Name: Parliamentary Caucus: The Escazú Agreement as a tool for climate governance and environmental democracy in Trinidad and Tobago
Start: 05/12/2024 - 07:46
Location: Parliamentary Caucus: The Escazú Agreement as a tool for climate governance and environmental democracy in Trinidad and Tobago

Desarrollo sostenible y asentamientos humanos

13 de noviembre de 2024|Evento

CEPAL - Caribe

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This Parliamentary Caucus will convene legislators from Trinidad and Tobago to discuss the Agreement as an effective tool for climate and environmental governance in Trinidad and Tobago, in line with the above. Participants will:
• Discuss the crucial role of parliamentarians in strengthening the access rights and protection of environmental human rights defenders.
• Explore innovative strategies to protect environmental human rights defenders and leverage the Escazú Agreement as a tool for climate governance and environmental democracy in Trinidad and Tobago.
• Develop a set of key recommendations for parliamentarians to strengthen the protection of human rights defenders and the three access rights to information, participation, and justice in environmental matters, in line with the Escazú Agreement.

Opening remarks:
• Sen. Wade Mark (Trinidad and Tobago), Chair of PGA National Group in Trinidad and Tobago
• Ms. Diane Quarless, Director, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, ECLAC
• Dr. Bheshem Ramlal, Professor of Geospatial Information Engineering and Dean, Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies

Keynote Address:
• Hon. Pennelope Beckles-Robinson (Trinidad and Tobago), Minister of Planning and Development TBD

Presenters:
• Mr. Hayden Romano, Managing Director of the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), Trinidad and Tobago
• Ms. Francisca Aguilar, Legal Research Assistant, Escazú Agreement Secretariat, ECLAC
• Mr. David Barrio Lamarche, Legal Officer, Escazú Agreement Secretariat, ECLAC

Discussion co-moderators and panel of experts:
• Co-moderator: Sen. Anthony Vieira (Trinidad and Tobago)
• Co-moderator: Ms. Dylis McDonald, Senior Technical Officer, CANARI
• Ms. Danielle Andrade-Goffe, Attorney at Law
• Ms. Nicole Leotaud, Elected Representative of the Public for the Escazú Agreement
• Ms. Kate Wilson, Legal Officer, Department of Sustainable Development, Government of Saint Lucia

Closing remarks:
• Ms. Anna Cadiz-Hadeed, Acting Executive Director, CANARI
• Ms. Artie Dubrie, Coordinator, Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
• Ms. Saarah Monawvil, Director of the Human Rights & Environment Program, PGA
• Dr. Bheshem Ramlal, Professor of Geospatial Information Engineering and Dean, Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies