8.30–8.45 Opening and welcome
- H. E. Amalia Mai, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belize
- Ms. Birgit Gerstenberg, United Nations Resident Coordinator for El Salvador and Belize
8.45–9.45 Overview of the Escazú Agreement
- Context and synergies with the 2030 Agenda, Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other international processes (Mr. Carlos de Miguel, Chief, Policies for Sustainable Development Unit, UN ECLAC)
- Overview of content, implications and future steps (Mr. David Barrio Lamarche, Environmental Affairs Officer, UN ECLAC)
- The public’s role in promoting the early ratification and effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement (Ms. Danielle Andrade, Attorney-at-law of Jamaica, and elected representative of the public for the Escazú Agreement)
- Q & A / Discussion with participants
9.45–9.50 Break
9.50–10.30 Taking stock of environmental access rights in the Caribbean and Belize
- Status of environmental access rights in the Caribbean (Ms. Danielle Andrade, Attorney-at-law of Jamaica, and elected representative of the public for the Escazú Agreement)
- Overview of environmental access rights in Belize (Mr. Anthony Mai, Senior Environmental Officer / Mr. Edgar Ek, Deputy Chief Environmental Officer)
- Q & A / Discussion with participants
10.30–10.35 Break
10.35–11.15 Sustainability, resilience, human rights and statistics frameworks for
environmental management
- Human rights considerations in the implementation of environmental access rights
(Mr. Alberto Brunori, Representative, OHCHR Regional Office for Central America and the English-speaking Caribbean)
- Inclusive and sustainable solutions for the conservation, restoration and use of ecosystems and natural resources (Mr. Ian King, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Belize)
- Introduction to the Caribbean SIDS relevant climate change and disasters indicators for evidence-based policies project (Statistics Division, UN ECLAC)
- Q & A / Discussion with participants
11.15-11.20 Break
11.20-11.55 Towards the effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement in Belize
- Gap analysis, priorities and opportunities for action
- Moderation: Ms. Vanessa Figueroa, Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management
- Mr. David Barrio Lamarche, Environmental Affairs Officer, UN ECLAC
- Ms. Carole Excell, Director, Environmental Democracy Practice, World Resources Institute
- Q & A / Discussion with participants
11:55–12 Closing remarks
