10:00 – 10.15 Opening and welcome
- Mr. Carlos de Miguel, Head, Policies for Sustainable Development Unit, UN ECLAC
- Ms. Silka Tobias, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Department of Sustainable Development, GOSL
- Mr. Johann M. Harewood, Secretary General, National Workers Union
10.15 – 11:15 The Escazú Agreement
- Context and synergies with the 2030 Agenda, Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other international processes (Carlos de Miguel, Head, Policies for Sustainable Development, UN ECLAC)
- Overview of content, implications and future steps (David Barrio Lamarche, Environmental Affairs Officer, UN ECLAC)
- The public’s role in promoting the early ratification and effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement (Karetta Crooks Charles, Communications & Advocacy Officer, Saint Lucia National Trust and alternate elected representative of the public)
- Q & A / Discussion with participants
11:15 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 12:15 Environmental access rights in Saint Lucia and the Caribbean
- Status of environmental access rights in the Caribbean (Danielle Andrade, Attorneyat-law, Jamaica, and elected representative of the public)
- Overview of environmental access rights in Saint Lucia (Kate Wilson, Legal Officer, Department of Sustainable Development, GOSL)
- Q & A / Discussion with participants
12:15 – 12:55 Moving towards ratification and the effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement
- Gap analysis, priorities and opportunities for action
- Kate Wilson, Legal Officer, Department of Sustainable Development, GOSL
- Danielle Gordon, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Project Coordinator, Department of Sustainable Development, GOSL
- David Barrio Lamarche, Environmental Affairs Officer, UN ECLAC
- Carole Excell, Director, Environmental Democracy Practice, World Resources Institute
- Q & A / Discussion with participants
12:55-1pm