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OAS Roundtable Discussed the Challenges and Opportunities of Political Dialogue Addressing Climate Change

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

The 59th Policy Roundtable of the Organization of American States (OAS), held today at the headquarters of the hemispheric Organization in Washington, DC, had as its central theme “Policy Dialogue on Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for the Americas.” In his introduction of the topic, Hugo de Zela, Chief of Staff of the Secretary General […]


ECPA to Support a Public Debate on Climate Change at the OAS

Sunday, June 01, 2014

This important event will include the participation of senior international climate change experts and high-ranking Organization of American States (OAS) officials. The OAS Department of Sustainable Development, through the Energy and Climate Partnership of the America (ECPA) is supporting this roundtable. The OAS Policy Roundtable Series seeks to link the best in policy thinking to […]


Adaptation and Urban Sustainable Design Expert Mariapaz Gutierrez To Visit Colombia On Behalf of ECPA Senior Fellows

Monday, May 19, 2014

Washington, DC, May 16th, 2014 – Maria-Paz Gutierrez, a Senior Fellow in the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), will be traveling on May 19th to May 23rd to participate in meetings and events in Colombia including advising the Colombian government on the Low Carbon Resilient Development (LCRD) program and its implementation. Senior […]


ECPA First Ministerial Preparatory Meeting to be Held in Mexico

Friday, May 16, 2014

The Ministry of Energy of Mexico (SENER) in collaboration with the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank (WB), are organizing the International Forum on Renewable Energies (FIER), with the purpose of promoting the deployment of renewable energy sources for electricity generation. This forum will take […]


Sustainable land use and policy planning Expert, Jeff Soule, to Visit Barbados on Behalf of ECPA Senior Fellows

Thursday, May 01, 2014

Washington, D.C., May 7, 2014 – Jeff Soule, a Senior Fellow in the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), will be traveling May 7th to May 11th to participate in meetings and events in Barbados including Caribbean Conference of National Trusts. Senior ECPA Fellow Jeff Soule works at American Planning Association as the […]


Energy Efficiency Working Group to host III Regional Seminar on Innovation, Science and Technology for Energy-Efficient Development

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

The Department of Sustainable Development of the Organization of American States (OAS) is organizing the Third Seminar on Innovation, Science and Technology for Energy Efficient Development. The seminar will be held on May 8 and 9, 2014, at the Hotel Camino Real in Chiapas, Mexico. This seminar an Energy Efficiency Working Group activity, initiative under […]