Virtual Training Workshop on Climate Financing for Small Island Developing States
01 March 2022 |
04 March 2022 |
Virtual
The training was co-organized by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) through the SIDS Lighthouses (LHI) Initiative and Green Climate Fund (GCF). MOEJ and IRENA have been organizing a number of targeted training programs and workshops since 2015 to promote renewable energy deployment in SIDS through building capacity to access climate finance. As a sequel to the previous programs, this workshop also aims to deepen understanding of the requirements and procedures of various climate financing schemes while also introducing various renewable energy technology options and green hydrogen. In strengthening the capacity of SIDS to access climate finance, the training included a follow-up support by Green Climate Fund in formulating Concept Notes which may be further developed as actual GCF project applications as well as accessing the simplified approval processes of the GCF.
Accelerating the development of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) in SIDS
11 February 2022 |
Virtual
This webinar on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is part of a three- part Technical Webinar Series which aims to promote ocean energy development in SIDS, including offshore renewable energy through the sharing of global, regional and national experiences, best practices and lessons learned on renewable energy technologies such as: (i) Offshore Wind and Floating Solar Photovoltaic (PV); (ii) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC); and (iii) Wave and Tidal Energy.
Accelerating the development of Offshore Wind and Floating Solar PV
16 December 2021 |
Virtual
This webinar on offshore wind and floating solar PV technologies is part of a three- part Technical Webinar Series which aims to promote offshore renewable energy development in SIDS, including ocean energy through the sharing of global, regional and national experiences, best practices and lessons learned on offshore energy technologies including: (i) Offshore Wind and Floating Solar Photovoltaic (PV); (ii) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC); and (iii) Wave and Tidal Energy.
Grenada Capacity Building Programme for Energy Management and Energy Audits
14 December 2021 |
Virtual
Through the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative, IRENA, in collaboration with the Energy Division, Ministry of Finance, Planning, Economic Development and Physical Development, Grenada, have developed a Capacity Building Programme for Energy Management and Energy Audits targeting different audiences such as homeowners, youth, hotels and financial institutions as well as government ministries and statutory organisations.
Climate Emergency Finance for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Transformation
08 November 2021 |
AOSIS Pavilion, COP 26, Glasgow, United Kingdom
On Monday 08 November, 2021, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) hosted a hybrid event at the AOSIS Pavilion at COP26, Glasgow, United Kingdom, entitled Climate Emergency Finance for SIDS Energy Transformation.
Pacific Regional Training on the Assessment of GHG Mitigation Policies and Projects
05 October 2021 |
Physical
Through the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative, IRENA, in collaboration with SPC, is hosting a virtual regional training that aims to strengthen the Pacific SIDS capacity to implement their NDCs and long-term low emission development strategies, by developing participants’ skills in various techniques and methodologies for appraising GHG mitigation policies and projects, collection and use of energy data to estimate GHG emissions reductions from policies and projects in the energy and related end-use sectors, monitoring and evaluation of GHG emission reduction policies and projects. The training will be based on the current uses of energy and emissions profiles of Pacific SIDS and will focus on the types of policies and projects that are most relevant for reducing GHG emissions in these countries. It will also focus on the types of energy data and analysis that are necessary to build a strong business case for GHG emission reduction policies and projects as well as simple and cost-effective ways to obtain this data.
Read more here.
Transforming Energy: Spotlight on Small Developing States (SIDS) – EXPO 2020
05 October 2021 |
Physical
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Abu Dhabi Development Fund (ADFD) and Masdar teamed up to host an event at EXPO 2020, Dubai, focused on improving access to finance in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
The 26th Pre- Conference of Parties Conversations and Launch of Jamaica’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Partnership Plan
29 September 2021 |
Virtual
The Government of Jamaica has developed a NDC Implementation Plan with the support of the NDC Partnership and several implementing and development partners which was launched on 29 September 2021.
Launch of the Eastern Caribbean Solar Challenge: Race to the Sun
20 May 2021 |
06 December 2021 |
Virtual
The Eastern Caribbean Solar Challenge: Race to the Sun is a project of the Caribbean NDC Finance Initiative (NDCFI) which aims to increase deployment of renewable energy technologies in support of national, regional and global goals to increase climate resilience and towards keeping global temperature increase within 1.5°C.
Implementation Lab: Latin America and Caribbean Regional Climate Week
13 May 2021 |
Virtual
As part of the mandate given at COP 25 to improve the Marrakech Partnership for enhancing ambition, the High-level Champions, Gonzalo Muñoz, High-Level Champion of the COP 25 Presidency of Chile, and Mr. Nigel Topping, High-Level Champion of the COP 26 Presidency of the United Kingdom, conducted a process to gather feedback from Parties and non-Party stakeholders to develop their vision and strategy for collectively striving for a 1.5 degree, resilient world. This process has demonstrated that the High-Level Champions have a key responsibility to converge non-Party stakeholders and provide a bridge to national governments, highlighting opportunities and solutions for implementation. Providing this bridge is one of the key functions of an improved Marrakech Partnership[1], facilitating an implementation and ambition loop using the Climate Action Pathways[2] and Race-to-Zero Breakthroughs[3] as the basis for collaboration. In light of this role, the Champions will be piloting “Implementation Labs” to be held during Regional Climate Weeks.
Net-zero Investment Lab: Public and Private Sector Collaboration on Accelerating Green Investment in SIDS
30 March 2021 |
23 February 2021 |
Virtual
Since the Earth Summit in 1992, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have been recognised as a special category of countries that have unique circumstances and needs arising from the adverse impacts of climate change. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the SIDS economies and livelihoods. The Alliance of Small Islands States (AOSIS) has been the moral advocate and champion on high climate ambition for the island nations and has achieved remarkable accomplishments on global climate change and sustainable development agenda, including the formation of UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and most recently Paris Agreement. SIDS have committed to transitioning key sectors to ensure they meet the 1.5°C goal, as reflected in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), including ambition towards 100% renewable energy targets. Launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019, the “Accelerating Renewable Energy Transition in SIDS” initiative committed to transition to ambitious sustainable energy targets by 2030, by leveraging the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative (LHI).
Pacific NDC Dialogue: Enhancing and Implementing the Pacific SIDS Commitments to the Paris Agreement through Energy Transformation
23 February 2021 |
23 February 2021 |
Webinar
The Small Island Developing States played a pivotal and cohesive role in the lead up to the adoption of the Paris Agreement and were amongst the first countries to ratify and submit their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
Technical Webinar Series-Transforming SIDs Power System through VRE
29 October 2020 |
29 October 2020 |
Webinar
This webinar was an initiative by IRENA to support Small island developing states in their transition to a sustainable energy future. It aims to outreach our publication “Transforming small island states” and share results and recommendations of some of the grid assessment studies conducted in the recent past for Islands.
Energy Transformation in Small Island Developing States Towards Sustainable and Climate Resilient Post-Pandemic Recovery
15 September 2020 |
15 September 2020 |
Webinar
Ministers, high-level representatives of Small Island States (SIDS) along with partner countries, and multilateral institutions met virtually on 15 September 2020, 8:00 – 9:30 EST, to discuss Energy Transformation in SIDS towards Sustainable and Climate resilient Post-Pandemic Recovery as part of the webinar series of the UN Climate Action Summit’s Energy Transition Track . The series were organized by the Governments of Denmark and Ethiopia as co-chairs of the Energy Track.
SIDS High-Level Dialogue: Accelerating Energy Transition in Small Island Developing States to Stimulate Post-Pandemic Recovery
01 June 2020 |
01 June 2020 |
Webinar
IRENA and AOSIS organised a virtual Ministerial Dialogue bringing together Governments, development partners and regional and multilateral institutions to consider actions needed to advance a transformation of the energy systems in SIDS, taking into account the latest developments and national experiences in the face of COVID-19.
Watch the webinar recording below.
Small Island Developing States: Renewable Ambition in Pursuit of Climate Change Adaptation
10 December 2019 |
10 December 2019 |
Madrid, Spain
According to opening remarks by IRENA’s Director for Knowledge, Policy and Finance Rabia Ferroukhi, the energy targets for 2020 were reached already in 2017, three years ahead of schedule. Following extensive consultations, a new target was set for 5 GW of new capacity by 2023, forming the basis of a new SIDS climate package announced in September 2019 at the UN Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit. Ferroukhi said: “The energy transition cannot be viewed in isolation from the broader socio-economic structures it is built upon and upon which its long-term sustainability depends. Profound systemic changes are required to ensure a fair and just transition, one that leaves no one behind.”
Building Capacity on Bankable Power Purchase Agreements in Pacific Islands
26 November 2019 |
26 November 2019 |
Fiji
Committing private capital to the deployment of renewable energy projects in the Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) has been the focus of a roundtable that kicked off on Monday 25 November 2019 in Nadi, Fiji. The capacity building roundtable on the design of bankable power purchase agreements in the Pacific SIDS was organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in partnership with the Pacific Power Association, Pacific Community, Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. The event was opened by Pacific Power Association Executive Director, Mr Andrew Daka and IRENA’s Programme Officer, SIDS Lighthouses, Ms Arieta Gonelevu Rakai.
Supporting the development of bankable bioenergy projects in Cuba
18 November 2019 |
20 November 2019 |
Havana, Cuba
A training workshop jointly led by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and IRENA Supporting the development of bankable bioenergy projects in Cuba will bring together governments, the private sector, civil society, local authorities and other international organizations to develop ambitious green solutions for a better energy transformation.
Capacity building workshop on preparation of bankable concept notes for climate finance in SIDS
28 January 2019 |
30 January 2019 |
Male, Maldives
MOEJ and IRENA organised a three-day training program to support the development of project proposals to access climate finance by SIDS stakeholders through various entities including local banks and climate finance entities.
Geothermal Energy Roundtable and UNFC Training Course for Geothermal Energy
05 December 2018 |
12 July 2018 |
Saint Lucia
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission (OECS) together with International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the International Geothermal Association (IGA) and the World Bank organised the Geothermal Energy Roundtable and United Nations Framework Classification (UNFC) Training Course for Geothermal Energy on 5th - 7th December 2018, in Saint Lucia.
Caribbean Workshop on Renewable Energy in Small Islands Developing States: How to strengthen resilience and accelerate renewable energy deployment
28 November 2018 |
29 November 2018 |
Aruba
IRENA, in collaboration with the Aruba Centre of Excellence for the Sustainable Development of SIDS, organised a workshop to discuss issues to energy resiliency and renewable energy deployment in the Caribbean.
International Renewable Energy Conference in Cabo Verde: Bridging the knowledge gap on climate financing in small island states
22 November 2018 |
23 November 2018 |
Cabo Verde, Santiago Island
This event was organized by the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Energy of Cabo Verde and launched within the scope of our Renewable Energy Sector Support Program, financed by the Luxembourg Development Cooperation.
SIDS Lighthouses Initiative workshop on renewable energy project development and financing in the Indian Ocean Islands
19 November 2018 |
23 November 2018 |
Port Louis, Mauritius
Organised in the framework of the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative and co-organized with the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), this regional workshop on renewable energy project development and financing in the Indian Ocean Islands aims to support capacity building efforts by implementing a regional training on project development and financing for local SIDS stakeholders.
Training workshop on renewable energy project development and financing for Pacific and Caribbean Small Islands
15 October 2018 |
19 October 2018 |
Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
Under the framework of the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative, IRENA held a technical workshop on project development and financing for Caribbean and Pacific SIDS stakeholders during IPS Connect 2018.
SIDS Lighthouses Initiative 2.0: High-Level Roundtable on “Increasing Ambition to Accelerate Energy Transformation in Small Islands Developing States”
28 September 2018 |
28 September 2018 |
New York, USA
Building on the success of the Initiative and following the consultative process undertaken with all LHI partners, this event was instrumental in drawing together political leadership and launch a more ambitious phase of the Initiative, LHI 2.0, which will take the sustainable energy transformation of islands to the next level.
Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Conference: Energy Resilience Independence
23 September 2018 |
27 September 2018 |
Miami
This event, organised by CARILEC in partnership with IRENA and other partners, gathered researchers, thought leaders, utility and energy professionals and vendors and provide them with a unique platform to delve deeply into renewable energy and resilience from both a global and a regional perspective.
SIDS Lighthouses Initiative is supported and coordinated by the International Renewable Energy Agency.