Vice President Biden will host the first ever Caribbean Energy Security Summit in Washington, DC on January 26, 2015. The Vice President looks forward to welcoming Caribbean leaders and representatives of the international community to promote a cleaner and more sustainable energy future in the Caribbean through improved energy governance, greater access to finance, and […]

Renewable Energy January 2015: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and partners have released the second edition of the ‘Global Atlas on Renewable Energy,’ which includes maps for a number of renewable energy resources, and new functions and tools. The Atlas initiative aims to provide access for countries to the necessary datasets, expertise and financial […]

From 29-30 January 2015, the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) is holding its Third Annual Conference on the theme of “Fiscal Policies and the Green Economy Transition: Generating Knowledge – Creating Impact”. The conference, held in partnership with Ca’Foscari University of Venice, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) […]

This diagram summarizes the main activities carried by the ECPA Clearinghouse during 2014. In its Clearinghouse capacity, the OAS Department for Sustainable Development organized four regional technical workshops throughout the Americas, four Public discussion forums in Washington DC and four sub-regional preparatory meetings for ECPA’s II upcoming ministerial reunion, to be held in 2015. Click […]

The Organization of American States (OAS) is taking part in the twentieth Conference of the Parties (COP20) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which brings together Ministers and Senior Authorities to advance toward the achievement of a global climate agreement. The OAS delegation is headed by Hugo de Zela, Chief of […]

The Third Hemispheric Encounter, which is being organized and presented with the financial support of the US Department of State through its Permanent Mission to the OAS, will explore practical experiences in Disaster Risk Management in key sectors, based on case studies and exchanges of good practices in three selected subregions in the Americas: (i) […]