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  • Resolution number 57/6: Implementation of the Sustainable Energy Development Action Programme, Strategies and Implementation Modalities for the Asian and Pacific Region, 2001-2005, in support of the Bali Declaration on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Energy and Sustainable Development
  • Resolution 56/4: Promotion of a sustainable energy future for small island states

 

Resolution number 57/6

Implementation of the Sustainable Energy Development Action Programme, Strategies and Implementation Modalities for the Asian and Pacific Region, 2001-2005, in support of the Bali Declaration on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Energy and Sustainable Development

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,

Recalling the decision made at its fifty-sixth session to hold a high-level regional meeting on energy for sustainable development and the need to move towards sustainable patterns of production, distribution and use of energy, as stressed in the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, adopted by the General Assembly at its nineteenth special session held in 1997, and the multi-year programme of work of the Commission on Sustainable Development,

Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolution 1999/60 of 30 July 1999 on preparations for the ninth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development,

Recalling further Commission resolution 56/4 of 7 June 2000 on the promotion of a sustainable energy future for small island states,

Recalling the mission statement and programme areas as contained in the Regional Action Programme for Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Development, 2001-2005 adopted by the Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific, 2000, held in Kitakyushu, Japan, from 31 August to 5 September 2000,

Convinced that energy is a crucial input to economic and social development, and that energy development and use in all its social, economic and environmental dimensions will also contribute to poverty alleviation,

Acknowledging that an increase in demand for energy is inescapable in view of the high economic growth prospects in the countries of the Asian and Pacific region, but that the increase has to be met by a choice of fuels and technologies which would keep the negative environmental impact to the minimum possible level,

Acknowledging further the need to enhance the capacity of concerned stakeholders in developing sustainable energy development strategies under which energy services can be expanded and improved with a minimum compromise on environmental quality,

Noting with satisfaction the successful outcome of the High-level Regional Meeting on Energy for Sustainable Development held in Bali, Indonesia, from 21 to 24 November 2000, which adopted the Bali Declaration on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Energy and Sustainable Development, and the Sustainable Energy Development Action Programme, Strategies and Implementation Modalities for the Asian and Pacific Region, 2001-2005 (hereinafter referred to as the Sustainable Energy Development Action Programme),

Noting that the Sustainable Energy Development Action Programme identified several areas for action, as follows:

  1. Developing policies to promote energy utilization for poverty alleviation by ensuring energy availability at affordable prices;

  2. Strengthening planning capacity on sustainable energy development by establishing clear linkages to other sectors;

  3. Promoting the implementation of a supply-side and demand-side energy efficiency programme in the region;

  4. Promoting the application of renewable and clean energy technologies in the region;

  5. Promoting and assisting a dedicated global project to create 100 per cent renewable energy in the small island developing states of the region;

  6. Mobilizing financial resources from traditional sources and the private sector,
Noting further that the Bali Declaration and the Sustainable Energy Development Action Programme stress that international cooperation is necessary to support regional efforts in enhancing national capacity, mobilizing national resources and facilitating technology transfer,
  1. Welcomes with satisfaction the findings, conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the High-level Regional Meeting on Energy for Sustainable Development, including the Bali Declaration on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Energy and Sustainable Development, and the Sustainable Energy Development Action Programme, Strategies and Implementation Modalities for the Asian and Pacific Region, 2001-2005 adopted by the Meeting;

  2. Calls upon all members and associate members who made commitments expressed in the Bali Declaration to fulfil those commitments, to undertake appropriate measures at the national level and to actively pursue the implementation of the Sustainable Energy Development Action Programme;

  3. Further calls upon donor governments and agencies, regional and international financial institutions, United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to assist developing countries in enhancing their national capacity, mobilizing resources and facilitating technology transfer as mutually agreed;

  4. Notes in particular the call to shift from agenda to action as recommended by the High-level Regional Meeting;

  5. Requests the Executive Secretary, in order to implement the Bali Declaration:

  1. To assist members and associate members in mobilizing human, financial and technical resources for the implementation of the recommendations of the High-level Regional Meeting, including the Bali Declaration and the Sustainable Energy Development Action Programme;

  2. To undertake a comprehensive regional programme to assist countries of the region, particularly the developing countries, in the formulation of effective strategies on the efficient use of energy and the application of renewable and clean energy technologies;

  3. To promote effective coordination of the activities of all relevant United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, as well as private sector organizations, non-governmental organizations and other sections of civil society, in facilitating and monitoring the implementation of the Bali Declaration and the Sustainable Energy Development Action Programme;

  4. To follow closely the outcome of the ninth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development and undertake appropriate follow-up action at the regional level in support of the Bali Declaration;

  5. To include in the agenda of the fifth session of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Development, to be held in 2003, a midterm review and assessment of the progress achieved in the implementation of the recommendations of the High-level Regional Meeting on Energy for Sustainable Development, the Bali Declaration and the Sustainable Energy Development Action Programme, and to report on this review to the Commission at its sixtieth session in 2004.

5th meeting
25 April 2001

Resolution 56/4

Promotion of a sustainable energy future for small island states

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,

Noting the call for the achievement of a sustainable energy future for all by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, and the subsequent nineteenth special session of the General Assembly, held in New York in 1997,

Recognizing that the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, held in Bridgetown, Barbados, from 25 April to 6 May 1994, had translated Agenda 21 into specific policies, actions and measures to be taken at the national, regional and international levels to enable small island developing states to achieve sustainable development,

Concerned about the continuing economic and environmental vulnerability of small island states and their energy sector in particular,

Recalling the Declaration of Barbados, adopted at the Conference, which recognized that the international community had a responsibility to facilitate the efforts of small island developing states to minimize the stress on their fragile ecosystems, including through cooperative action and partnership,

Noting the call in the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, also adopted at the Conference, to gather and disseminate information, and promote regional cooperation and technical exchanges among small island developing states on energy-sector issues, including new and renewable sources of energy,

Noting also the communiqué from the Third Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Alliance of Small Island States, adopted on 25 September 1999, which emphasized the need for the international community to assist small island developing states in advancing their sustainable development strategies, including, in particular, in the areas of renewable energy,

Noting further that the report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly, held in New York on 27 and 28 September 1999, called for the implementation in small island developing states of the best practices for achieving clean, sustainable energy resources and the encouragement of private sector involvement in the use of renewable energy resources and innovative financing schemes with a view to longer-term self-sufficiency in energy resources,

Noting that the report to the Preparatory Meeting of Senior Officials for the Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific repeatedly emphasized the need for the development of environmentally and economically sustainable renewable energy resources throughout the ESCAP region,

Noting also the call by the Special Body on Pacific Island Developing Countries at its sixth session, held in Bangkok on 30 and 31 May 2000, for the pursuit of clean and renewable energy technologies for the provision of future energy needs in the Pacific region,

Recognizing that the location, small size and dispersion of the island countries of the ESCAP region make the continued or expanded use of imported energy resources and technologies comparatively expensive,

Requests the Executive Secretary:

(a) To facilitate the exchange of experiences and information among members and associate members on the efficient use of energy and the enhanced application of appropriate renewable energy technologies for small island states;

(b) To convene an expert-level meeting to review ongoing initiatives and develop a programme of pilot and demonstration projects in the small island states;

(c) To assist the small island member and associate member governments and participating agencies in securing the resources needed for the implementation of the programme or individual elements thereof;

(d) To provide ad hoc advisory services and facilitate other forms of assistance to small island member and associate member governments to support national and subregional group training and capacity-building initiatives for the promotion of renewable energy and its efficient use;

(e) To report to the Special Body on Pacific Island Developing Countries at its seventh session, and to the Commission at its fifty-eighth session, on progress in the implementation of the present resolution, with recommendations for further action.

10th meeting
7 June 2000