This Meeting sought to further
regional dialogue on critical issues of energy and climate
change in the Western Hemisphere and continued the important
momentum developed over the last two years under the Energy and
Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). The one and a half
day senior-level Meeting provided an opportunity to demonstrate
regional progress and share the on-going collaborative efforts
under ECPA initiatives, as well as served as a
platform to identify
country coordinators for the ECPA pillars to interface with the
ECPA Information Clearinghouse through the Organization of
American States (OAS). Other results from this Meeting included
furthering the involvement of the private sector and civil
society, and planning for the next Energy and Climate
Ministerial to take place before the Sixth Summit of the
Americas hosted by Colombia in April 2012.