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Workshops
On 30 June and 1 July, 2008, some 100 participants representing over 40 countries met in the Paul Löbe Parliament Building in Berlin. They came together at the invitation of the German Federal Government to attend two parallelworkshops of the preparatory process for the foundation of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The specific purpose of these workshops was to develop an initial working programme for IRENA and discuss its statutes and financing.
The workshops formed a major stepping stone in the foundation of IRENA. Participants agreed that IRENA should aim to establish itself quickly as the primary international agency for renewable energy. This echoes the sentiments expressed by attendees at the Preparatory Conference for the Foundation of IRENA, held in Berlin earlier this year.
Workshop I discussed the initial work programme and Articles II to V of IRENA's statutes, relating to the organisation's objective, definitions and activities.
Workshop II, held in parallel, debated IRENA's statutes and financial mechanisms, and discussed key elements of its future organisational structure.
The two workshops helped prepare the ground for the foundation of IRENA. They mark the beginning of the final phase of preparation for the foundation of IRENA, which will conclude with the Final Preparatory Conference (23 to 24 October, 2008) and the Founding Conference (scheduled for 26 and 27 January, 2009).
Summary IRENA Workshops 30 June – 1 July 2008 List of participating countries [EN]
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