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Past activities

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October 11, 2016 - Committee Meeting - As part of the 15th General Assembly of COPA, Salta, Argentina

 

• Resolution on renewable energy

   

• Resolution calling on COPA to reduce the use of paper

 

September 9, 2015 - Committee Meeting - As part of the 14th General Assembly of COPA - Guanajuato, Mexico

 

• Topic:
  • "Renewable energies and efforts to contain CO2 emissions and global warming"

 

• Activity Report and 2016 Work Plan (spanish only)

 

 

April 16, 2015 - Committee meeting - As part of COPA's Executive Committee meeting - San Juan, Puerto Rico

 

• Adopted resolutions:
  • Declaration on climate change
  • Resolution on Doha amendment on climate change
  • Resolution on coastal erosion

 

August 7, 2014 - Committee meeting - Toluca, Mexico

 

• Main topics:
  • "Air Quality"
  • "Climate Change"
  • “Integration strategies and adaptation to climate change in development policies in Latin America"

 

• Adopted resolution by the General Assembly, on November 5, 2014
  • Resolutions on climate change

 

 

May 30, 2012 - Committee meeting - Natal, Brazil*

 

• Agenda

 

* The meeting was held as part of the 16^th Annual Conference of the National Union of State Legislatures of Brazil (UNALE). The Conference took place from May 29 to June 1^st, 2012.

 

>>>>Event full program
>>>>UNALE Website

 

September 8, 2011 - Committtee meeting - As part of the 11^th General Assembly of COPA, Quebec City, Canada

 

• Agenda
• Presentations:
  • "Water, Urbanization and Adaptation to Climate Change" (in spanish) - Dr. Victor Arroyo, Chief Technical Consultant for UN-Habitat in Latin America and the Carribbean with regard to water management
    • Further information: "Challenges and Opportunities for Water-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: Elements for a Regional Agenda" - UN-Habitat
  • "Climate Change and Water Resources in Quebec" (in french) - Dr. Richard Turcotte, Chief of the Division of Hydrology and Hydraulics, Center of Water Expertise of Quebec (Centre d'expertise hydrique du Québec)

 

• Resolution on climate change and water resources
• 2010-2011 activity report
• 2012 work plan (in spanish)

 

May 13, 2011 - Committee meeting - Asunción, Paraguay

 

• Full program (in spanish)
• Draft resolution on water and climate change

 

November 18, 2010 - Committee meeting - As part of the 10^th General Assembly of COPA, Mar del Plata, Argentina

 

• Resolution "Legislating for a greener America: productivity and climate change"

 

July 22, 2010 - Committee meeting - As part of the Extraordinary General Assembly of COPA, Querétaro, Mexico

 

• Resolution on climate change

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