Ministry of Environment and Energy
Press Release: Ghana seeking to learn from Seychelles forest conservation.
Tuesday 20th May 2014.
The Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration H.E Hanna Serwaah TETTEH, has expressed the desire to exchange and learn from Seychelles in the area of the blue economy but also the green economy, especially forest conservation. The discussions were held during a meeting with the Minister for Environment and Energy, Prof. Rolph Payet. Seychelles’s commitment in terrestrial and marine protected areas, as well as the long term sustainability of oceans were also on the agenda. Minister Payet briefed his counterpart on the different plans and policies that his Ministry have implemented to continuously ensure sustainability and maintain our islands’ track record as a world environment leader.
Exchanges and possible cooperation in the energy sector were also discussed in the meeting this morning at Minister Payet’s Secretariat. Ghana currently produces electricity by hydro energy, the Akosombo Hydroelectric Project, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern part of the country. As Seychelles is currently using wind and solar energy, Minister Serwaah TETTEH says her country is eager to learn more and benefit from Seychelles experiences with the wind farm and photovoltaic projects.
Education at university level was another area explored, Professor Payet who is the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Seychelles learned that there is the possibility of exchanges with two national universities from Ghana.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana H.E Hanna Serwaah TETTEH was accompanied in the meeting by a five member delegation, also in attendance was the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, Mr. Wills Agricole. The delegation is here on an official visit from the 18th to the 21st of May. Seychelles established diplomatic ties with Ghana in 1988.
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