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CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY OF HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND ADAPTATION OPTIONS IN CENTRAL AMERICA

Background

 

Climate change induced by greenhouse gases increased atmospheric concentration (GHG), together with ecosystems degradation of and biodiversity loss is one of the biggest global challenges humanity faces. Although the Central American countries generate a small percentage of greenhouse gases global emissions (GHGs) are highly vulnerable to climate change because of their geographic, economic and social policies.

Among climate change expected manifestations in Central America (CA) there is a higher frequency, and intensity of extreme weather events, both by excessive rainfall, and drought events,... [+]

  Renewable Energy

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY OBSERVATORY

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), sponsored by UNIDO, strives toward the implementation of the “Renewable Energy Observatory for Latin America” project. ¨ This project aims at promoting renewable energy in the following Latin American and the Caribbean countries: Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. The goal is to develop a renewable energy information base through gathering information in each country on the different existing energy technologies, their state of the art, and the different financing mechanisms,. One of the biggest problems in the renewable energy sector in Latin America is that there has been little... [+]

  PALCEE

ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN – PALCEE

Objective

To institutionalize energy efficiency in two Central American countries; El Salvador and Nicaragua, and two in the Caribbean; Jamaica and Grenada, through the strengthening of the responsible institution in charge of guiding and directing the energy efficiency programs nationwide, including laws and regulations, in order to achieve sustainable energy savings, differing investment needs in the energy sector, improving the country's finances and reducing CO 2 emissions.

Project Scope

With the valuable financial support from the Austrian Development Cooperation, the project aims at strengthening the institutional framework... [+]

  SIE Regional

SIE


Background

The Regional Energy Information System, SIER, is a project that was conceived in September 2006 at the Meeting of Ministers of OLADE in Mexico City, as a Ministerial Decision (XXXVII/D/447)... [+]

  Competencia En Mercados Energéticos

Forma parte del Programa de Energía Sostenible que se desarrolla conjuntamente con la Universidad de Calgary, con el financiamiento del Gobierno de Canadá, a través de la Agencia Canadiense de Desarrollo Internacional.

El proyecto deberá analizar la experiencia de operación de los mercados energéticos en la región y documentar las lecciones aprendidas, de manera que sirvan para todos los Países Miembros. La primera fase presentará un panorama general del estado en que se encuentra el sector y su organización en todos los países de la región. Esa visión regional servirá de base para la segunda fase, donde se realizarán cuatro estudios de caso, para examinar en detalle la... [+]

  ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Energy efficiency is the ability to use less energy to produce the same amount of light, heat and other energy services.

 

Latin America and the Caribbean Energy Efficiency Program - PALCEE

 

It is a program to strengthen the institutional framework for energy efficiency in the region, through the guidance and leadership of national programs, including laws and regulations.

 

Latin American and the Caribbean Energy Efficiency Network - RED-LAC-EE

 

The Network will be a link between all professionals in the region working in the field.
It will disclose reference documents, experiences and regulations... [+]

  SIE - Regional


The SIE Regional Platform is the result of the Non Reimbursable Technical Cooperation (No. ATN/OC-11258-RG) by the Inter-American Development Bank,
BID, the execution by... [+]
  SIE - Regional


The SIE Regional Platform is the result of the Non Reimbursable Technical Cooperation (No. ATN/OC-11258-RG) by the Inter-American Development Bank,
BID,... [+]