This Summit is part of the International Renewable Energy Agency's (IRENA) activities on the accelerated development of renewable energy on islands and is taking place within the context of the UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All and recent conclusion of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). Topics to be discussed include: realizing the high potential for renewable energy to address islands’ energy needs; best practices and examples of innovative solutions; the role of renewables in power generation and end use sectors; and the Rio+20 outcome as a platform for attention to energy needs of islands.  

dates: 6-7 September 2012   location: Malta   contact: IRENA Secretariat   phone: +971 2 417 9000   e-mail: secretariat@irena.org   www: http://www.irena.org/documentdownloads/Malta_Summit_Background_note.pdf