As recognized in the founding documents of the process, capacity-building will be an essential element of the future regional instrument. In addition, in the Santiago Decision, it was decided to request ECLAC to continue and intensify the efforts under way to build capacities and cooperation regarding the effective application of Principle 10, in coordination with the Presiding Officers, the signatory countries and the interested public, and subject to the availability of resources and in parallel with the work of the negotiating committee.

Workshops

Workshops in 2016

• 4 April 2016 / Montevideo - Workshop on public participation in environmental decision-making: trends, challenges and lessons learned
• 8 August 2016 / Santo Domingo - Capacity-building workshop and good practices on the application of Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Workshops in 2015

• 24-26 August 2015 / Saint Lucia - Regional implementation meeting on access rights and sustainable development in the Caribbean region and workshop on climate change, natural disasters and coastal vulnerability
• 26 October 2015 / Panama City -  Capacity-building workshop for the interested public and civil society organizations on participation in international negotiations on environmental matters

Workshops in 2014

• 9 October 2014 / Santiago - Regional workshop on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
• 9 September 2014 / San José - Capacity-building and good practices workshop on the implementation of Principle 10
• 29 July 2014 / Montevideo - Principle 10 and the regional process (in Spanish)

Workshops in 2013

• 3-4 December 2013 / Santiago - First meeting of environmental information: progress and challenges towards environmental governance
• 28-29 October 2013 / Lima - Regional workshop on the implementation of Principle 10 and the Bali Guidelines
• 16-17 September 2013 / Port-of-Spain - Regional workshop on the implementation of Principle 10 in the Caribbean region
• 20-21 March 2013 / Kingston - Regional conference on freedom of information in the Caribbean

Workshops in 2012

• 22-23 October 2012 / Santiago - ICTs and sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean (in Spanish)

Resources and supporting documents

Dissemination

Fact sheet on the regional process

Poster: Principle 10 and the Sustainable Development Goals

ECLAC publications on Principle 10

Other documents of interest

• UNEP - Guidelines for the development of national legislation on access to information, public participation and access to Justice in environmental matters (Bali Guidelines)
• UNEP - Bali Guideline Implementation Guide
• Quick guide to the Aarhus Convention (UNECE)
• Environmental Rights Database (OHCHR-UNEP)