ECREEE

ECREEE participates in the Side Event on ‘Harnessing Carbon Market Opportunities in Africa’, at the African Carbon Forum, Ethiopia

The fourth African Carbon Forum took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 18–20 April 2012. The forum was a knowledge sharing event with a focus on carbon investments in Africa.

ECOWAS Workshop on Energy Policy Tools of the Global Energy Assessment

Mr Mahama Kappiah, ECREEE and Ms Bettina Schreck, UNIDO at the Global Energy Assessment Workshop

E C R E E E , in partnership with the United Nations I n d u s t r i a l Devel opmen t Orga n i z a t ion (UNIDO) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) organized a one-day workshop on key findings and tools of the Global Energy A s s e s s m e n t (GEA). The workshop was held on 12 April 2012 in Praia, Cape Verde, with support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The workshop was attended by more than 60 energy experts and policy makers from the ECOWAS region.The workshop considered the key findings of the GEA which was published during Rio+20.

Fifth Executive Board Meeting of ECREEE

L-R: Sergio Colina Martín Technical Adviser for Regional Cooperation, AECID; Mahama Kappiah, ECREEE Executive Director; H.E. Amb. José Miguel Corvino, Spanish Ambassador to Cape Verde; Ebrima Njie, ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure; Dr. Humberto Brito, Hon. Minster for Tourism, Energy and Industry of Cape Verde; Dr. Pradeep Monga, UNIDO Director for Energy and Climate Change; Alois Mhlanga, UNIDO Industrial Development Officer; Hans Bauer, Officer on Energy, Austrian Development Agency; Abrao Lopes, former Director for Energy of Cape Verde

The Fifth Executive Board Meeting of ECREEE was held on Friday 13 April 2012 at the ECREEE Secretariat in Praia, Cape Verde. The main objective of the meeting was to adopt the Report of the Implementation of the ECREEE 2011 Work Plan and the ECREEE Business Plan 2011–16 (the Business Plan is available at web portal http://www.ecreee.org).