A partnership between the Government of Colombia and Purdue University was announced on January 20, 2014, after a meeting with the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, the Minister of Education, Maria Fernanda Campo, and the President of Purdue University, Mitchell Daniels. President Santos invited Purdue to play a central role in planning for the […]

On February 26, 2014, Panama City will host a regional technical workshop under the auspices of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). The ECPA Clearinghouse, led by the OAS Department of Sustainable Development, is supporting Panama’s National Energy Secretariat in the organization of this activity which will address various aspects of the […]

On January 16 the ECPA Clearinghouse, hosted by the OAS Department of Sustainable Development (DSD), convened a public discussion forum on energy and climate change education with the aim of identifying ways to advance greater energy and climate change awareness, education and literacy across the Americas. The event facilitated open debate among a diverse group […]

A grant under the Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean ECPA initiative, implemented by the Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) of the Organization of American States (OAS), is allowing H.O.P.E. Nevis to deploy a community engagement action plan against natural hazards in the lush Caribbean island of Nevis. Over the course of one […]

IDEAL is a private non-profit organization headquartered in Florianopolis, Brazil, dedicated to the advancement of renewable energy for the development of energy integration policies in Latin America. IDEAL focuses its work in three main activities: The Eco_Logicas contest, the Cleaner Energy Seminar and America del Sol. These programs include a series of free initiatives. Additionally, […]

ECPA strategic partner Organization for the Development of Latin America ONWARD International and Brazil’s International Institute for Local Development (IIDEL) are organizing a “Technical Mission on Urban Management Capacity Building to Advance Municipal Development through Public-Private Partnerships.” The technical mission will take place in the city of Curitiba, Brazil, on February 24-28, 2014. This technical […]

The Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) is a global partnership of international organizations and experts that identifies and addresses major knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice. By encouraging widespread collaboration and world-class research, the GGKP offers practitioners and policymakers the policy guidance, good practices, tools, and data necessary to support the transition to […]