9 November 2022 | Meetings and technical symposiums
The Caribbean region is acutely threatened by climate change, particularly the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Belize is no exception. The country is situated in the tropical cyclone belts and is directly exposed to the forces of the oceans. And as a small geographical area, disasters might...
17 October 2022 | Meetings and technical symposiums
The Caribbean region is acutely threatened by climate change, particularly the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Grenada is no exception. The country is situated in the tropical cyclone belts and is directly exposed to the forces of the oceans. And as a small geographical area, disasters might...
20 April 2022 | Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies
4 March 2022 | Intergovernmental meetings
The aim of the meeting is to advance discussions on the matters to be dealt with at the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement.
28 July 2021 | Meetings and technical symposiums
15 July 2021 | Intergovernmental meetings
This event aims to generate a space for inter-regional multi-stakeholder dialogue on experiences that empower people to protect the planet in times of COVID-19. As a linchpin of sustainable and resilient recovery efforts, the implementation of environmental access rights to information, public...
9 March 2021 | Meetings and technical symposiums
Compared to other regions of the world, Latin America and the Caribbean has historically made a minor contribution to climate change. Nonetheless, the region is acutely vulnerable to its negative consequences, particularly the small island developing States (SIDS) of the Caribbean that have been...
25 February 2021 | Meetings and technical symposiums
Seminario Universitario de Sociedad Medio Ambiente e Instituciones de la UNAM organiza convesatorio sobre "Implicaciones de la ratificación por parte de México del Acuerdo de Escazú" en el que participa la CEPAL
26 September 2019 | Meetings and technical symposiums
The Escazú Agreement one of the four environmental treaties highlighted by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2019 in support of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. In the framework of the general debate of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, a specific space will be...
2 September 2019 | Meetings and technical symposiums
14 August 2019 | Meetings and technical symposiums
The present workshop will seek to analyze how the Escazú Agreement contributes to the implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in an effective and coherent manner in Guyana. To that end, it will specifically review key provisions of the Escazú Agreement and analyze national...
26 April 2019 | Meetings and technical symposiums
Organizado por la División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos de la CEPAL, el Instituto Danés de Derechos Humanos y el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, el evento tiene como objetivo intercambiar experiencias y buenas prácticas entre Institutos...
5 February 2019 | Intergovernmental meetings
La actividad estuvo destinada a funcionarios de gobierno que buscan fortalecer las capacidades en diversos aspectos de la economía ambiental, a través de clases teóricas, estudios de caso y trabajo teórico práctico para facilitar el intercambio de experiencias entre los participantes.
27 September 2018 | Intergovernmental meetings
Organized by UN ECLAC, the Governments of Costa Rica and Chile and the organizations The Access Initiative, Open Society Foundation, Namati, World Resources Institute, Amnesty International, Civicus and Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales-DAR.
This celebratory event will be held on the...
27 September 2018 | Intergovernmental meetings
Coinciding with the Annual General Debate of the General Assembly, the Regional Agreement will be open for the signature of the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean at 10 a.m.on 27 September 2018 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
14 August 2018 | Meetings and technical symposiums
Organizado por la División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos de la CEPAL, la Federación Iberoamericana del Ombudsman (FIO) y la Agencia de Cooperación Alemana (GIZ) a través de los proyectos de Fortalecimiento de los miembros de la Federación Iberoamericana del Ombudsman (PROFIO) y...
11 July 2018 | Intergovernmental meetings
Organized by UN ECLAC in collaboration with Chile, Costa Rica, France, Italy, UN-ECE, UN ENVIRONMENT, and The Access Initiative in the margins of the 2018 High Level Political Forum of the United Nations
July 11, 2018 (6:30pm – 8 pm) ECOSOC Chamber in the UN Conference Building, United Nations...
24 April 2018 | Intergovernmental meetings
18 April 2018 | Intergovernmental meetings
Organized by ECLAC, Governments of Chile and Costa Rica and Access Initiative
28 February 2018 | Intergovernmental meetings
The Ninth Meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in San José, Costa Rica, between 28 February and 4 March 2018.
To register and...