The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) are organizing a “Senior Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Development of Lithium Resources in Latin America: Emerging Issues and Opportunities.” The meeting will seek to enhance ongoing efforts in the South American sub-region to develop lithium resources in a sustainable manner, and to encourage further development of lithium production along positive economic, social and environmental guidelines.  

dates: 10-11 November 2010   venue: ECLAC Headquarters   location: Santiago, Chile   www: http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/susdevtopics/sdt_pdfs/meetings2010/EGM_latinamerica/Aide_Memoire_Lithium_EGM_Latin%20America-14092010-English.pdf