Inclusive and Sustainable Solutions Towards Energy Efficiency

Building on the success of the UNDP/GEFfunded Energy Efficiency project and the Photo-Voltaic projects, Seychelles is among the Indian Ocean Nations that will receive a grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on supporting adaptation measures to climate change. Given the creation of the necessary enabling environment, there has been a continued uptake of energy efficient

appliances and renewable energy technology for households and businesses.

Through the Climate Promise Initiative (CPI) funded by the UNDP, there was a renewed opportunity to engage with existing partners (Seychelles Energy Commission and Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment), and to also involve the Seychelles Climate Change Adaptation Trust (SEYCCAT) and international donors such as World Bank and the European Union. The CPI provides a platform to ensure that there is political buy-in on the Seychelles’ Nationally Determined Contributions from all relevant parties involved through wide-reaching stakeholder consultations.