United Nations
Regional Workshop on the implementation of Rio Principle 10 in the Caribbean Region
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This Regional Workshop, was organized by ECLAC, UNEP, UNITAR and WRI-TAI and was held on September 16-17, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The purpose of the workshop was to raise awareness, discuss and build capacity among countries in the region on Principle 10, the Declaration on the application of Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Bali Guidelines.
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This activity also explored opportunities for follow-up on national level capacity development in interested countries. The workshop targeted governmental and non-governmental stakeholders who are involved in review processes of relevant national legislation, have decision-making functions relevant to this issue or NGO representatives who actively work on public participation, access to information and access to justice in environmental matters.
Presentations
- Workshop Objectives and Methodology & Introduction of Participants - Achim Halpaap, Associate Director,Training Department & Head Environment Unit, UNITAR (inglés)
- Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration of 1992 within the context of implementation of the BPoA and MSI - Carlos de Miguel, Chief of Unit, Sustainable Development Policies, ECLAC (inglés)
- Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration within the Context of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA) and the Mauritius For the Further Implementation of the BPoA (MS/BPoA) - Mark D. Griffith, UNEP (inglés)
- Caribbean Review of Principle 10 Developments - Hon. Justice Winston Anderson, Caribbean Court of Justice (inglés)
- Access to Information, Participation in Decision-Making and Justice in the OECS: some thoughts - Peter A. Murray, Organization of Eastern Caribbean (inglés)
- Bali Guidelines Implementation Guide - Stephen Stec (inglés)
- The Caribbean and Access To Information Rights - Carole Excell, Senior Associate, The Access Initiative, World Resources Institute (WRI) (inglés)
- The legal basis for public participation in the Caribbean, UNEP/ECLAC/UNITAR - Melinda Janki LLB, BCL, LLM, Justice Institute Guyana (inglés)
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- Programme Regional Workshop
- Informe del Taller Regional de Implementación
- Report of Regional Workshop
- Workshop Objectives and Methodology & Introduction of Participants - Achim Halpaap, Associate Director,Training Department & Head Environment Unit, UNITAR
- Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration of 1992 within the context of implementation of the BPoA and MSI - Carlos de Miguel, Chief of Unit, Sustainable Development Policies, ECLAC
- Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration within the Context of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA) and the Mauritius For the Further Implementation of the BPoA (MS/BPoA) - Mark D. Griffith, UNEP
- Caribbean Review of Principle 10 Developments - Hon. Justice Winston Anderson, Caribbean Court of Justice
- Access to Information, Participation in Decision-Making and Justice in the OECS: some thoughts - Peter A. Murray, Organization of Eastern Caribbean
- Bali Guidelines Implementation Guide - Stephen Stec
- The Caribbean and Access To Information Rights - Carole Excell, Senior Associate, The Access Initiative, World Resources Institute (WRI)
- The legal basis for public participation in the Caribbean, UNEP/ECLAC/UNITAR - Melinda Janki LLB, BCL, LLM, Justice Institute Guyana
