Catalyzing Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development
Established in 2014, ISEES is a non-profit institution that provides professional technical training, research, consultancy, community development and deployment of climate smart technologies in the areas of renewable energy and energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture, climate change, environmental conservation, natural resources management, water, sanitation and Hygiene aimed at improving the livelihoods and environment of households, farmers, communities and small enterprises in Ghana and Africa.
Our Vision
A world where all people have access to clean and efficient energy solutions, healthy food, living in environmentally sustainable ecosystems and have improved livelihoods.
Our Mission
To empower youth, farmers and communities with professional, ethnical and employable skills in the green economy sector while facilitating access to modern, affordable and sustainable energy, healthy food and environmental solutions to households, farmers, SMEs and communities through capacity building, research, technology development and deployment, sustainable market development, business incubation and acceleration, advisory services, and inclusive growth to achieve sustainable development in Ghana and Africa.
our Focus Areas
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Access to modern, affordable and reliable energy products and services is a precondition for development. ISEES promotes access to clean energy (solar, clean cookstoves, and biogas, waste to energy technologies) for households and small enterprises in Ghana. ISEES also advocates for energy efficiency by promoting behavioral change communication and the deployment of efficient appliances for households and institutions in Ghana and Africa.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE
Promotion of Climate Smart Solutions for addressing mitigation and adaptation actions for local communities, SMEs and households is key to achieving the Nationally Determined Contributions to Climate Change. ISEES provides capacity building, climate reporting, research, and climate smart technologies in agriculture, energy and environment to help contribute to Sustainable Development and help achieve the Paris Agreements.
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION & NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Environmental conservation and ecosystem restoration through initiatives that enhances biodiversity and ensures sustainable use of natural resources, is key to ISEES mission. We subscribe to the convention on biodiversity and supports communities and government to achieve our commitment towards biodiversity conservation and natural resources management in Ghana and Africa.
LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT
ISEES believes in sustainable utilization of natural resources for improved livelihoods of vulnerable and deprived communities.
ISEES empowers local communities to sustainably utilize their natural resources in enhancing green economy.
ISEES provides capacity building, technology support, advisory services, micro-financing and value addition skills to enable rural households and SMEs to increase their incomes and improve their livelihoods through local economic development to achieve goal 8 of the Sustainable Development Goals.
WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE
ISEES promotes human development with a focus on access to water, sanitation, and health in Ghana and Africa. This is done through community education, installation of clean water solutions(water filtering pumps), improved technology for sanitation, and occupational health for households and small and medium scale enterprises. ISEES promotes sanitation through waste management, waste to energy (biogas, Anaerobic Baffled Reactors, Reverse Engineering for water purification), and also protection of water bodies.
CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE AND AGROECOLOGY
Enhancing Sustainable Land Management, Permaculture, AgroEcology and solutions to protect the environment whiles improving yield of crops for small holder farmers in Ghana is key to producing healthy food for a healthy population. ISEES integrates agroforestry practices, organic farming, integration of renewable energy solutions in agriculture such as solar irrigation, solar dryers, among others to help small holder farmers to use ecosystem based approaches to enhance food security in Ghana and Africa.
Message from the Director
The passion to identify and develop solutions to the many energy and environmental challenges in Ghana and Africa drives the mission for which ISEES was established. A pragmatic institution that delivers solutions at the grassroots level as well as influencing policies through evidence based approaches helps us to contribute to sustainable development. Through research, advocacy, capacity building, the development and deployment of innovative climate smart technologies, incubating and growing sustainable businesses, ISEES hopes to contribute to sustainable development through sustainable partnerships with national governments, private sector and development partners globally.
Lovans Owusu Takyi
Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Solutions (ISEES)
What we've been up to
Clean Cookstoves Promotion
ISEES believes in promoting access to clean cookstoves and sustainable fuels to households and institutions to improve the health, livelihoods and Ecosystem of women and reduce climate change and deforestation. We further support entrepreneurs who produce these technologies through our cleancooking innovation center, we produce and supply these innovations to local communities.
Read more about our initiatives in promoting cleancooking in Ghana
Affordable Solar Lighting
ISEES promotes access to affordable solar lighting solutions to households and institutions. Through education, technology deployment, project development and behavioral change communication to enhance energy access. – Read more about our programs at
Energy for Productive use
To enhance productivity in small and medium scale enterprises, agro-processing associations, industries and institutions, ISEES promotes deployment of technologies for businesses to improve efficiency in a safe way. Solar dryers, solar generators, solar powered electric bicycles, solar cooling devises and institutional cookstoves.
Access to Sustainable Sanitation
ISEES under its water and sanitation division is promoting access to sustainable household toilets, and biogas systems to reduce the challenge of open defecation in rural areas and urban slum communities in Ghana and Africa.
Waste to Energy (Biogas) Solutions for Households and Institutions
ISEES seeks to promote biogas technologies for liquid waste treatment in communities in Ghana and Africa. ISEES is a member of the Biogas Association of Ghana and also represents on the Executive Board of BAG
Behavioral Change Communication
ISEES Community Development and Outreach Unit enhances behavioral change communication, awareness and education in local communities to drive access to energy and environmental solutions at grassroots level.
NEWS UPDATES
Recent Posts
- ISEES HOST AGROECOLOGY POLICY DIALOGUE WITH DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL DIRECTORS, FARMERS AND CSOS IN THE AYENSUANO SUHUM-NSAWAM MUNICIPALITIES
- ISEES ORGANIZES A 3 DAY CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN IN AGROECOLOGY AT THE AYENSUANO-SUHUM-NSAWAM ADOAGYIRI MUNICIPALITIES
- ISEES ORGANIZES TRAINER OF TRAINER WORKSHOP IN AGROECOLOGY TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICERS, FARMER LEADERS, AND CSO LEADERS IN THE AYENSUANO-SUHUM-NSAWAM ADOAGYIRI MUNICIPALITIES
- ISEES LAUNCHES SUSTAINABLE AGROECOLOGY PROJECT IN AYENSUANO-SUHUM-NSAWAM MUNICIPALITIES IN GHANA
- ISEES, SETECH and EKI supplies 125000 improved cookstoves to local communities in Ashanti, Eastern and Greater Accra Region
- ISEES and UPEnergy Promotes Electric Pressure Cookers in Ghana
- ISEES DEPLOYS CLIMATE SMART COOKSTOVES FOR BOTTOM-OF-THE-PYRAMID HOUSEHOLDS IN GHANA
- ISEES PROVIDES RENEWABLE ENERGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING TO YOUTH AKIM SWEDRU
- ISEES PARTNERS WITH WORLDVIEW MISSION INTERNATIONAL TO PROMOTE POVERTY REDUCTION, WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, AND UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- ISEES LAUNCHES RECYCLING FOR PROSPERITY PROJECT
- ISEES ORGANIZES BUSINESS DESIGN TRAINING FOR BIOGAS AND BIOENERGY ENTREPRENEURS
- ISEES TO PARTICIPATE IN INBAR BAMBOO FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY TASK FORCE MEETING IN YAOUNDE, CAMEROON
- ISEES Participates in Climate Finance Tracking Workshop at Alisa Hotel, organized by the Ghana Ministry of Finance
- ISEES PARTICIPATES IN 7TH RENEWABLE ENERGY FAIR
- ISEES PARTICIPATES IN GHANA WASTE FAIR ORGANIZED BY UNDP GHANA
- ISEES PARTNERS BREAD FOR THE WORLD GERMANY TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE GREEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH IN GHANA
- ISEES PARTICIPATES IN UNDP PRIVATE SECTOR CLIMATE INVESTMENT SUMMIT AT ALISA HOTEL
- ISEES INITIATES ETHANOL COOKING INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE CLEAN COOKING IN GHANA
- ISEES TO DEVELOP MARKET FOR ETHANOL STOVES IN GHANA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHLINE COAST LIMITED
- ISEES ORGANIZES CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR BIOGAS PRACTITIONERS IN GHANA AND AFRICA UNDER THE DIBICOO PROJECT
How we do it
Training & Capacity Building
Seminars, Workshops, Professional and Technical Skills Training in Energy, Agriculture and Environmental Solutions
Research and Policy Advocacy
ISEES conducts evidenced based research for knowledge development and policy advocacy for both government agencies and private sector
Consultancy & Advisory Services
ISEES provides advisory services to private sector, developmetn partners, governement with a team of experts that deliver quality results for development projects
Community Development & Outreach
For behavioral change communication and mindset change, ISEES conducts community outreach to educate people about energy and environmental solutions
Technology Deployment
ISEES conducts research to develop climate smart technologies in energy environment and agriculture for improved human lives.
Sustainable Market Development
ISEES Market Development Unit specializes in developing innovative business models for improved access to sustainable technologies
Business Incubation
ISEES develops sustainable businesses in the energy and environment sectors through nurturing innovative ideas by youth and start ups in Ghana and Africa
Inclusive Business Development
ISEES seeks to enhance inclusive business approaches by involving marginalized youth, women and entrepreneurs in the energy access value chain
340+
Seminars and Workshops Organized
16,796+
Lives Engaged
4,340+
Lives Empowered
130,500+
Climate smart technologies deployed
ISEES EDUCATION
- Solar Energy Entrepreneurship
- Solar Water Pumping and Irrigation
- Biogas Entrepreneurship
- Clean Cooking Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Health and Safety Management
- Occupational Health and Safety Management
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Energy Audit and Energy Efficiency Management
- Diploma in Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship
- Diploma in Solar Energy Enterpreneurship
- Diploma in Environmental Health and Safety
- Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management
- Diploma in Water and Sanitation Management
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Diploma in Sustainable Energy Management
Diploma in Environmental Science
- Certificate in Welding and Fabrication Technology (skills required for clean cooking technology development)
- Certificate in Construction Technology (Required for biogas and sustainable buildings)
- Certificate in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Required for Solar installation)
- Certificate in Fashion Design
- Certificate in Plumbing (required for green building and Biogas digester installation)
- Higher National Diploma in General Agriculture (in partnership with KITA)
- Short courses in Animal Husbandry
- Short courses in Agronomy and Crop Science
- Sustainable Pest Management
- Organic Farming and Permaculture
- Sustainable Agribusiness Management
- Climate Smart Agriculture
- Certificate in Agroecology
- Certificate in Horticulture and landscape design
- Diploma in Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship
- Diploma in Solar Energy Enterpreneurship
- Diploma in Environmental Health and Safety
- Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management
- Diploma in Water and Sanitation Management
- Diploma in Sustainable Energy Management
- Diploma in Sanitation and Waste Management
- Diploma in Environmental Science
- Sustainable Energy Project Management Certificate
- Sustainable Energy Financing Management Certificate
- Sustainable Energy Entrepreneurship & Management Certificate
- Environmental Journalism Certificate
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Water and Sanitation Management Certificate
- Monitoring and Evaluation of Energy and Environmental Projects
- Certificate in Environmental Governance and Management
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