UNEP Risø Center, URC: UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC) supports the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its aim to incorporate environmental aspects into energy planning and policy worldwide, with a special emphasis to assist developing countries.

URC, formerly known as UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment (UCCEE), is sponsored by UNEP, the Danish International Development Assistance (Danida) and Risoe National Laboratory.

Reflecting the needs of developing countries to make the CDM operational, the United Nations Environmental Program - UNEP, through the UNEP Risø Centre, is implementing a project on Capacity Development for the CDM - CD4CDM - with funding from the government of the Netherlands. The overall objective of the CD4CDM is to enable a friendly bussiness & regulatory environment for the CDM in developing countries by establishing & strengthening institutional capacities and by creating human capabilities to approve, formulate, implement and monitor CDM projects in the target countries.

Contact: Miriam Hinostroza, URC miriam.hinostroza@risoe.dk
WEB: http://uneprisoe.org/ and http://cd4cdm.org/

 

Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE): The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) is an organization for cooperation, coordination and advisory assistance, having as its fundamental purpose the promotion of integration, development, conservation, rational exploitation and marketing of the energy resources of its 26 Member Countries. Its maximum body is the Meeting of Ministers of its Member Countries who meet annually to draw up policies of the regional energy sector. OLADE works on the following areas: energy integration, rural electrification, climate change, energy markets competition, energy planning, transformation of state-owned energy enterprises, energy efficiency, biofuels, training and energy information. In this regard, together with the University of Calgary are developing the project “Energy and Climate Change”, with the financial support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The project is aiming to strengthen the capacity building of the Latin American and Caribbean countries to be able to participate in the Clean Development Mechanism, through the supply of updated information on CDM procedures and activities; analysis of the activities at both national and regional level; and, technical and institutional strengthening.

Contact: Eng. Byron Chiliquinga, OLADE bchiliq@olade.org.ec
WEB: www.olade.org (at the main page go to Projects/Energy and Climate Change/Documents with CIDA support).

 

International Emissions Trading Association (IETA): The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) is a non-profit organization created in June 1999 to establish a functional international framework for trading greenhouse gas emission reductions. IETA is dedicated to ensuring that the objectives of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change and ultimately climate protection are met through the establishment of effective systems for trading in greenhouse gas emissions by businesses, in an economically efficient manner while maintaining societal equity and environmental integrity. Our membership includes leading international companies from across the carbon trading cycle. IETA members seek to develop an emissions trading regime that results in real and verifiable greenhouse gas emission reductions, balancing economic efficiency with environmental integrity and social equity. As of June 2008 the IETA comprises more than 180 international companies from OECD and non-OECD countries. IETA has formed several partnerships such as with the World Bank and Eurelectric. IETA Members are part of a proactive group of business organizations that, under the umbrella of the association, will provide their professional and business experience and expertise to global and national dialogues that are developing the key components of the greenhouse gas (GHG) market.

Contact: Edwin Aalders, IETA aalders@ieta.org
WEB: www.ieta.org

 

 

Contact: Marcos Castro, WORLD BANK  mcastrorodriguez@worldbank.org
WEB: http://www.worldbank.org/

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ProChile: ProChile, The Chilean Trade Commission, is an agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It works to promote exports of goods and services by providing support to the export industry. ProChile has access to innovative export promotion tools such as:

1) Conducting studies and developing methods to guide and train entrepreneurs in the use of new information technologies;
2) Organizing international trade fairs and business missions;
3) Developing programs to help SMEs enter the global marketplace;
4) Conducting national calls for proposals for export promotion programs.

At present, the support of a global network is a major advantage for conducting business in the world market. Because of its global presence, ProChile is a major asset to Chilean exporters for doing business in the global marketplace through its trade bureaus in five continents and throughout Chile.

Global Network: ProChile's trade offices -strategically located in 56 markets- are run by specialized teams that use their expertise to help Chilean exporters conduct international operations.

Among many other services, the network provides market data and makes it easier to establish business contacts.

National Network: Through its 13 regional offices and head office in Santiago, ProChile encourages development of the range of export goods produced by national producers. Regional offices provide guidance and important, up-to-date information on international markets. In addition, they offer the strategic technical assistance needed to prepare and implement export promotion programs and other necessary actions for trade.