Confusion Over Climate Award For Kufuor

There is some confusion over the "Climate Change Award" bestowed on President Kufuor.

• In the original press release, the Climate Change Award Foundation makes no mention of a €1 million prize money. However, the Ghana News Agency(GNA) claims the award includes such an amount.

• The foundation website (link)indicates that the official ceremony of handing-over of the trophy will be "held in Accra on 9 MARCH in front of a delegation of personalites international and media"

• Two distinct websites backed by different organizations claim to award such an award: galadesnations.com and (climatechangefoundation.eu)

• According to the GNA, Climate Change Award Foundation is an European Union (EU) Foundation. According to their website "THE PERFUME FOUNDATION (an NGO) initiated the CLIMATE CHANGE AWARD to award a country that has shown outstanding endeavour to fight pollution and paid exceptional effort to protect the environment, and to encourage other countries to increase their efforts as well."

Below is the press release of GNA and Climate Change Award

From Ghana News Agency

London, March 15, GNA - The International Jury of the Climate Change Award Foundation, a European Union (EU) Foundation, has bestowed its 2007 Climate Change Award, which comes with a Trophy and an amount of One Million Euros, on President John Agyekum Kufuor.
A statement from the Ghana Embassy, Brussels said the Award would be presented to President Kufuor at a date of his choice.

From the Climate Change Award website -in French

Le jury international d'admission de la fondation du climate change vient d'emettre un avis favorable pour l attribution officielle de son prix a la republique du GHANA et a son president john agyekum KUFUOR en hommage aux efforts pour promouvoir un developpement durable au respect et a la protection de sa bio-diversite a sa politique de reforestation a l essor de son eco-tourisme
la ceremonie officielle de remise du trophee se deroulera a ACCRA le 9 MARS prochain devant une delegation de personalites internationales et des media.