AASA Workshop on Sustainable Energy Development in Asia 2008

■ Date: November 17-18, 2008
■ Venue: Beijing, China
■ Host: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

As part of the AASA’ “Sustainable Development in Asia” project, “The International Workshop on Sustainable Energy Development” was held on 17-18 November in Beijing, China. The events were organized by AASA and CAS, hosted by Institute of Electrical Engineering of CAS and sponsored by InterAcademy Panel (IAP) and InterAcademy Council (IAC).

Participants include 26 representatives of 10 member academies and two observers: Dr. Yee-Cheong Lee, Secretary General of the Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies (FASAS) and Special Advisor on Sustainable Energy to IAC Co-Chair; Prof. H. K. Gupta, Raja Ramanna Fellow of National Geophysical Research Institute, India. Participants shared information about the energy situation in their own country and address the common challenge in Asia. Recommendations are also made on how to prepare a consultative report on sustainable energy development in Asia.  

For more information on the workshop, such as reports, programs and names of speakers, please refer the attachments.