Energy: Third Research Coordination Meeting/Workshop on Indicators for Sustainable Energy Development (ISED) 
13 - 16 September 2004, United Nations Headquarters

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs hosted the Third Research Coordination Meeting/Workshop on Indicators for Sustainable Energy Development in New York, 13-16 September 2004. The meeting was intended to provide input to work currently underway to apply energy indicators for sustainable development in seven developing countries. Experts from Brazil, Lithuania, Mexico, Russia, Slovakia and Thailand as well as from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the International Energy Agency, Eurostat and the European Environment Agency participated. The meeting was held as part of an IAEA-sponsored project.  (for more info click here)

PARTICIPANTS

AGENDA

Monday, 13 September

Welcome Address by  Patrizio Civili, Assistant-Secretary-General, UNDESA

Programme Overview  by Ivan A. Vera, Programme Planner and Project Officer, IAEA

UN Programmes on Energy Statistics and Indicators , presented by Ester Horvath, UNDESA Statistics Division 

Indicators of Sustainable Development - The UN Effort , Hiroko Morita-Lou, UNDESA

IEA Energy Indicators Project: Status and Future Plans by  Fridjof Unander, IEA

Discussion on the ISED Inter Agency Report on Methodologies and Guidelines
Participants: EUROSTAT, IAEA, IEA, UNDESA and EEA

Tuesday, 14 September

The UN Natural Resource Forum (NRF) Journal and Guidelines for publication of ISED articles
(UNDESA)

Sustainable Development Indicators – Eurostat Effort  by  Roeland Mertens, EUROSTAT

ISED - Country Case Studies - Progress Reports by  Ivan A. Vera, IAEA

Indicators for Sustainable Development in Brazil, by  R. Schaeffer and Mr. A. Szklo  Presentation/Discussion of Brazil country case study with support and participation from statisticians and lecturers from sponsoring organisations.

Final Report on "Use of ISED to Develop Energy Sustainable Projects in Cuba" by D. Perez, I.Lopez, I. Bendellans, T. Gonzalez, F. Marzal, J. Somoza, C. Lopez. 

Presentations/Discussion of Cuba country case study with support and participation from statisticians and lecturers from sponsoring organisations.

"Application of ISED for the preparation of Lithuanian sustainable Energy Strategy: Lithuanian Case Study" by D. Štreimikiene. 

Presentations/Discussion of Lithuania country case study with support and participation from statisticians and lecturers from sponsoring organisations.

Wednesday, 15 September

Energy and Environment Indicators  Presented by Peter Taylor, EEA

EUROSTAT Energy Indicators Program Data Collection and Production  by Mr. Roeland Mertens, EUROSTAT

"Indicators for Sustainable Energy Development" presented by J.A. Medina and R. López Pérez.
Presentations/Discussion of Mexico country case study with support and participation from statisticians and lecturers from sponsoring organisations.

"Initial analysis of Different Indicators for Sustainable Energy Development on the basis of Existing Economic Energy and Environmental Trends in Russia" presented by S. Molodtsov, Centre for Energy Policy, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation.Presentations/Discussion of Russian Federation country case study with support and participation from statisticians and lecturers from sponsoring organisations.

"Indicators of Sustainable Energy Development - Case Study Slovakia" by J. Balajka, Profing S.R.O. Presentations/Discussion of Slovak Republic country case study with support and participation from statisticians and lecturers from sponsoring organisations.

"Indicators for sustainable Energy Development: Thailand Case Study" presented by Jessie L.Todoc, CEERD.

Presentations/Discussion of Thailand country case study with support and participation from statisticians and lecturers from sponsoring organisations.

Thursday, 16 September

The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation. Commission on Sustainable Development: Future Energy Activities presented by Katherine  Abdalla, UNDESA,  Workshop Co-ordinator

ISED and Energy Country Profiles  presented by I. A. Vera, Programme Planner, IAEA