The Escazú Agreement: towards the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (Seminar for public officials)

Event

Work area(s)

Sustainable development and human settlements

Topic(s)

Principle 10 - Escazú Agreement

Teaser

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Organized by the Government of Grenada and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the seminar aims to raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes, examine the state of the art of implementation of access rights in the region with a particular focus on the Caribbean sub-region and review the Grenadian internal framework in the context of the Regional Agreement to support the ratification process.

Event information

Date

31 Mar 2020, 06:00 - 13:00

Event type

Other events

Participation

By invitation

Given its strong commitment and experience with environmental access rights, Grenada is especially well placed for the implementation of the regional agreement. The present seminar will seek to provide a general overview of the regional agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and multilateral environmental agreements, as well as take stock of the implementation of such access rights in Grenada in view of the possible ratification process of the Escazú Agreement.

Practical information

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 

Subregional headquarter(s) and office(s)

Organizing institution

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

  • https://www.cepal.org
  • 56 222100000
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Government of Grenada

  • https://www.mgovernance.net/
  • +1 (473) 440-2255
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Contact

Secretariat of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

  • secretaria.escazu@cepal.org
  • www.cepal.org/acuerdodeescazu
  • www.cepal.org/en/escazuagreement
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Observatory(ies)

Observatory on Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Regional agreement(s)

Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

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