8.30–8.45         Opening and welcome

• H. E. Amalia Mai, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belize
• Ms. Birgit Gerstenberg, United Nations Resident Coordinator for El Salvador and Belize

8.45–9.45          Overview of the Escazú Agreement

• Context and synergies with the 2030 Agenda, Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other international processes (Mr. Carlos de Miguel, Chief, Policies for Sustainable Development Unit, UN ECLAC)
• Overview of content, implications and future steps (Mr. David Barrio Lamarche, Environmental Affairs Officer, UN ECLAC)
• The public’s role in promoting the early ratification and effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement  (Ms. Danielle Andrade, Attorney-at-law of Jamaica, and elected representative of the public for the Escazú Agreement)
• Q & A / Discussion with participants

9.45–9.50         Break

9.50–10.30       Taking stock of environmental access rights in the Caribbean and Belize

• Status of environmental access rights in the Caribbean (Ms. Danielle Andrade, Attorney-at-law of Jamaica, and elected representative of the public for the Escazú Agreement)
• Overview of environmental access rights in Belize (Mr. Anthony Mai, Senior Environmental Officer / Mr. Edgar Ek, Deputy Chief Environmental Officer)
• Q & A / Discussion with participants

10.30–10.35     Break

10.35–11.15    Sustainability, resilience, human rights and statistics frameworks for

environmental management

• Human rights considerations in the implementation of environmental access rights
  
  (Mr. Alberto Brunori, Representative, OHCHR Regional Office for Central America and the English-speaking Caribbean)
• Inclusive and sustainable solutions for the conservation, restoration and use of ecosystems and natural resources (Mr. Ian King, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Belize)
• Introduction to the Caribbean SIDS relevant climate change and disasters indicators for evidence-based policies project (Statistics Division, UN ECLAC)
• Q & A / Discussion with participants

11.15-11.20      Break

11.20-11.55      Towards the effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement in Belize

• Gap analysis, priorities and opportunities for action
  • Moderation: Ms. Vanessa Figueroa, Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management
  • Mr. David Barrio Lamarche, Environmental Affairs Officer, UN ECLAC
  • Ms. Carole Excell, Director, Environmental Democracy Practice, World Resources Institute
• Q & A / Discussion with participants

11:55–12           Closing remarks