The Government of France provided a €60,000 financial support towards the organization of the upcoming ECOWAS High Level Forum: “Paving the Way for Sustainable Energy for All in West Africa through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency”, scheduled for October 2012 in Accra, Ghana.At an official ceremony at the ECREEE Secretariat on May 23, 2012, the Ambassador of France to Cape Verde, H.E Philippe BARBRY and the ECREEE Executive Director, Mr.

 A two-day workshop on Financing and Investments in Mitigation Actions in West Africa was held June 4-5, 2012 in Accra, Ghana. It was jointly organized by ECREEE in collaboration with the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Business Climate Facility (BizClim). The workshop focused on creating the enabling environment for investment and innovative finance in Nationally Appropriated Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the renewable energy, energy efficiency and transport sector in West Africa by catalyzing the introduction of the necessary legal and regulatory reforms.Speaking at the event, Mr.