Development of energy resources and efficient use of energy production and utilization infrastructures.

Decides that the Committee on Natural Resources at its 12th session shall give priority consideration to energy resources, emphasizing the need to intensify technical co-operation programmes aimed at the exploration, development and efficient utilization of the energy resources of the developing countries, and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Committee at that session a reply on the question of technical co-operation programmes in energy resources; affirms the need for the UN system to promote the international exchange of experience and knowledge and the flow of efficient technologies, especially new and emerging ones, particularly to developing countries, for use in the exploration and exploitation of energy resources, and to actively pursue the establishment of computer-based national information systems on energy technologies and projects, as well as other information for energy policy analysis and energy sector management; requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Committee on Natural Resources at its 12th session a report on trends and salient issues in energy, including the potential of development and utilization of the natural gas, heavy crude, tar sand, oil shale and geothermal resources available in the developing countries, including prospects for subregional, regional and interregional co-operation in that area, and to submit a report on energy-saving strategies and measures to improve the efficient utilization of the electricity system.

Adopted without vote, 12th meeting

Adopted at the 12th plenary meeting, 22 May 1989.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its 1st regular session of 1989, 2-24 May 1989. - E/1989/INF/7. - 14 July 1989. - p. 24-25. - Issued in ESCOR, 1989, Suppl. no. 1.