Date of Event: 1 February 2016 Event Holder: International Institute for Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development Policy and Practice) Description: In advance of the Third UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), regional high-level meetings will convene to discuss priorities for a New Urban Agenda and to develop policy recommendations. The meetings are expected to result in a participants' declaration that will be considered an official input to Habitat III. This regional meeting is expected to take place in February 2016.
Organized by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Latin American and Caribbean Council on Renewable Energy (Lac-Core), RELACCx will focus on renewable energy finance and development in Latin America and the Caribbean. This industry-to-industry event will explore political and financial landscapes, prominent and emerging markets, and existing energy infrastructure, with an eye on providing tools for accelerating renewable energy development in these regions. Scheduled sessions cover: finance, markets and policy; banking perspectives; business models for small-scale renewables; financing utility renewables; project development; financial models; and technologies and markets.
Source: UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Source: UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Source: UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Source: UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division