Context

The Caribbean region is heavily dependent on fossil fuels and spends a large percentage of its foreign exchange earnings on imported oil and other hydrocarbons. Energy security is a key priority, as prices at the gas pump and the grocery store rise their effects reverberate throughout the economy. Achieving energy security increases stability, economic progress and environmental progress throughout the region.

 

Against this background, two regional sustainable energy events will take place on July 23 and 24, 2008 at the Sheraton Cable Beach Resort in Nassau, the Bahamas.  First, the GS/OAS, through its Department for Sustainable Development, the IADB, IICA and the Government of the United States are collaborating to convene the Caribbean Regional Sustainable Energy High Level Seminar on July 23, 2008. CLICK HERE to view the agenda.

 

On the following day, July 24, 2008, the private sector is invited to participate in the discussions during the Business Roundtable: Opportunities in the Caribbean Renewable Energy Sector.  CLICK HERE to view the agenda.

 

The synergy of these two events provides the possibility of gathering the main energy and agro-energy stakeholders of the Caribbean for a regional effort to promote the implementation of the CREBAP and to facilitate the expansion of sustainable energy development throughout the Caribbean.

 

Objective

Through these fora, the private sector is invited to listen to the proceedings of the Caribbean Regional Sustainable Energy High Level Seminar on July 23, 2008, and on July 24, 2008, have substantive discussions with Caribbean leaders with the objective of advancing the deployment of renewable energy technologies.

 

Who Should Attend

Operators of renewable energy facilities, financial institutions, and other private sector stakeholders with an interest in deploying renewable energy technologies in the countries of  The Bahamas; Dominica; Grenada; St. Lucia; St. Kitts & Nevis; Guyana; Barbados; Jamaica; Antigua & Barbuda; Belize; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Haiti; Montserrat.

Sheraton Cable Beach

Nassau, Bahamas

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