The Future of Renewable Energy in Central America || Nicaragua

On August 30, The Worldwatch Institute and the INCAE Business School’s Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS), with support from the Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and the Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America (EEP), hosted the workshop “The Way Forward for Renewable Energy in Central America” in Managua, Nicaragua.

This workshop took the form of a participative dialogue to promote the exchange of ideas and experiences between a select group of experts, industry delegates and government representatives of each Central American country. The workshop focused on the issue of access to energy through renewable sources in low-income communities.

During the workshop, initial findings of an ongoing Worldwatch-CLACDS Project were presented and discussed. The ultimate goal of this project, as well as this stakeholder consultation is the design of a technical, socio-economic and political roadmap defining concrete steps toward rapidly expanding the adoption of renewable energy technologies in Central America. 

Experts from a range of renewable energy professions presented best practice case studies and how to replicate such examples. Break-out groups or ‘action labs’ during the workshop discussed individual contributions. Involvement in the project will extend beyond the workshop itself through ongoing participation in the project’s future events as well as a moderated online forum, forming a community of experts committed to advance renewable energy in Central America.

For further information, please contact the project's manager, Adam Dolezal: adolezal@worldwatch.org.

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