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2021 HLPF official side event: "Empowering people to protect the planet in a COVID-19 context: the contribution of SDG 16 and environmental access rights to sustainable and resilient recovery"
This event aims to generate a space for inter-regional multi-stakeholder dialogue on experiences that empower people to protect the planet in times of COVID-19. As a linchpin of sustainable and resilient recovery efforts, the implementation of environmental access rights to information, public participation and justice at different levels will be featured.…
2021 FPAN evento paralelo oficial: "Empoderando a las personas para proteger al planeta en tiempos de COVID-19: la contribución del ODS16 y de los derechos de acceso en asuntos ambientales a una recuperación sostenible y resiliente"
Este evento tiene por objetivo generar un espacio de diálogo inter-regional multi-actor para compartir experiencias que empoderan a las personas en la protección del planeta en tiempos de COVID-19. Como ejes centrales de los esfuerzos para una recuperación sostenible y resiliente, se destacará la implementación de los derechos de acceso a la información, a la participación pública y a la justicia en asuntos ambientales en distintos niveles.…
Preparatory meeting of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (PreCOP1)
The aim of the meeting is to advance discussions on the matters to be dealt with at the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement.…
Reunión preparatoria de la primera reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes del Acuerdo de Escazú (PreCOP1)
El objetivo de la reunión preparatoria será avanzar la discusión de los temas a tratar en la primera Conferencia de las Partes del Acuerdo de Escazú.…
CYEN Summit: Building the resilience of the Caribbean through effective youth engagement and participation
The 13th Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) Summit will take place between 9 and 13 August 2019 in Georgetown, Guyana, under the theme Building the resilience of the Caribbean through effective youth engagement and participation. …
Cumbre CYEN: Fortaleciendo la resiliencia del Caribe mediante el involucramiento y la participación efectiva de los jóvenes
La 13a Cumbre de Jóvenes Ambientales del Caribe (CYEN) tendrá lugar entre el 9 y el 13 de agosto de 2019 en Georgetown, Guyana, bajo el lema Fortaleciendo la resiliencia del Caribe mediante el involucramiento y la participación efectiva de los jóvenes. …
Closing of the period for signature of the Escazú Agreement
The period for signature of the Escazú Agreement will close on 26 September 2020, pursuant to article 21 of the treaty.…
Cierre del período de firma del Acuerdo de Escazú
El período para la firma del Acuerdo de Escazú cerrará el 26 de septiembre de 2020, según estipula el artículo 21 del tratado.…
The Escazú Agreement: empowering societies for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The virtual seminar sought to provide a general overview of the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and multilateral environmental agreements, as well as exchange views with the members of the National Workers Union in Saint Lucia to support the ratification process of the Escazú Agreement.…
First meeting of the signatory countries to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean
WEBSITE OF THE MEETING: https://acuerdodeescazu.cepal.org/s1/en…
Primera Reunión de los Países Signatarios del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe
PÁGINA WEB DE LA REUNIÓN: https://acuerdodeescazu.cepal.org/s1/es…
The effective and coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in Guyana through the Escazú Agreement
The present workshop will seek to analyze how the Escazú Agreement contributes to the implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in an effective and coherent manner in Guyana. To that end, it will specifically review key provisions of the Escazú Agreement and analyze national strengths, weaknesses and opportunities considering the current legislative and policy framework. It will also seek to identify gaps, needs and priorities and set the stage for national strategies and plans of action to more effectively implement the Escazú Agreement in the context of the environment…
La implementación efectiva y coherente de la dimensión ambiental de la Agenda 2030 en Guyana a través del Acuerdo de Escazú
The present workshop will seek to analyze how the Escazú Agreement contributes to the implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in an effective and coherent manner in Guyana. To that end, it will specifically review key provisions of the Escazú Agreement and analyze national strengths, weaknesses and opportunities considering the current legislative and policy framework. It will also seek to identify gaps, needs and priorities and set the stage for national strategies and plans of action to more effectively implement the Escazú Agreement in the context of the environment…
Signature and/or ratification ceremony of the Escazú Agreement at the 74th United Nations General Assembly
The Escazú Agreement one of the four environmental treaties highlighted by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2019 in support of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. In the framework of the general debate of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, a specific space will be devoted for authorities of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to sign and/or ratify the Escazú Agreement at the highest level possible at 10 a.m. on 26 September 2019 in the Treaty Event Area (“Kuwaiti boat”) in the General Assembly building.…
Ceremonia de firma y/o ratificación del Acuerdo de Escazú en la 74ª Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas
El Acuerdo de Escazú es uno de los cuatro tratados ambientales destacados por el Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas en 2019 que contribuye a la promoción de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. En el marco del debate general del septuagésimo cuarto período de sesiones de la Asamblea General, se dedicará un espacio para que autoridades de los países de América Latina y el Caribe al más alto nivel posible puedan firmar y/o ratificar el Acuerdo de Escazú a las 10:00 horas el 26 de septiembre de 2019 en el Treaty Event Area (“Kuwaiti boat”) en el edificio de la Asamblea General.…
Seminar for Public Officials and Civil Society Representatives on the Escazú Agreement and the 2030 Agenda
The seminar is organized by the Government of Saint Lucia, the Saint Lucia National Trust and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC). The objectives of the seminar are: to raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes to examine the state of the art of implementation of access rights in the region with a particular focus on the Caribbean sub-region to review the Saint Lucian internal framework in the context of the Regional Agreement to support the ratification process…
Taller para funcionarios de gobierno y sociedad civil sobre el Acuerdo de Escazú y la Agenda 2030
The seminar is organized by the Government of Saint Lucia, the Saint Lucia National Trust and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC). The objectives of the seminar are: to raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes to examine the state of the art of implementation of access rights in the region with a particular focus on the Caribbean sub-region to review the Saint Lucian internal framework in the context of the Regional Agreement to support the ratification process…
Second Meeting of the Signatory Countries of the Declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The second meeting of designated Focal Points by the Governments of the signatory countries of the Declaration on the implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean is to review and approve to Plan of Action adopted until 2014. This Plan includes the procedures for public participation in the process, the functions of the Board and the Technical Secretariat.…
Segunda Reunión de los Puntos Focales Designados por los Gobiernos de los Países Signatarios de la Declaración sobre la aplicación del Principio 10 en América Latina y el Caribe
La Reunión de los Puntos Focales Designados por los Gobiernos de los Países Signatarios de la Declaración sobre la aplicación del principio 10 de la Declaración de Río sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe tiene como objetivo revisar y aprobar el plan de acción hasta 2014. Este Plan incluye las modalidades de participación del público en el proceso, las funciones de la Mesa Directiva y de la Secretaría Técnica.…