Monday, March 10, 2008

Seychelles attends CTA Brussels Briefings on "The Climate Challenge for ACP Agriculture"

On February 13th, 2008, Ambassador Faure attended the CTA Brussels Briefing on "The Climate Challenge for ACP Agriculture". The objective of the briefing was to raise awareness of ACP policy-makers on the impacts of climate change on their agricultural sector and to discuss the various policy responses to adapt or mitigate them.

Ambassador Faure in an interview with Euforic TV, gave his impressions of the workshop and the importance of agriculture to Seychelles, as well as the challenges posed by climate change. He also stressed on the importance Government attaches to environment as it is embedded in the Constitution.

The full video of the interview, courtesy of Euforic TV, can be viewed below and has also been published in Brussels Briefings (see right hand column).


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