Who are the winners and losers of low oil prices in Latin America? How global oil price developments affect the Venezuelan economy? Does the Paris Agreement help the breakthrough of renewable energies in Latin America? These and other questions were discussed at an Experts' Meeting organized by the Regional Programme EKLA-KAS on June 22, 2016 at the Academy of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin.

Experts from Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Venezuela participated with presentations on the challenges for energy policy in Latin America. The presentations were followed by comments and questions from the audience, attended by European experts and members of the German public and private sector.

In addition to discussing climate security, water scarcity and the future of energy supply, one of the objectives of the meeting was to reflect on possible ways to promote energy policy cooperation between Latin America and Germany.

A trend of liberalization of energy market in Latin America is currently taking place, which leads to an opportunity for the foreign policy of the German energy transition. Especially supranational platforms such as the Pacific Alliance, AILAC or MERCOSUR provide a solid basis for dialogue.

Bellow you may find the participants and the topics covered in the agenda:

Welcome

• Dr. Wolfgang Maier, Deputy Department Head, Department European and International Cooperation of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Panel I: „Low oil prices in Latin America: A challenge for the regional order.“

• Prof. Dr. Orlando Ochoa, Andres Bello University (UCAB), Economist, MSc, PhD (Oxford College, Brasenose), Venezuela
• Prof. Dr. Pilar Ostos, Mexican Navy Institute of Strategic Research, Mexico
• Rafael Haddad, Executive Director of the Latin American Committee of German Industry, BDI The Voice of German Industry, Germany
• Dr. Rafael Palacios, Scientist and consultant in research & innovation policy in Latin America. Member of the Research Committee on Sociology of Science and Technology ISA- -RC23, Germany/Venezuela

Moderation: Markus Rosenberger, Head of Team Latin America of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Panel II: „Environmental Risk - ‘Water shortage’ and the future of energy supply in Latin America.“

• Arturo Caballero, CEO of A2G sustainability and climate change consultancy, Peru
• Prof. Dr. Flavio Lira, Federal University of the Pampas (UNIPAMPA), Brazil
• Dr. Sybille Röhrkasten, IASS Potsdam, Germany

Moderation: Vedrana Lemor, Desk Officer for Energy, Climate and Environmental Policy, KAS

Panel III: „How does the Paris Agreement shape the Latin American energy policy?“

• Prof. Roberto Brandão, Senior Researcher of the Study Group of the Electricity Sector of the Fed-eral University of Rio de Janeiro (GESEL), Brazil
• Prof. Dr. Fernando Navajas, University of Buenos Aires and Chief Economist at FIEL, Argentina
• Dr. Christian Hübner, Head of EKLA-KAS, Germany

Moderation: Vedrana Lemor, Desk Officer for Energy, Climate and Environmental Policy, KAS