The purpose of this project is to hold 2005 ETSAP, The Energy Technology Systems Analysis Programme, ANNEX IX Technical Conference. On behalf of the host and aside from those invited attendees from member countries and domestic experts we also invited attendees from Central American countries with diplomatic relation with our country, those we have cooperation program on MARKAL Model training, and some of the neighbouring southeastern Asian countries to develop the knowledge and information on contemporary MARKAL developments. There were 52 attendees in the conference and totally 34 presentation, including 6 by our country, were shown in the conference. Throughout the processing of the conference we had a meeting with Central American delegates in discussing the development of further MARKAL project, the training seminar to be held in Belize and other cooperation projects on climate change. We also held additional three forums with local experts to develop discussions on major topics including a CDM project CARIBERLATE - Caribbean Environmental Laboratory for Advanced Technological Entrepreneurship, carbon foundation - Private Financing for Certified Emission Reductions and the participation of International Partnership for the Hydrogen economy. A bilateral ministerial meeting was also held between Taiwan EPA and the Environmental Deputy Minister of Panama. Finally we compiled contents and conclusions of all activities into 9 scopes as further objectives to be implemented for possible developments on international cooperation projects.

MARKAL, ETSAP, CDM, CCAD