The meeting will convene representatives from across Latin America and the Caribbean, the European Union, and the Euroclima implementing agencies (AECID, AFD, Expertise France, FIAP, GIZ, ECLAC, UNEP, and UNDP). The gathering aims to strengthen coordination and advance shared environmental and climate goals under the EU-LAC Global Gateway Investment Agenda (GGIA).    

The Annual Meeting will update participants on Euroclima’s implementation approach, in line with Global Gateway guidance.  As a knowledge and alignment platform, the Annual Meeting will foster coherence, coordination, and complementarity across the Programme, ensuring that implementation remains grounded in the regional context and in shared strategic objectives.

Objectives 

• Align on the EU-LAC GGIA and on Euroclima’s role in supporting its implementation. 
• Strengthen coherence and coordination across Euroclima initiatives through knowledge exchange in the Circular Economy and Energy Transition.  

• Confirm Euroclima Global Gateway priorities for 2026-2027  

   

Specific objectives  

• Exchange knowledge and experiences on national and regional progress, challenges, and opportunities in the two thematic areas – Circular Economy and Energy Transition.   
• Improve understanding of partner countries’ needs and priorities to inform ongoing implementation.
• Promote transparency about the programme’s strategic direction. 
• Foster synergies among countries, implementing partners, and the EU to support a just and green transition under the EU-LAC GGIA. 

Thematic focus 

• Circular Economy

Focus on waste and wastewater management, resource efficiency and circular business models and identification of cooperation opportunities to support EU-LAC GGIA investment areas. 

• Energy Transition

Focus on how EU–LAC collaboration can enhance energy security, regional electricity integration and cooperation in renewable energy, including Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion and wave energy.   

• Sustainable Finance (cross-cutting) 

Consideration of investment readiness, scalability and financing pathways across both thematic areas.