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. More...

 

Civil Society recommendations from the roundtable with Civil Society  

 

Latest New

 News on Energy for Sustainable Development. More...

 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 More…

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. More...

Working Group on

Sustainable Development

 

 Draft Declaration of Panama “Energy for Sustainable for Sustainable Development”

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This page was last updated on Thursday June 14, 2007.