The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Guatemala, through its Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), signed this week a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a pilot project on the and mixture and use of ethanol and in support of the formation of the Technical Unit on Biofuels. The hemispheric […]

Jorge Villanueva, CDKN’s Communications Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Lima, Peru, reports on the completion of a major climate planning exercise by the Government of Peru, which was co-funded by CDKN. After two years of hard work, the first phase of PlanCC came to an end this month. The result is […]

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced that PowerMundo, a Colorado-based international social enterprise, was selected as one of 10 winners of 563 applicants in the latest IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest, an initiative to promote innovative solutions to energy problems, benefit communities, create jobs and expand access to renewable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean. […]

The Organization of American States (OAS) held two workshops this week in Colombia on “Closed Loop Cycle Production and Circular Economy: an Innovative Vision of Productivity,” in the framework of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). During the workshops, experts from the OAS and the National Center for Cleaner Production of Colombia […]

From left to right: Michael Taylor, Economic and Commercial Counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Honduras; Zenik Krawctschuk, Ambassador of Brazil in Honduras; Juan Orlando Hernández, President of Honduras; José Miguel Insulza, OAS Secretary General, and Redondo Flores Director of the UNA. The government of Honduras and the Organization of American States (OAS) launched the […]

Call for Abstracts and Conference Announcement Deadline for Submissions: 15 September 2014 www.greengrowthknowledge.org/conference2015 The Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) is pleased to announce its Third Annual Conference on the theme of “Fiscal Policies and the Green Economy Transition: Generating Knowledge – Creating Impact”. The conference will be held on the premises of the University of […]