To promote South-South Cooperation in renewable energy between Cities of China and developing countries, the UN Office for South-South Cooperation and the International Centre on Small Hydropower jointly hosted an Online Experience Sharing Event on Renewable Energy on the afternoon of 4 November. It has invited representatives from relevant cities and renewable energy institutions at home and abroad to share their renewable energy development issues, explore cooperation, promote South-South cooperation among developing countries, and contribute to building a community with a shared future for mankind and realizing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Ms. Huang Yan, Deputy Director of the International Centre on Small Hydropower, and Mr. Sun Dingding, Project Coordinator of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation, delivered speeches respectively. Mr. Dong Guofeng, Division Chief of the South-south Cooperation of the International Centre on Small Hydropower chaired the meeting.
Ms. Huang Yan pointed out in her speech that mature, clean and renewable energy sources such as hydropower, wind power and solar energy are playing an important role in global energy supply and greenhouse gas emission reduction, that the event coincides with the opening of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and in the context of global efforts to address climate issues, representatives of various cities and experts in the renewable energy industry shared typical experience in development, construction and international cooperation. She suggested that all parties focus on practical actions, promote South-South cooperation in renewable energy through multilateral platforms, draw on each other's strengths and achieve cooperative development, promote coordination between economic and social development and ecological protection, jointly respond to climate change and other global challenges, and promote global sustainable development. Ms. Sun Dingding expressed her gratitude to the co-organizers of the event, mayors and other participants in her video address. She pointed out that renewable energy is an important field of South-South cooperation and an important carrier of the URBAN project of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation supported by the Chinese government. The Chinese government strongly supports South-South cooperation in the field of renewable energy and has conducted fruitful cooperation with developing countries. This exchange event is a vivid practice of international cooperation on urban renewable energy between various cities and participants. It is hoped that all parties will further deepen project cooperation and jointly promote international cooperation on renewable energy under the framework of South-South cooperation.
Mr. Yang Xiuqing, Deputy Mayor of Lishui, Zhejiang, Mr. Pjerin Ndreu, Mayor of Lezhë, Albania, Ms. Fu Lirong, Deputy Director General of Chenzhou Energy Bureau of NDRC, Mr. Gyanendra Subedi, Mayor of Belbari Municipality, Nepal, Mr. Tu Silei, Deputy Secretary General of Multi-Energy Complementary Committee of International Network on Small Hydro Power and Mr. Buba Isa, Director, Renewable Energy Division, Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria are invited as guest speakers. More than 40 officials and experts in the field of renewable energy from more than 20 developing countries, as well as more than 30 representatives from members of the International Network on Small Hydro Power participated in the meeting.
Mr. Yang Xiuqing, Deputy Mayor of Lishui shared the typical experience of practice of promoting the process of green sustainable development of small hydropower, building green renewable energy base, and the development of green low carbon, said that Lishui will continue to give full play to the positive role in carbon peak, carbon neutralization and climate regulation in the small hydropower and to realize the common prosperity and make contribution to high quality development of the national and international hydropower.
Ms. Fu Lirong, Deputy Director General of Chenzhou introduced the basic situation and hydropower based renewable energy development experience, said that building a "Three Hundred-Billion Park" will generate huge new demand for energy consumption and energy development should serve the construction of ecological civilization. The city is rich in new energy resources, and relying on ecological resources, the green development mode will be accelerated.
Mr. Tu Silei, Deputy Secretary General of Multi-function Complementary Special Committee of International Network on Small Hydro Power shared the development and construction process, current situation and relevant excellent cases of wind energy in China, and issued an initiative to let green energy into thousands of households.
Mr. Pjerin Ndreu, Mayor of Lezhë, Albania, Mr. Gyanendra Subedi, Mayor of Belbari Municipality, Nepal, and Mr. Buba Isa, Director, Renewable Energy Division, Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria introduced the situation of renewable energy resources, development status and achievements of various parties, and also put forward problems and cooperation needs. They hoped to help them put forward solutions and carry out project cooperation through further exchanges and cooperation with the UN Office for South-South Cooperation and the International Centre on Small Hydropower.
The event also has out online questions and answers on policy and technology. Roshan Pandey, Head of Small Hydropower Field, Department of Technology, Nepal Institute of Science and Technology and Nepali project manager of "Project of China-Nepal Joint Research Center for Small Hydropower" also shared additional information on the current situation of renewable energy in Nepal.
Ms. Huang Yan, Deputy Director of the International Centre on Small Hydropower, made a summary of the event and further pointed out that Lishui is the hometown of Small hydropower in China and the green demonstration area of international small hydropower center. Chenzhou is a demonstration area of sustainable development in China. Lishui and Chenzhou realize sustainable development by developing renewable energy. What they have achieved today is a boost to our confidence in developing renewable energy and the way forward for the global development of renewable energy under the framework of the Urban Project. Countries should strengthen capacity building and explore and practice renewable energy in light of their own resource endowment in light of local conditions. Finally, Huang Yan expressed her gratitude to the UN Office for providing such an opportunity to share and exchange ideas. She hoped that all parties would continue to promote South-South cooperation on renewable energy under the multilateral framework and realize sustainable urban development around the world.
