30 de November de 2016 | Briefing note
El encuentro, en el que participarán cuatro premios Nobel Alternativo que vienen a realizar diversas actividades organizadas por el Rigth Livelihood Award Campus Austral (de la UACh), se realizará el próximo 6, 7 y 8 de diciembre en el Campus Isla Teja de la Universidad Austral de Chile, en la ciudad de Valdivia.
9 de November de 2016 | Briefing note
En el marco del proceso de negociación del Acuerdo regional sobre acceso a la información, la participación y la justicia en asuntos ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe, el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Chile (MMA), la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) organizaron el pasado 9 de noviembre el taller “Más y mejor democracia ambiental para Chile y Latinoamérica y el Caribe”.
7 November 2016 | Briefing note
19 October 2016 | Briefing note
The Survey asserts that the rights of access to information, participation and justice are key to tackle inequalities and build climate change resilience strategies. These rights not only ensure that the environmental problems affecting disadvantaged groups and vulnerable communities are adequately addressed but also that policy decisions take into consideration the needs of those groups.
30 September 2016 | Briefing note
In the framework of the celebrations of the first International Day for Universal Access to Information in Latin America, held in Asunción (Paraguay) on 28 September 2016 under the motto "Access to public information: More citizenship, more democracy, more development", ECLAC took part in the Panel "The right to information in the 21st century. Developments in public policies on access to information in Latin America and the world".
30 September 2016 | Briefing note
In his last report submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, dated 3 August 2016 (A/71/281), the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders refers to the dangers faced by the defenders to a safe and healthy environment. In view of the situation in the region, the Special Rapporteur urges negotiating parties in Latin America and the Caribbean to expedite the conclusion of the regional agreement on Principle 10.
21 de September de 2016 | Briefing note
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) participa en los Seminarios EUROCLIMA en San José, Costa Rica. Estos eventos se llevan a cabo del 21 al 23 de septiembre de 2016. Los resultados de la actual cooperación y las prioridades para los próximos años serán parte de los temas de discusión.
24 June 2016 | Briefing note
In the second United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) held in Nairobi (Kenya) between 23 and 27 May 2016, delegates and representatives from Member States adopted resolution 2/25 on the "Application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in the Latin America and Caribbean Region."
9 June 2016 | Briefing note
In the framework of the 21st Brazilian Congress on Environmental Law “Planeta Verde”, held in Sao Paulo from 4 to 8 June 2016, ECLAC participated in a Round Table on Principle 10 entitled "Proposal of Regional Convention and Case Law.”
3 June 2016 | Briefing note
In its capacity as technical secretariat for the regional process on Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC participated in two events in the framework of the Second Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly which took place between 23 and 27 May 2016, in Nairobi (Kenya).
6 April 2016 | Briefing note
During the third 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, that took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 5-8 April 2016, Grenada signed on to the Declaration on the application of Principle 10.
31 March 2016 | Briefing note
Gathered in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) from 28 to 31 March 2016, on the occasion of the XX Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Ministers and Delegation Leaders reaffirmed that it is essential to promote the complete implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, in line with the reality and national legislation, for which it becomes fundamental the strengthening of international cooperation and the creation of capacity in the countries of the region.
2 March 2016 | Briefing note
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, John H. Knox, participated in an interactive dialogue in the framework of the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on 2 March.
1 February 2016 | Briefing note
The technical secretariat of the Principle 10 regional process participated in the Third International Course "Territory as an educational space", held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago between 11 and 29 January 2016, where it delivered a presentation on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and access rights in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean.
29 January 2016 | Briefing note
In the framework of the 15th Annual Session of the Canada-Chile Commission for Environmental Cooperation, held in Santiago on 28 and 29 January 2016, at the request of the Government of Chile, ECLAC delivered the keynote address in the public session entitled: “2030 Agenda: the role of civil society in the Sustainable Development Goals”.
13 de January de 2016 | Briefing note
La iniciativa de investigación, que comenzó en 2012 y culmina este martes 19 de enero con un seminario, es liderada por el Centro de Cambio Global de la Universidad Católica de Chile y fue financiada por el Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo (IDRC) y apoyada por la DDSAH de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
11 de January de 2016 | Briefing note
La 21ª Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP 21) celebrada en París (Francia) entre el 30 de noviembre y el 11 de diciembre de 2015, concluyó con la adopción de la Decisión y del Acuerdo de París. Dicho acuerdo regirá a partir de 2020 y pretenderá mantener el aumento de la temperatura global muy por debajo de los 2°C, aumentando la capacidad de adaptación a los efectos adversos del cambio climático y promoviendo la resiliencia al clima y un desarrollo con bajas emisiones de carbono.
7 January 2016 | Briefing note
Organized jointly by the Ministries of Finance and of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, the World Bank (Waves Project) and ECLAC, the workshop "Environmental Protection Expenditures of the General Government" took place from 27 to 29 January 2016 in San José (Costa Rica).