The International Action Programme for renewable energies:

The International Action Programme (IAP) for renewable energies is one of the outcomes of the conference. It includes concrete actions and commitments towards developing renewable energies which were put forward by a large number of governments, international organisations and stakeholders from civil society, the private sector and other stakeholder groups. All conference participants were invited to contribute to the IAP with voluntary commitments to goals, targets and actions within their own spheres of responsibility.

In the Political Declaration the participants agreed to implement the actions and commitments themselves, to report to the Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD) on the implementation of the Action Programme and to review the progress achieved in each case. Appropriate arrangements for follow-up should be identified in a future meeting in preparation for CSD 14/15.

The International Action Programme (30 August 2004) can be downloaded here:

1. Full Version of the IAP (official document):
International_Action_Programme.pdf  (1 MB)

2. List of Actions and Commitments:
List_of_Actions_and_Commitments.pdf  (220 KB)

New! The Analysis of the IAP provided by the conveners can be downloaded here:
IAP_content_analysis.pdf  (300 KB)

Almost 200 contributions to the IAP
The "Call for Actions and Commitments" for the International Action Programme has been answered by numerous participants worldwide. All submitting parties express a strong willingness to promote renewable energies. About 200 proposed voluntary actions and commitments from all over the globe have been accepted for incorporation into the IAP.

The following actors have submitted proposals:

Actions and Commitments by Governments
Afghanistan
Algeria
Arab Republic of Egypt
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Benin
Botswana
Brazil
Canada
Caribbean Community Secretariat
Chad
China
CILSS -Permanent Inter-State Committee on Drought Control in the Sahel
Republic of Congo
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Eritrea
Ethiopia
European Union
Finland
France
The Gambia
Germany
Guatemala
Iceland
Israel
Iran
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition
Kenya
Mali
Mexico
Morocco
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom
USA
Vietnam
Yemen

Actions and Commitments by United Nations and other International Organisations, including International Financial Institutions
African Development Bank
Andean Community
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Association of South-East Asian Nations
Basel Convention Secretariat
European Union
KfW Bankgroup
Global Environment Facility
Inter-American Development Bank
International Energy Agency
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
UN Convention to Combat Desertification
UN Development Programme
UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
UN Economic Commission for Africa
UN Economic Commission for Europe
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UN Environment Programme
UN Environment Programme and Intermediate Technology Development Group
World Bank Group

Actions and Commitments by Stakeholders from Civil Society, the Private Sector and other Stakeholder groups
Action pour un Développement Equitable, Intégré et Durable
African Energy Policy Research Network / Foundation for Woodstove Dissemination
African Support Group (RPTES)
African Union of Producers, Transporters and Distributors of Electric Power
Agence Nationale des Energies Renouvelable
Australian Busisness Council for Sustainable Energy
Baker & McKenzie´s Global Clean Energy & Climate Change Practice
Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE)
Bundesverband Windenergie e.V., Germany
Business Council for Sustainable Energy, US
Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT), Cameroon
Centre of Environmental and Development Studies (CECD) of Cameroon and Maroua
City of Aachen, Germany
City of Bonn, Germany
City of Bremen, Germany
City of Buchara, Usbekistan
City of Capetown, South Africa
City of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
City of Munich, Germany
City of Pimpri-Chinchwad, India
City of Pune, India
Clean Energy Group
Climate Alliance of European Cities with Indigenous Rainforest Peoples
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
DaimlerChrysler AG, Germany
Deutscher Naturschutzring e.V., Germany
EC Baltic Renewable Energy Centre
Ec Bioenergie Heidelberg GmbH, Germany
E+Co
E+Co Europe
Ecos, Basel, Switzerland
Elsam Kraft A/S, Denmark
ENERGIA - The International Network on Gender and Sustainable Development
ENERCON
Environmental Investment Partners, Poland
Eskom, South Africa
European Business Council for Sustainable Energy (e5)
European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) South America/Europe
Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation
Ethiopian Rural Energy Development & Promotion Centre and Rural Electrification European European Solar Thermal Industry Association (ESTIA)
European Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Experimental University "Ezequiel Zamora" (UNELLEZ)
Federation of German Consumer Organisations
Forschungsverbund Sonnenenergie
Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development (GNESD)
GNESD Secretariat
Heinrich Boell Foundation
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
Institute for Research in Sustainable Energy and Development (IRSEAD)
International Energy Initiative (IEI)
International Solar Energy Society / German Section
International Team for capacity building in the promotion of sustainable development (InTCaB)
Investigation and formation network on sustainable development (IFAN)
JEA - The Ecological Youth of Angola
Juventude Ecológica Angola (JEA)
Latin American Parliament
Local Renewables
North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany
North South Initiative e.V. / SUDERETA
OAO "Derevoobtabotchik"
OOO Enteks, Russia
Region of Tuscany, Italy
Renergys GmbH, Germany
Renewable Energy & International Law Project
Russian Geothermal Energy Society
SES Ltda. Brazil
Siemens AG Afghanistan Branch
Solsuisse GIE, Timbuktu, Mali
Sustainable Chile Programme
Sustainable South Cone Programme
Tanzania Traditional Energy Development and Environment Organisation
Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation (TREC)
Triodos International Fund Management BV
UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Union des Producteurs, Transporteurs et Distributeurs d'Energie Electrique d'Afrique
University of Sancti Spiritus
Unst Partnership Ltd., UK
US Business Council for Sustainable Energy
US Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA)
Venezuela's Bolivarian Women Association "Rigoberta Menchú" in Maneiro - Margarita Island
Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband, Germany
Volkswagen AG, Germany
Walloon government, Belgium
World Energy Council
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
World Wind Energy Association
Yale University´s Center for Environmental Law and Policy, USA