Conferences

Islands 2000 (1992)
 World Conference on Sustainable Tourism  (1995)
 European Conference on Sustainable Island Development (1997)
Energy, transport and telematics in historic cities (1998)
Island Solar Summit (1998)
Island Biosphere Reserves and Information Society (1999)
Sustainable Hotels for Sustainable Destinations (2000)
Renewable Energies for Islands - Chania Conference (2001)
EuroCaribbean RES Conference (2002)
Island-Innovation and Sustainable Development (2002)
 RES, Water & Tourism (2003)
Healthy Islands (2003)
 
Islands 2000
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THE WORLD OF ISLANDSTHE WORLD OF ISLANDS CONFERENCE 
What development on the eve of the year 2000? 
The first World Island Conference, organised jointly by UNESCO and INSULA, where some 250 people from 45 countries met to discuss present and future issues concerning islands. The main theme of the Conference was scientific progress and new technologies for island sustainable development.
Giardini-Naxos. Sicilia. 1992 About:  Island 2000
Sustainable Tourism
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THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Towards a new tourist culture
Lanzarote. Canary Island. 1995 
The conference attracted more than 1,000 participants from 75 countries, including many government representatives and of all major international organisations.
Access to: Conference Documents: World Charter , Proceedings
Island Sustainable Development
Minorca Conference ECSID
THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE
ON SUSTAINABLE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE
ON SUSTAINABLE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT ON SUSTAINABLE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Minorca, April. 1997
The Minorca Commitments and the European Island Agenda are the major achievements of this conference, having great repercussions on the process of recognition of the specificity of islands within the European Union.
Access to: Conference site Documents: Agreements , Pdf files
Technology and Heritage
Salamanca Conference SALMANCA CONFERENCE
ENERGY, TRANSPORT AND
TELEMATICS IN HISTORIC CITIES
Salamanca, November. 1998
Projecting historic cities into the future needs the support of new technologies.
Conference organised by: Salamanca, Evora and Dublin cities - DGXVII European Commission - UNESCO - INSULA and World Solar Programme (1996-2005)
Access to: Conference site Documents: Salamanca Declaration
Island Solar Summit
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May 6-8, 1999
TENERIFE – CANARY ISLANDS - SPAIN
SUSTAINABLE ENERGIES
building the future of the islands
UNESCO - INSULA - WORLD SOLAR PROGRAMME (1996-2005) - ITER - CABILDO DE TENERIFE
Access to: Web Site Documents: Conference
Sustainable Hotels for Sustainable Destinations
Maspalomas Conference GRAN CANARIA
October 26-28, 2000
GRAN CANARIA – CANARY ISLANDS - SPAIN
SUSTAINABLE HOTELS
UNESCO - INSTITUTE OF RESPONSIBLE TOURISM - INSULA
Access to: SHSD Web Site Documents:  Proceedings
Chania Conference - 100% RES
Renewable Energies for Islands
Towards 100% RES Supply

Chania - Crete, Greece - 14-16 June 2001
On 14-16 June (2001) some 150 representatives of European islands, and from other regions such as India, met in Chania (Crete) in order to consolidate the need for a large-scale strategy aiming to promote the maximum use of renewable energy sources on islands.

EREC - INSULA
Access to: Web Site Documents: Proceedings
EuroCaribbean RES Conference
EuroCaribbean
Island RES Conference
May 30-31, St. Lucia


The Euro-Caribbean RES Forum has been conceived as an information and coordination node for the joint promotion of RES and RUE in the Caribbean islands.

EREC - INSULA - ITR - UNESCO - St. Lucia Government - ITER
Access to: Web Site Documents: Proceedings
RES, Tourism and Water
Renewable Energy Sources
for Islands, Tourism and Water Desalination
Crete, Greece on 26 - 28 May 2003
The Euro-Caribbean RES Forum has been conceived as an information and coordination node for the joint promotion of RES and RUE in the Caribbean islands.

EREC - INSULA - ITR - UNESCO - St. Lucia Government - ITER
Access to: Web Site Documents: Proceedings
Biosphere Reserves
On 20-22 February 1997 representatives of insular Biosphere Reserves and of related organisations met on the island of La Palma.
Objectives of the meeting were both to reach an agreement with the aim of creating an Insular Biosphere Reserve Network and to strengthen cooperation by improving accesibility to electronic communications.
Access to: Network