AASA Workshop on "Sustainable Energy Development in Asia"

The Association of the Academies of Science in Asia (AASA) organized an international workshop on "Sustainable Energy Development in Asia" from 17-18 November 2008 in Beijing, China, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) as part of the AASA’ “Sustainable Development in Asia” project. The event was organized by AASA and CAS, hosted by Institute of Electrical Engineering of CAS and sponsored by IAP.

Participants included 26 representatives of 10 member academies and two observers. Participants shared information about the energy situation in their own country and addressed the common challenges in Asia in line with the recommendations from the IAC Report "Lighting the Way: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future" (2007) . Recommendations were also made on how to prepare a consultative report on sustainable energy development in Asia. For the workshop report and more details on the event, see : http://www.aasa-net.org/ (follow link to "Meetings" ref. no. 35). For more information, contact: aasa@kast.or.kr