The Escazú Agreement at COP30 on climate change

8 Nov 2025 | Briefing note
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The Escazú Agreement will be highlighted in the following events organized with the support of ECLAC in the framework of the 30th Conference of the Parties to UNFCCC:

 

11 November 2025

  • 10:15am-12:45pm. Acesso à Informação, Participação e Justiça em assuntos ambientais e o Acordo de Escazú. Escazú Brasil. CoP do Povo, Travessa Piedade, 426 - Bairro Reduto

12 November 2025

  • 11:30am-12:30pm. “Challenges for Environmental Protection in Democracies: The Struggles of Environmental Human Rights Defenders”. Club de Madrid, Spain Pavilion, Blue zone
  • 1:15pm-2.15 pm. Aligning climate action with human rights obligations including to cooperate and mobilize resources. OHCHR, ECLAC, ILO, IOM, UNDP, UNEP, UNEP-FI, UNFPA, UN Women, WHO. Location: Side Event Room 2

13 November 2025

  • 8-10.30am. Protecting Environmental Defenders: Advancing the Escazú Agreement. Mobilising resources to strengthen safety and impact across Latin America. Maison Blue, Tv. Dr. Moraes, 294 - Nazaré.
  • 1-2.30pm. Collective Action to Elevate Defender Voices: Launching the LEAD Initiative for Recognition, Protection, and Participation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders. Ford Foundation Pavilion, Blue Zone.
  • 5.15-6.30pm. Defender la Amazonía, defender la vida: acción climática y protección de defensores desde la OTCA y el Acuerdo de Escazú. OTCA Pavilion, Green Zone, Museu Goeldi