During the 41st Session of ECLAC, held from 7-9 October, in Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic), the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis—in its capacity as Chair of the Presiding Officers of the Escazú Agreement—presented a report on the regional treaty's activities since 2024. 

The report highlighted the ratification or accession of four new States (the Bahamas, Colombia, Dominica, and Trinidad and Tobago) and the holding of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP4) in Nassau, Bahamas, from 21-24 April 2026. 

Key achievements of COP4 included the adoption of ten decisions—such as the election of the new Presiding Officers, with Saint Kitts and Nevis as Chair and the Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, and Panama as Vice-Chairs—and the establishment of two new working groups: one on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers and another on access to justice in environmental matters. 

During the session, a call was also issued to countries in the region that are not yet Parties to the Escazú Agreement to join this regional cooperation framework.