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COP20 talks in Lima to pave the way for global climate deal

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

09:57. Washington, Jun. 18. The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP20, scheduled for December in Lima, aims to lay the groundwork for an agreement to make a qualitative leap in global negotiations to curb global warming, said Peru’s Permanent Representative to the OAS Juan Jimenez. During the 59th Policy Roundtable of the Organization of American […]


OAS and ECPA organize technical exchange mission to strengthen energy efficiency in the Americas

Sunday, June 01, 2014

From May 22-23 Uruguay served as the regional headquarters for the technical exchange mission to strengthen the energy efficiency of the residential sector. For healthy, safe and energy efficient homes in the Americas. This technical exchange mission is part of the activities of ECPA’s Energy Efficiency Working Group chaired by the Government of Mexico as […]


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 […]


OAS to Train Future Leaders on Hemispheric Trade and Environment Issues

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

This seminar addresses key trade and environment agenda issues, from both a multilateral and regional perspective. Through a series of program modules, important areas of trade law and international environmental law and domestic policy are highlighted along with technical issues involved in the relationship between trade and environment. The main objective of this summer course […]


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 […]