Last update: April 22, 2009

Energy Security Section

Advocate and support member States to undertake a shift towards a new paradigm of energy production and used that will improve access to modern energy services, ensure energy security to fuel rapid economic development and social advancement and enhance environmental sustainability at country, regional and global levels.

• Energy production and use

  To actively promote a paradigm shift in energy production and use to strike a balance between energy development and environmental sustainability with a focus on low carbon development.

• Renewable energy

  To strive to scale up the use of renewable energy for sustainable development through supporting the development and transfer of appropriate technologies and South-South-North triangle cooperation

• Transboundary cooperation

  To further promote transboundary energy cooperation at a subregional level

• Countries with special needs

  To support countries with special needs on sustainable energy policy, such as least developed, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.

Latest News

	Meeting on Energy Cooperation in North-East Asia held in Busan, Republic of Korea, 19-20 January 2009

	Meeting on Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Central Asia including SPECA countries held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 18- 21 November 2008

	Sixty-fourth Session of the Commission proposes new resolution to promote renewable technology transfer for energy security and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific

	Theme study on Energy Security and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

	North-east Asia energy working group meets in Thailand to discuss further opportunities for collaboration