The Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), under the chairmanship of Ambassador Lou-Anne Gaylene Gilchrist, Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the OAS, will convene a meeting in observance of Earth Day 2025.

This session, organized by the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI), will focus on advancing dialogue around critical priorities for the energy transition in the Americas—centered on energy security, resilience, and sustainability.

The draft order of business for the meeting is as follows:

1. Observance of Earth Day 2025

Responding to the Critical Energy Transition Priorities in the Americas – Energy Security, Resilience, and Sustainability Concept Note: CIDI/INF.651/25 rev.2

• Opening Remarks: Luis Almagro, Secretary General, OAS
• Keynote remarks: Hon. Michael Halkitis, Minister of Economic Affairs, The Bahamas; Chair of the Inter-American Committee for Sustainable Development (CIDS)

Panel:

• Noemi Hernandez Rodriguez, Senior Country Officer, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
• Ignacio Lorenzo, Director of Technical Advisory on Biodiversity and Climate (CAF)
• Wazim Mowla, Fellow & Lead of the Caribbean Initiative Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council
• Mark Lambrides, Director, Department for Sustainable Development, OAS/SEDI

Speaker Bios: Textual 

 Dialogue with Member States

2. Other Matters

OAS Webcast available here