20 May 2021 | Other events
22 April 2021 | Intergovernmental meetings
Having met the conditions required under article 22, the Escazú Agreement shall enter into force on 22 April 2021, coinciding with International Mother Earth Day. ECLAC, in its capacity as secretariat of the Agreement, invites to take part in a day of celebrations in which several activities are...
16 March 2021 | Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
This virtual side event intends to generate a space for multi-stakeholder dialogue in order to establish the necessary conditions to place human rights, the 2030 Agenda and the Escazú Agreement at the centre of the countries' responses for post-pandemic recovery. The intention here will be to...
26 January 2021 | Other events
9 December 2020 | Intergovernmental meetings
8 December 2020 | Meetings and technical symposiums
4 November 2020 | Other events
Encuentro virtual organizado por el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente con el fin de generar un espacio de análisis y reflexión sobre la situación de las...
1 October 2020 | Meetings and technical symposiums
26 September 2020 | Intergovernmental meetings
The period for signature of the Escazú Agreement will close on 26 September 2020, pursuant to article 21 of the treaty.
16 September 2020 | Meetings and technical symposiums
De cara a la entrada en vigor del Acuerdo De Escazú. La gestión de información es un reto para países megadiversos como Ecuador, por lo que avanzar en la comprensión del Acuerdo, conocer experiencias de buenas prácticas de gestión de información sobre biodiversidad y abrir potenciales canales de...
9 September 2020 | Meetings and technical symposiums
Organizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), la Federación Iberoramericana del Ombudsman (FIO), la Red de Instituciones Nacionales para la Promoción y Protección de los Derechos Humanos del Continente Americano (RINDHCA) y Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale...
3 September 2020 | Other events
The virtual seminar sought to provide a general overview of the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and multilateral environmental agreements, as well as exchange views with the members of the Saint Lucia Bar Association to support the ratification process of the Escazú...
28 July 2020 | Other events
The virtual seminar sought raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes, examine the role of the Judiciary in the implementation of environmental access rights and environmental protection and review the national and regional...
25 July 2020 | Other events
The virtual seminar sought to provide a general overview of the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and multilateral environmental agreements, as well as exchange views with the members of the National Workers Union in Saint Lucia to support the ratification process of the...
27 May 2020 | Other events
The elected representatives of the public and ECLAC invite the public to participate in the discussions to draft proposals for the significant participation of the public in the implementation of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental...
1 April 2020 | Other events
**** Event postponed **** 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, review the role of...
31 March 2020 | Other events
**** Event postponed ****
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...
4 March 2020 | Other events
The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement), was adopted at Escazú, Costa Rica, on 4 March 2018.
12 December 2019 | Other events
The event discusses how the Escazú Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in environmental matters in LAC supports the implementation of the Paris Agreement and ensures that climates policies are shaped by and in benefit for those that are most affected by climate change.
11 December 2019 | Other events
InforMEA, platform of the Secretariats of all United Nations Multilateral Environmental Agreements, will have a stand at the official exhibit zone of UNFCCC COP25 on 11 and 12 December 2019. The stand will highlight the Escazú Agreement and the online course "Introductory course on SDG 16 and...