OAS General
Assembly
“Energy
for Sustainable Development”
June
3-5, 2007
Panama
City, Panama
In light of
growing concerns related to the development and use of energy, the
37th OAS General Assembly was held in Panama from June 3-5, 2007.
The OAS General Assembly gathered Ministers of Foreign Affairs in
the region to address the issue of Energy for Sustainable
Development as a central theme. A number of concerns dominated their
discussions and it was reflected in the
Declaration of Panama,
adopted on June 5th , at the end of the Assembly.
The Department
of Sustainable Development released a briefing
on energy for sustainable development as a special edition
of the Policy Series, as well as a new edition of the DSD Policy
Series:
"New opportunities for sustainable energy in response
to climate change".
l press release.
Presentation to the Working Group for the
Negotiation of the Panama Declaration on Energy and
Development.
Participation of
civil society organizations in meetings of the
General Assembly
Heads of Delegation agreed at the XXXIII General
Assembly in 2003 that a Dialogue with CSOs become an
institutionalized meeting of the General Assembly.
Directly preceding the General Assembly, this
Dialogue will take place among CSO representatives,
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Member States, and
the Secretary General of the OAS.
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Civil Society
recommendations from the
roundtable with Civil Society
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Latest
New |
News
on Energy for Sustainable Development.
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In
advance of the OAS General Assembly, the DSD is releasing a briefing on
Energy for Sustainable Development as a special edition of the DSD Policy
Series
New edition of DSD Policy Series on New
opportunities for Sustainable Energy in response to Climate Change
Américas
Magazine: Illuminating the Power of Renewable Energy by Mark
Lambrides and Juan Cruz Monticelli.
[This article appeared in the May/June 2007 issue of Américas
Magazine, a bimonthly publication of the Organization of American
States, in identical English and Spanish editions
(http://www.americas.oas.org)".] |
Documents |
Declaration of Panama: Energy for Sustainable development.
Sustainable
development Resolutions adopted by the general assembly.
Draft- Executive summary. Bioenergy potential for St.
Kitts and Nevis
Agenda.
IV OAS Private Sector Forum: Energy for Development in the Americas:
The Role of Public - Private Partnerships.
Agenda.
IV OAS Private Sector Forum: Energy for Development in the Americas:
The Role of Public - Private Partnerships.
Documents
for the XXXVII Regular Session of the General Assembly
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Meetings |
May 10 -11, 2007.
OAS Headquarters Washington, DC. Roundtable with
Civil Society and Special Meeting of the CISC. l
Agenda
May
31st - June 3rd, 2007.
Panama City, Panama. IV OAS
Private Sector Forum: Energy for Development in the Americas: The
Role of Public - Private Partnerships.
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Working
Group on
Sustainable Development |
Draft
Declaration of Panama “Energy for Sustainable for Sustainable Development”
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Contact
us |
Department of Sustainable
Development
Phone: +(202) 458-3567
Fax: +(202) 458-3560
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