The Escazú Agreement in Antigua and Barbuda: empowering societies for sustainable development

9.00-9.30 am

Registration of participants

9.30-9.35 am

State Anthem

Prayer

9.35-10 am

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

10-11 am

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)

11-11.15 am

Coffee break

11.15am-12.15pm

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)

12.15-1.20pm

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

1.20-1.30pm

Conclusions and closing remarks

Lunch