( CNN ) -- Dr Joseph Adelegan is the Founder and the Executive Chairman of the Global Network for Environment and Economic Development Research -- a front-line African non-profit and non-governmental organization involved in environment and sustainable development issues . Dr. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan . In 2001 , he pioneered the first Clean Development Mechanism ( CDM ) project in Nigeria dubbed `` Cows to Kilowatts '' . The project is abating water pollution , improving human and ecosystem health , mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and creating cheap source of domestic energy with environmentally safe organic fertilizer from slaughterhouse waste . The project was a winner of the prestigious 2005 Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development ( SEED ) International Awards . A Chartered Civil and Structural Engineer and Ashoka Fellow , Dr Adelegan has served as Project Director for the World Bank assisted Lagos Metropolitan Development and Governance Project in Nigeria . He was the 2006 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and is a regular speaker at international conferences .
Professor Joseph Adelegan is Chartered Civil and Structural Engineer and Guggenheim Fellow . He was the 2006 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum . Rose to fame through his innovative ` ` ##s to Power '' project . The Nigerian project converted waste - water into energy .