18 March 2012: The Second Global Transition 2012 Dialogue on the New Economy focused on a number of issues related to the green economy during a weekend event on the sidelines of negotiations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).
3 April 2012: The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Mexico will implement a three-year project to provide technical assistance and collaboration with other Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) governments on energy efficiency and energy conservation policy and regulation.
The 67th regular session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 67) will convene at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, 18 September 2012, at 3:00 pm. The General Debate will open on Tuesday, 25 September. The preliminary list of items to be included in the provisional agenda is contained in document A/67/50. A draft programme of work of the plenary is expected to be issued in July 2012.
29 March 2012: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a CAD$19 million grant from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to support the Program for a Sustainable and Efficient Management of Energy Resources in Peru.
This electronic consultation is being organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), a specialized agency of the Organization of American States (OAS), on behalf of the European Union-supported project “Towards a Latin America and Caribbean Bio-Economy in Partnership with Europe” (ALCUE-KBBE). The consultation will bring together researchers, professionals, policy makers and business people from fields such as biotechnology, biofuels, biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable agriculture to discuss the scope and implications of the bioeconomy concept for Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries and to contribute to formulating policy recommendations to foster bioeconomy development in LAC.
29 March 2012: At the conclusion of a one-day meeting, leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) issued the New Delhi Declaration on Partnership for Global Stability, Security and Prosperity, which calls for accelerating growth, sustainable development, and food and energy security.
28 March 2012: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced the release of the synthesis report of a study on the green economy in Barbados, which highlights elements for developing a roadmap to further Barbados' pursuit of building a Green Economy.
28 February 2012: A public dialogue on governance of sustainable energy and climate change mitigation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) discussed policy policy challenges, needs and reforms necessary to improve energy access and security, and promote diversification source while mitigating climate change.
21 March 2012: The US State Department has awarded a grant to continue a program for experts to act as consultants and speakers on energy and climate change policy issues in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) on behalf of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA).
18 March 2012: The German Development Bank (KfW) has granted the Latin American Development Bank (CAF) a US$195 million line of credit for projects contributing to climate change mitigation.
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