Action on the Ground takes Centre Stage in Abu Dhabi as Countries Gather for 18th IRENA Council (WK-intern) - Agency reviews progress and plans new work programme towards a climate-safe, sustainable future Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — More than 370 high-level government representatives from 124 countries will gather tomorrow in Abu Dhabi to attend the Eighteenth Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Luxembourg will serve as Chair and Antigua and Barbuda as Vice-Chair for the two-day governing body meeting which takes place only six weeks after world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations Climate Action Summit. “The biggest