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9.00-9.30 am
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Registration of participants
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9.30-9.35 am
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State Anthem
Prayer
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9.35-10 am
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Opening remarks
Mr. Didier Trebucq, UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the OECS [tbc]
Mr. Joseluis Samaniego, Director, Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division, ECLAC
Hon. Samantha Marshall, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs, Government of Antigua and Barbuda
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10-11 am
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The Escazú Agreement: leaving no one behind
- Context and synergies with the 2030 Agenda, Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other international processes (Carlos de Miguel, ECLAC)
- Overview of content, implications and future steps (David Barrio Lamarche, ECLAC)
- The role of the public in promoting effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement (Karetta CrooksCharles, Saint Lucia National Trust, alternate elected representative of the public, Saint Lucia)
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11-11.15 am
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Coffee break
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11.15am-12.15pm
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Regional framework and compared experiences
- Environmental access rights in the framework of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS Commission)
- The implementation of environmental access rights in the Caribbean: practical examples (Danielle Andrade, attorneyat-law, elected representative of the public, Jamaica)
- The public awareness process of the Escazú Agreement in Saint Lucia (Kate Wilson, Department of Sustainable Development, Government of Saint Lucia)
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12.15-1.20pm
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Towards the effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement in Antigua and Barbuda
- Featured address: Senator Maureen HymanPayne, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, Government of Antigua and Barbuda
- Presentations by local community groups
- Challenges, priorities, needs and opportunities: Open discussion among participants
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1.20-1.30pm
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Conclusions and closing remarks
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Lunch
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