The+use+of+seas+for+alternative+energy+sources

1. main points to consider about the issue - in your own words (make this v brief - it can be bulleted or listed) • It is important to find more sustainable resources, water is one of them due to the increasing cost of other ways of harnessing energy • Switching to water power where possible would decrease carbon emissions which would positively affect the environment 2. what the international community has already done to address this issue (treaties, resolutions, conferences etc.) (again keep this brief - it can be bulleted or listed)

• Science and technology for development 2010/3 • Emphasizes the role of use of technology for a sustainable climate

3. your country's point of view about this issue and reasons for this point of view (what has been said by leaders, action already taken, views of allies etc.)

• Colombia utilizes hydroelectric dams, but it doesn’t trust them fully due to the recent droughts which have hit throughout the world • To effectively implement hydroelectric dams for the utilization of the sea as a resource Columbia requires substantial funds which it doesn’t have at the moment

4. at least three solutions that your country would propose to address this issue (these then serve as ideas for your clauses on this issue)

• Encourage cooperation with ecosoc in order to find funding for the creation of renewable energy manufacturing facility • Relegate funding for sustainable facilities which use the sea to produce energy • Implement a minimum for the amount of water capturing energy facilities for nations with access to large water bodies

Urges for the setting of a quota for member states with access to water based energy facilities for the minimum amount of energy they need to generate from those facilities, in order to
 * 1) Increase the use of renewable resources, therefore decreasing the consumption of non-renewable ones