The International Forum “Regional Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Vision to Action,” organized by CAF, was the setting for a decisive step forward for the region. A total of 15 multilateral institutions, including the Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLADE) —represented by its Executive Secretary, Andrés Rebolledo—, joined a joint declaration marking a turning point in regional coordination. This agreement seeks to align strategies and build a unified response to global challenges.
The signed document establishes a roadmap aimed at promoting active convergence among the various regional mechanisms currently in place. The purpose of this agreement is to coordinate capacities, priorities and lessons learned in order to avoid duplication, strengthen synergies and align the strategic agendas of the blocs involved.
Among the agreement’s main outcomes is the creation of the Annual Meeting for Convergence for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean, a body that will serve as the official forum for interinstitutional dialogue, coordination and follow-up on the commitments made.
The agreement was signed in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), as part of the international forum “Regional Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Vision to Action,” organized by the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF).
OLACDE’s participation in this initiative reinforces its standing as a leading technical and political body for regional energy cooperation. This step is considered key in a context where Latin America and the Caribbean are seeking to establish common positions on the challenges of the energy transition, decarbonization and supply security.
In addition to OLACDE and CAF, the high-level meeting was attended and signed by representatives of multilateral organizations such as the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) and the Latin American Centre for Development Administration (CLAD).
Also joining the declaration were the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), the Permanent Commission for the South Pacific (CPPS), the Training Center for Regional Integration (CEFIR), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Andean Community (CAN).
