Partners in Population and Development to serve as its executive director for a three-year term, beginning his post on 9 October 2025.[1] He presented his credentials to Bangladesh's foreign minister, Khalilur Rahman, in June 2026.[18][19]
Recognition
"Cows to Kilowatts" won a SEED Award in 2005.[7] Adelegan was named a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2006.[10][3] In 2008 CNN chose him as one of its "Principal Voices" on the economics of energy.[20][10] He is also an Ashoka Fellow.[7][21]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "PPD elects new executive committee". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 7 September 2025. Archived from the original on 15 February 2026. Retrieved 4 October 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Announcement of the new IRSG Secretary-General". International Rubber Study Group. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 14 December 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "China Population and Development Research Center Holds Talks with Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development". China Population and Development Research Center. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Anthony, Chris (6 December 2022). "New IRSG secretary-general brings sustainability, circular economy experience". Tyrepress. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Prof Joseph Adelegan". India Rubber Meet. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Future Player: Dr Joseph Adelegan". CNN. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Steets, Julia (June 2008). "Climate Change: From Cows to Kilowatts – A Case Study in Successful Technology Transfer". WIPO Magazine. World Intellectual Property Organization. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Dr. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan". Missional University. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Joseph Adelegan" (PDF). Climate Investment Funds. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ Adelegan, Joseph Akinkugbe (2018). Green Investment and Organizational Performance: Evidence from the Nigerian Pulp and Paper Industry Using Mixed Methods (Doctor of Management dissertation). Case Western Reserve University.
- ↑ Adelegan, Joseph Akinkugbe (1 December 2008). "Environmentally Benign Technologies and Financial Performance: Evidence From the Pulp and Paper Industry in Nigeria". Student Scholarship. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ "List of Technology Pioneers 2009". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/20 Prof. Joseph Adelegan v ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development". African Human Rights Case Law Analyser. Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ "Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan". Green Policy Platform. Green Growth Knowledge Partnership. Archived from the original on 12 March 2026. Retrieved 4 October 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "IRSG Secretary-General Professor Joseph Adelegan To Address At GLMC In Riyadh". Tyre Trends. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ Gercina, Cristiane (31 January 2025). "Brazil Is Among the Countries with The Most Green Jobs, Study Says". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ "PPD, WFP, IOM chiefs pledge stronger cooperation". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ "New heads of WFP, PPD present credentials to Foreign Minister". Daily Sun. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ Whiteman, Hilary (22 May 2008). "Doha – round table highlights". CNN. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ van Diggelen, Alison (16 December 2009). "Joseph Adelegan: Cows to Kilowatts Tech Award Winner". Fresh Dialogues. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
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