PETROLEUM GEOLOGY, GLOBAL WARMING AND
ENERGY EFFICIENCY CAMPAIGN:
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
eni Children’s Education Programme
15th September 2010, Accra, Ghana
First Poster Presentation Prize won by the Methodist High School, Accra, Ghana
Global Warming and Energy Efficiency Campaign: Climate and Environmental Concerns
Report by
Prof. G.M. Bhat, Naveen Hakhoo and Mateen Hafiz (IERT-University of Jammu) and
Dr. Bindra Thusu (MPRG, University College London)
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INDEX
Message from the Senior Vice President, Exploration & Unconventional Resources,
eni exploration & production division, Milan…………………………………………………………….3
Message from the Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu................................................................... 4 Background History ............................................................................................................................. 5 15th September 2010: Children’s Workshop in Centre for African Wetlands, University of Ghana,
Accra (Ghana) ................................................................................................................................... 10 Proceedings of the Workshop ........................................................................................................... 11 Prizes for Poster Presentations ......................................................................................................... 12 Consolation prizes ............................................................................................................................. 12 Registration Session ......................................................................................................................... 14 Inaugral Session................................................................................................................................ 15 Lecture Sessions ............................................................................................................................... 16 Concluding Session and Prize Distribution ....................................................................................... 19 List of Students who partecipeted in Workshop ................................................................................ 22 Children’s Energy Efficiency Campaign in Accra .............................................................................. 23 Ghana, 15th September 2010 ............................................................................................................ 23 2
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Message from the Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu
India and Ghana are traditional allies and have warm and friendly relations
whose foundation was laid by the first Prime Minister of India, Pt. Jawaharlal
Nehru, and the Ghana’s first President, Dr. Nkrumah who enjoyed a close
friendship.
The two countries have signed a number of agreements for various
collaborative programmes on education, trade, culture and scientific exchange,
including setting up a Centre of Excellence for Training in Information
Technology in Accra which has been operational since December 2003.
These programmes are aimed to foster healthy people to people relationships which are being
strengthened by the 6000-7000 Indian community, some of whom have been settled in Ghana since
1940.
As a part of the Industry-Academia collaboration in education and training, the Children’s Education
Programme on “Petroleum Geology, Global warming and Energy Efficiency: Climate and
Environmental Concerns” was launched in Jammu by the University of Jammu, eni india ltd and
University College London in 2008 and subsequently organised at different places in India. Keeping
in view its resounding success and popularity, eni Milan and the University of Jammu have decided
to organise this programme at international level from 2010 onwards starting with Ghana.
I am glad to see that this industry-academia collaboration has got recognition at an international
level. I am thankful to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana who agreed to host this
programme. I must also thank eni ghana e&p ltd who sponsored the programme. This
collaborative academic activity in co-operation with the University of Ghana will further strengthen
the existing relations between India and Ghana.
I send my warm greetings to the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana, the eni management,
particularly Giuseppe Moscato, Country Manager, eni ghana e&p ltd, and the participating children
and wish the programme a grand success.
Prof. Varun Sahni
Karakoram Ranges
Khardungla (highest motorable pass in the world -18380 feet high) 40 km from Leh, the venue
of the second Children’s Education Programme (EEC) held on 22nd July 2008 (Ladakh, India)
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Petroleum Geology, Global Warming and Energy Efficiency Campaign:
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A Children’s Education Programme
Accra (Ghana), 15th September 2010
Petroleum Geology, Global Warming and Energy Efficiency Campaign: Climate and
Environmental Concerns - a Children’s Education Programme
Accra, Ghana (West Africa), 15th September 2010
Background History
The University of Jammu, India hosted an
International Conference on “Geology and
Hydrocarbon potential of NeoproterozoicCambrian basins in India, Pakistan and
the Middle East” in February 2008 in
Jammu. This conference was organised
jointly by the University of Jammu and
MPRG, University College London and
was co-sponsored by eni india ltd; EGI,
University of Utah; ONGC, India; Ministry
of Earth Sciences, Government of India, J
& K State Council for Science and
Technology and
the Department of
Geology and Mining, J&K Government.
During the course of discussions among
the technical conveners of the conference,
Dr. Bindra Thusu (one of the Conveners of
the conference) tabled an idea of
organising a workshop for the children of
Jammu and Kashmir State on petroleum
geology. The idea behind the workshop
was to infuse interest among the students
of grade 10 to 12 towards the geological sciences. The motto behind selecting this age group of
students was, firstly, to motivate them to opt for geoscience as their career, so that the future
industrial needs are taken care off. Secondly, they are the future of the nation and sensitising them
is an investment to deal with Global warming and Climate Change – perhaps the greatest challenge
before the human race at the present times. The idea was appreciated by Dr. Jonathan Craig and
Prof. G. M. Bhat and it was decided to organise the workshop on the sidelines of the conference on
19th February 2008. The first edition of the workshop booklet and CD was presented to Dr.
Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India at his residence in New Delhi on 16th February
2008. The organisers of the conference with the help of Director, Department of School Education of
the state selected 150 students and 15 accompanying teachers from 75 High and Higher secondary
schools from 14 districts of J&K State. The day-long workshop was inaugurated by Prof. Amitabh
Mattoo, the then Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu. On this occasion a booklet on Petroleum
Geology, Global Warming and Energy Efficiency was published and distributed among the
participants. Interestingly, higher officials of the state Education Department including
Commissioner/Secretary of Higher Education, Director of School Education, faculty members of the
University and affiliated colleges, members of the state bureaucracy and members of the civil society
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The presentation of the first edition of the booklet on Energy Efficiency Campaign and CD to Hon’ble Prime Minsister of
Inda, Dr. Manmohan Singh on 16th February 2008 at his residence: The delegation included Prof. Alan Smith
(Cambridge University, Dr. Jonathan Craig (eni Milan), Dr. Bindra Thusu (MPRG, University College London), London)
and Prof. G. M. Bhat (Jammu University)
19th February 2008, Children’s Education Programme at Jammu (J&K, India)
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(numbering about 100 including the
children of the age group of 70 years!)
also attended the workshop for the whole
day.
Dr. Jonathan Craig delivered a
series of lectures on petroleum geology,
global warming & climate change, and
energy efficiency. The programme was
well received by all who attended this
workshop.
Subsequently, the state
government requested a repeat of the
workshop for the children of Jammu and
Kashmir in three regions separately.
Keeping in view the popularity and
resounding success of the workshop, the
University of Jammu in co-operation with
MPRG, University College London
organised the workshop in Kargil and Leh
(Ladakh) in July 2008 which was funded
by eni india ltd under their corporate
social responsibility charter.
The
response of the students and the
teachers in Kargil and Leh was
overwhelming.
It was at the Leh
workshop that the component of poster
presentations on “Global Climate Change
and Energy Efficiency” by the students
was introduced and the workshop came
to be known as “eni Children’s
Education Programme”: a modest
beginning made at Jammu became a “Mission” in a very short period of 5 months. Subsequently
two workshops were organised under the banner of the eni Children’s Education Programme on the
eve of the first exploration well by eni India in Rajasthan. The second edition of the booklet was
published for distribution among the children in February 2009. These two workshops were
organised in association with the Rajasthan State Education Department in Jodhpur in October 2008
and in Jaisalmer in February 2009. Later, in May 2009, the workshop was organised at S. P.
College, Srinagar, Kashmir in which about 400 school children and teachers, and faculty members
from S. P. College, civil servants and members of the civil society participated. These workshops
became very popular among the students and their teachers throughout north India. The Chief
Minister of Jammu and Kashmir State, Mr. Omar Abdullah sent an appreciation letter of to the eni
top management in Milan and requested to continue the programme in Jammu and Kashmir and
elsewhere in India. The Governor of the J&K state, Mr. N. N.
Vohra, appreciated the collaborative programme (funded by
eni india ltd) between the University of Jammu and MPRG,
University College London and wished the programme and
the organising team a grand success in future.
Based on the success of the “Programme”, Jammu University
nominated Dr. Jonathan Craig for the prestigious Getenergy
award (Mentor of the year Award”) and eni india ltd/Milan for
the “Corporate Social Responsibility Award” in 2009. Both
the nominations were short listed by the panel of experts for
global online voting. The success story of the Children’s
Education Programme was uploaded on the Getenergy website for open voting. Both Dr. Jonathan
Craig and eni india ltd/Milan won their respective award categories, with Jonathan winning by a
record number of votes.
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Subsequently, the University of Jammu was shortlisted for the Education Partnership Award for the
Year 2009-10 by Getenergy Limited. The University of Jammu won this prestigious International
Award for Children’s Education Programme and Industry – Academia interface in the energy
education, research and Training with eni india ltd and University College London. The Award
Ceremony was held on 23rd March 2010 in Kuala Lumpur. Following these achievements and global
appreciation for the programme, eni Milan decided to organise the programme at global level and
fund this programme in different countries at the world. In the first phase, Ghana, Papua New
Guinea, Indonesia, Angola, Congo and Pakistan were shortlisted for 2010-2013.
19 & 22 July 2008, Children’s Education Programme at Kargil and Leh (J&K, India)
His Excellency, Governor of Jammu And Kashmir State and the Chancellor, University of Jammu Sh. N.N. Vohra
addressing the Inaugural Session of the Workshop on Energy Resources of J&K State, 20th May 2009
In his inaugural address the Governor had words of praise for the Children’s Education Programme which was conducted
th
on 19 of May 2009. The Governor in his address laid emphasis on three main points:
1) Efforts required to be made to bridge the gap between availability and requirement of energy.
2) The need for tapping non-conventional resources of energy like wind, solar, bio- and geo-thermal besides hydro power.
3) Generating clean energy in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
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23-24 October 2008, Children’s Education Programme at Jodhpur (Rajasthan, India)
11 February 2009, Children’s Education Programme at Jaisalmer (Rajasthan, India); Among
others Mr. Luca Savini, Jonathan Craig (eni Milan), Prof. Mattoo, Former Vice-Chancellor, Jammu
University; District Collector Jaisalmer, Additional Director, State Education Department,
Rajasthan were present during the workshop at Jaisalmer
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19 May 2009, Children’s Education Programme at S. P. College, Srinagar (J&K, India): Prof. Varun Sahni, ViceChancellor, Jammu University; Dr. Andrea Deglialessandrini, Dr. Giuseppe Cadel (eni e&p division); Juergen
Thurow (UCL), B. K. Raina and R. L. Kashkari (GSI), Former Director Education, Mr. Raina; Former DDG of
Police, J&K, Principal S. P. College were present
15th September 2010: Children’s Workshop in Centre for African Wetlands, University
of Ghana, Accra (Ghana)
This Children’s Education and awareness Programme was the first International event of the series
organised for Ghana by eni Ghana e&p ltd, eni e&p division; IERT, University of Jammu;
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ghana; MPRG and Earth Sciences Department,
University College London; eni Milan, Italy, in co-operation with the Ghana National Petroleum
Corporation (GNPC) and Ministry of Education, Republic of Ghana.
Dignitaries present included: Prof. Ernest Aryeetey (Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana); Prof.
Daniel K. Asiedu (Dean of Faculty of Sciences, University of Ghana); Mr. A. Badoo (Director of
Administration – Ghana National Petroleum Corporation); Dr. Jonathan Craig (Vice-President,
Regional Studies and Exploration Opportunities Selection eni e&p division, Milan, Italy); Prof. Atta
Peters, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ghana; Prof. G. M. Bhat (Director, Institute of
Energy Research and Training, University of Jammu, India); Dr. Sudeep Kanungu (EGI, University
of Utah); Dr. Bindra Thusu (MPRG, UCL); Mr. Peters Mckenzie Smith, Getenergy Limited, London
amongst others; including 50 plus students and accompanying teachers from Higher and Senior
Secondary Schools of Ghana (List attached as annex-1).
Mr. Jerry Greenfields welcomed the guests and participants of the workshop.
Jerry deputised for Mr. Jerry Smart (the man behind planning for the workshop in
Accra), Exploration Manager, eni ghana e&p ltd who couldn’t attend himself
because of an urgent overseas official assignment on the workshop day. We had
two pre-workshop pre-review meetings with Mr. Smart and his colleagues in eni
ghana e&p ltd office to make the arrangements for the workshop and postworkshop field trip.
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Prof. G. M. Bhat briefly presented the history of the children’s education programme and its journey
from Jammu University to three regions of Jammu and Kashmir, two regions in Rajasthan (20082009) and then to Ghana (2010). On this occasion, Prof. Varun Sahni, Vice-Chancellor, University
of Jammu (who was scheduled to attend the inaugural session of the workshop but couldn’t make it
because of some excegency) sent his message which was read by Prof. Bhat.
Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana inaugurated the
workshop. In his address, Prof. Aryeetey appreciated the efforts of eni ghana e&p
ltd and the University of Jammu for selecting Ghana for the international workshop
on Petroleum Geology, Global Warming and Climate Change. He advised the
students and the accompanying teachers to take full advantage of the workshop
and prepare themselves to take on the challenge of mitigating Global warming and
climate change. He expressed his desire that eni organise more such programmes
in other parts of the country in the near future. Highlighting the need for petroleum exploration and
other energy resources for development of the country, Prof. Aryeetey laid emphasis on judicious
use of the energy to combat climate and environmental concerns.
On this occasion, Mr. A. Badoo, expressed his thankfulness to the ViceChancellor, University of Jammu and eni Management in Milan and Ghana for
selecting Accra as the venue for the first international Children’s Education
Programme on Energy Efficiency. He described the programme as one of the
most innovative and important for the school children to motivate them to take
Geoscience as their career and contribute to the mitigation of the global warming
and climate change. Mr. Badoo expressed his views on the India-Ghana
relationship and hoped the existing friendly relations would be further strengthened by this gesture
by the University of Jammu and eni ghana e&p ltd. He expressed his desire to see the programme
repeated in near future in Ghana to cover more
schools and to involve more children in the
programme. He asked Prof. Bhat to express sincere
gratitude and thanks to the Vice-Chancellor, University
of Jammu for sending his faculty members and
research scholars to organise the workshop in
association with eni Ghana in Accra. Mr. Badoo
highly appreciated the untiring efforts and commitment
by Dr. Jonathan Craig to launch this Children’s
education programme in India and planning to
organise it globally, starting in Ghana.
Mr. Jerry Greenfields, Geoscientist, eni ghana e&p
ltd conducted the proceedings of the inaugural
function of the workshop. The vote of thanks was
presented by Mr. Daniel Asiedu, Dean Faculty of
Sciences, University of Ghana.
Proceedings of the Workshop
Energy Efficiency Campaign (EEC): A lecture series was delivered by Dr. Jonathan Craig, VicePresident, Regional Studies and Exploration Opportunities Selection, eni e&p division, for the
school children of Ghana. About 50 children from different government and private schools from
various provinces of Ghana (Annexure 1) attended the programme.
Teaching materials provided to each student and the accompanying teachers included a booklet on
“Petroleum Geology, Global Warming and Energy Efficiency Campaign: Climate and
Environmental Concerns”, a set of CD’s of the eni presentation on Petroleum Geology &
Exploration, Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, eni T-Shirts, writing pads, pen, pencils, and
workshop bags.
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A series of lectures was given by Dr. Jonathan Craig with support from Prof. G M. Bhat, Dr. Bindra
Thusu and faculty and research scholars of the IERT (Mr. Naveen Hakhoo and Mr. Mateen Hafiz),
University of Jammu and University of Ghana (Prof. David Atta Peters, Mr. Mawuli Tay, Ms. Nidra
Araba Hammond, Mr. Williams Asigri, Jones Okai Edem, Nana Ayebean Larbi, Rita Akorli Delali,
Alordome Peter Kwasi (Research Scholars & Undergraduate Students). The lectures delivered by
Dr. Jonathan Craig and Prof. G. M. Bhat covered the following topics:
1. Petroleum Systems and Petroleum Geology
2. The Search for Oil and Gas, Exploration and Development Techniques
3. Climate Change, Global Warming and Environmental concerns
4. Geology of Ghana
5. Climate Change and Himalayan Glaciers: Impact and Consequences
6. Energy Efficiency and Conservation
In addition, exercises were given to the students to differentiate various minerals on the basis of
colour, lustre, streak and specific gravity. Various rocks of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic
origin were introduced to the students. A suite of fossils was displayed and their history and
importance in the geological record were demonstrated by the research scholars from IERT, Jammu
University and Earth Sciences Department, University of Ghana.
A poster session was organised for the students on the theme of ‘Energy Efficiency, Energy
Resources and Global Warming’. The standard of the posters presented by the students was very
high. First, second and third prizes were awarded for the best posters as selected by the judges,
which included Dr. Jonathan Craig, Prof. G.M. Bhat, Dr. Bindra Thusu, Dr. A. Badoo and Dr. Sudeep
Kanungu (EGI, University of Utah). In addition, two posters were selected for consolation prizes.
Books, CDs and certificates were given to the best poster presentations. All the students and
teachers who participated in the programme were given certificates of participation.
Prizes for Poster Presentations
The poster presentation prizes were given to the following schools
1. The eni First Prize – Methodist High School
2. The MPRG, UCL Second Prize – Jointly given to Bompeh Senior High School and
Okuapemman School
3. The IERT, University of Jammu & Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ghana
Third Prize – Ebenezer Senior High School
Consolation prizes
1. Kikam Technical School
2. Nkroful High School
The workshop was interactive in nature: questions were posed to the students by Dr. Craig and
were satisfactorily and enthusiastically responded to by them. There was a high level of interaction
with the students, which demonstrated their clear understanding of the issues raised during the
presentation sessions. A questionnaire, based on the HSBC (Hongkong Shanghai Banking
Corporation) 2007 Climate Awareness Survey, was distributed among the students, who were asked
to reply in ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the questions posed. The results show that the students of Ghana are very
aware of the environmental concerns and the role they can play in managing the environment as is
reflected by the results shown in the Table 1.
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Table 1: Results of the response from the students to the questionnaire
Concern
‘Climate
Change
and how we respond
to it are among the
biggest
issues I
worry about today’
95.55% Yes
Confidence
‘The
people
and
organisations
who
should
be
doing
something about climate
change are doing what is
needed’
55% Yes
Commitment
‘I
am
personally
making a significant
effort to help reduce
climate
change
through how I live my
life today’
73.33% Yes
Optimum
‘I believe we will stop
climate change’
75.55% Yes
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Registration Session
Registration of Participating Students
Arrival and Welcome of Dignitaries
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Dignitaries sitting on Dais, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey (Centre), Prof. G.M. Bhat (2 from left),
st
nd
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Prof. Daniel K. Asiedu (1 from left), Mr. A. Badoo (2 from right), Dr. Jonathan Craig (1 from right)
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Inaugral Session
Welcome address by Mr. A. Badoo
Vice Chancellor of Ghana University Prof. Ernest Aryeetey addressing the gathering
Prof. G.M. Bhat addressing the august gathering
Felicitation of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey
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Felicitation of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey
Group photograph of the students and others with the
Honourable Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey
Lecture Sessions
First lecture on Petroleum Geology delivered by Dr. Jonathan Craig
Question Answer Session
Refreshment Break
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First Exercise Session
Second Lecture on Exploration and Development Techniques delivered by Dr. Craig
Interaction with the students during the lunch break
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Poster Display and Evaluation by Judges
Final Lecture session by Dr. Craig and Prof. G.M. Bhat on Climate Change, Global Warming and Environmental Concerns;
“Prof. Bhat laid emphasis on the melting of Himalayan glaciers due to global warming and climate change”
Second Exercise session & “Climate Awareness Survey”
Refreshment Break
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Concluding Session and Prize Distribution
Distribution of the Certificate of participation among the students and accompanying teachers
Winners of Second Consolation Prize
Winners of First Consolation Prize
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Winners of the IERT-University of Jammu & Ghana University Third Prize
Winners of the MPRG-UCL Second Prize
Co-winners of the MPRG-UCL Second Prize
Winners of the eni First Prize for the Poster Competition
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Concluding Words from the Dignitaries and Students
Group Photograph of the First Prize Winners with the eni ghana e&p ltd, eni Milan, IERT-University of Jammu, University
of Ghana, MPRG-UCL and GNPC Team
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List of Students who partecipeted in Workshop
Annexure-1
1.
2.
3.
4.
Adisadel College: Tetteh Gaius
Akosombo International School: Elikem Tay.
Chemu Tema High School: Priscilla Dogbevia.
Bompeh Secondary School: Fredrick Mensah, Makafui Awlime, Emmanuel Anning, Edmund
Bright Appian, Daniel Assuah-Morkel.
Teacher Incharge: Maxwell M. Andoh
5. Ebenezer Senior High School: George Mosey, Mershak Commey, Roland Anku, Maxwell
Kpormordzi.
Teachers Incharge: Esther Akoto, Mike Havor
6. Kikam Technical Institute: Ivy Tandoh, Alberta Viddah Obbin, McCarthy Michael, Sarah
Tibong, Ebenezer Manu, Agbovi Francis Yao Rocky.
Teacher Incharge: Agbovi Francis Yaw Rocky
7. Kpone Seo Senior High School: Elizebeth Narh
8. Methodist High School: Ransford Essilfie, Charles Boateng, Emmanuel Appian, Charles Biney,
Matthew Grant-Essilfie, Herbert Nana Takyi Idan.
Teacher Incharge: Roxy Fiania
9. Morning Star School: Michael Oteng-Adjei.
10. Nkroful Agric Senior High School: Yankey Issabella, Nyame Stephen Kofi, Wendy Brown
Berns, Nicholas Boaro Ebukolo, Abigail Arthur Moses, Kwofie Peters.
11. Okuapemman School: Adwoa Kofoya, Donald Gwaikolo, Joseph Oduragyan, Marian Odarley
Lamptey.
Teachers Incharge: Otibu Akuffu, Dennis Osei Adjei.
12. University of Ghana: Amado George, Charity Agama, Jones Okai Edem, Nana Ayebean Larbi,
Rita Akorli Delali, Alordome Peter Kwasi
Group Photograph of Participating students with eni ghana e&p ltd, eni Milan,
IERT-JU, MPRG-UCL, GNPC, EGI and Ghana University team
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Children’s Energy Efficiency Campaign in Accra
Ghana, 15th September 2010
Winner of the eni First Prize in the Schools Poster Competition on
Global Warming, Energy Efficiency: Climate and Environmental Concerns
Winner of the UCL Second Prize in the Schools Poster Competition on
Global Warming, Energy Efficiency: Climate and Environmental Concerns
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Co-winner of the UCL Second Prize in the Schools Poster Competition on
Global Warming, Energy Efficiency, Climate and Environmental Concerns
Winner of the IERT-University of Jammu & University of Ghana Third Prize in the Schools Poster
Competition on Global Warming, Energy Efficiency: Climate and Environmental Concerns
The eni ghana e&p ltd sponsored ‘Children’s Education Programme’ and workshop on ‘Petroleum
Geology, Global Warming and Energy Efficiency Campaign: Climate and Environmental Concerns’
(first international event) conducted by IERT-University of Jammu, MPRG-University College
London in co-operation with Earth Sciences Department-University of Ghana, eni Milan, Ghana
National Petroleum Corporation and Ministry of Education- Republic of Ghana has successfully
completed; following the astounding success of initial events in India (starting in Jammu, J&K in
conjunction with the eni co-sponsored International Conference on the “Geology and Hydrocarbon
Potential of Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Basins in India, Pakistan and the Middle East” in February
2008), second in Ladakh (J&K), third in Jodhpur (Rajasthan), fourth in Jaisalmer
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(Rajasthan) and fifth event in Srinagar (J&K). The first international “Children’s Education
Programme” in Ghana is a firm foundation for similar events scheduled for Karachi (Pakistan),
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Angola and Congo in 2011-2014.
The series of the Children’s Education Programmes in India and the pioneering event in Ghana has
played an indispensable role in igniting the minds of future generation, as can be seen in the results
of HSBC format - Environmental Awareness Survey, which suggests the children are aware of the
environmental concerns and the role they can play in managing the environment (as shown in the
table), as compared with the overall Indian population sampled in the original survey (results in
Concern
‘Climate
Change
and
how
we
respond to it are
among the biggest
issues I worry about
today’
Leh-Ladakh(India)
93% Yes
Jodhpur(India)
98.89% Yes
Jaisalmer(India)
76% Yes
Srinagar(India)
99.2% Yes
Accra(Ghana)
95.55% Yes (60%)
Confidence
‘The
people
and
organisations
who
should
be
doing
something
about
climate change are
doing what is needed’
Commitment
‘I am personally making
a significant effort to
help reduce climate
change through how I
live my life today’
Optimum
‘I believe we will
stop
climate
change’
60% Yes
60% Yes
75% Yes
76% Yes
96.73% Yes
98.9% Yes
45% Yes
75% Yes
76% Yes
53.2% Yes
55% Yes (19%)
88.1% Yes
56.4% Yes
73.33% Yes(47%)
75.55% Yes (45%)
parentheses). The children consider climate change and global warming the biggest challenge of the
present times. They are confident that they will be able to take a step forward in the right direction
and are committed to make a significant effort to reduce climate change. This pioneering effort has
paved the way for some firm steps which will veer the path leading to the destruction of the mankind
towards the sustenance of a “Clean and Green Earth”.
The concluding session consisted of prize distribution and concluding remarks by Mr. Badoo, Mr.
Jerry Greenfields and teacher and student representatives of the participating schools. The teachers
and students expressed their satisfaction on the successful completion of the workshop and desired
it to be repeated for a larger participation of the schools from Accra and other regions of Ghana in
the near future. The main highlight of the workshop was, in conformity with the earlier workshops
conducted in India, that most of the students pledged to take geosciences as their career in future
and serve their country as enlightened citizens.
Dr. Sudeep Kanungu (EGI, University of Utah) announced the winners of the
Children’s poster presentation awards. In his remarks, Dr. Kanungu praised the
students for their commendable efforts in preparing the thematic posters and
advised them to continue their good work and be partners in the Global efforts to
combat the Global Warming and Climate Change.
Mr. Badoo, while presenting the vote of thanks, again expressed his desire and requested
informally to repeat the programme in near future in Ghana. With this the workshop concluded and
the participants posed for a group photograph in front of the Centre for African Wetlands.
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Collage of winning posters from all the events, Left: Leh winning poster, Right: Jodhpur winning poster, Centre top:
Jaisalmer winning poster, Centre middle: Srinagar winning poster and Centre bottom: Ghana winning poster
University of Ghana, Accra
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Mausoleum of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (1907-1972)
The City of Accra, Ghana
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