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OAS Assistant Secretary General Receives Award at Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum in Aruba

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Photo: OAS The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, received an award during the Caribbean Renewal Energy Forum (CREF), for his outstanding contribution to the initiative. Ambassador Ramdin participated in the opening of the event, together with the Prime Minister of Aruba, Mike Eman; and CREF Chair Jerry Butler, […]


The Sixth International Energy Symposium Starts in Panama

Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Panama City, October 9, 2013 — The Sixth International Energy Symposium was installed this morning in the Central American country. At a formal lecture, Panama’s National Secretary of Energy, Mr. Vicente Prescott, talked about the evolution of the local energy market and commented on the need to work in the construction of an electric grid […]


Senior ECPA Fellow Jeff Soule Visits Chile on Behalf of ECPA

Monday, October 07, 2013

Jeff Soule, a Senior Fellow in the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), will be traveling October 5 – October 11, 2013 to participate in meetings and events in Chile including a workshop with the Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo and a conference for students and academics at the “American Academy of Science […]


Leaders and Scientists Come Together for a Planning Workshop on Metrology and Technology Challenges

Friday, October 04, 2013

The National Metrology Center (CENAM) will work with the Organization of American States and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to host a planning workshop on metrology and technology challenges under ECPA’s Renewable Energy and Climate Science initiative. It will take place in Queretaro, Mexico on the CENAM campus from October 8-9, 2013. The […]


Ministers of agriculture call for their sector to be given a bigger role in water management

Thursday, October 03, 2013

Heads of delegation from Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina and Bahamas (from right to left) signed the Declaration first. Buenos Aires, September 25, 2013 (IICA)- A number of important decisions were taken at the Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2013, which is taking place in Argentina. Two of the most important involve pledges […]


The Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Announces Strategic Partnership with the Center for Information on Renewable Energies

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

The Center for Information on Renewable Energies (CINER) joins the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) in a joint effort to contribute shape a new energy agenda in the Americas. Through this partnership, citizens of the Americas can be better informed about the most current environmental and climate change challenges. CINER seeks to […]