"Sustainable use of Energy resources"
DIVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS - DESA
The
Nineteenth Special Session
of the General Assembly, called to review progress
achieved five years afterthe United Nations Conference
on Environment and Development, recognized the need
to move toward sustainable patterns in the production,
distribution and use of energy. The Energy and Transport Branch
of the Division for Sustainable Development provides
advisory services to Governments, and technically supports
energy projects at the field level with a focus on increasing
the supply of energy services in developing countries,
particularly in rural areas, and managing the demand
for energy, largely through energy efficiency efforts,
capacity building, promoting increased energy investments
and expanding the role of the private sector and local
communities.