Expert taps safe water for Africa
Li Fengting gets excited when he talks about Africa. He has formed profound feelings for the continent over the past decade.
"Every time I get in a plane heading for Africa, I am always brimming with anticipation and excitement. It's just like coming home because I know everything and everyone there," says the 50-year-old, who often jokes that he goes to Africa more than he visits his hometown in Shangdong province, less than a two-hour flight from Shanghai.
Li is the vice-dean of the College of Environmental Science and Engineering and UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD) at the Shanghai-based Tongji University. The institute was co-established by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Tongji University in 2002 for the purpose of strengthening scientific research and providing educational programs in environment and sustainable development.
