UNFCCC COP28 Side event: "The Escazú Agreement as a catalyst for climate empowerment actions"

UNFCCC COP28 official side event 9 December 2023, 6:30-8 pm Dubai, SE Room 1 (Blue zone) This side event aims to generate a multi-stakeholder discussion on how the Escazú Agreement promotes informed and participatory climate actions in support of Sustainable Development Goal 13 and the Paris Agreement. Government representatives, the public, international organizations and other actors will offer experiences and good practices in the mainstreaming of the Escazú Agreement into the design and implementation of national climate policies. Moreover, the interconnections between …

Evento paralelo UNFCCC COP 28: "El Acuerdo de Escazú como catalizador de las acciones de empoderamiento climático"

Evento paralelo oficial de la COP28 de la CMNUCC 9 de diciembre de 2023, 18:30-20 horas Dubái, SE Room 1 (Zona azul) Este evento paralelo tiene por objetivo ofrecer un espacio mutliactos para dialogar acerca de cómo el Acuerdo de Escazú promueve acciones climáticas informadas y participativas en apoyo al Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 13 y el Acuerdo de París. En el mismo, representantes de gobierno y del público, organismos internacionales y otros actores ofrecerán experiencias y buenas prácticas en la incorporación del Acuerdo de Escazú en el diseño e implementación de polí…

World Press Freedom Day 2024: "Informing the Planet: international mechanisms for accessing environmental information"

Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa: "Informar al planeta: mecanismos internacionales de acceso a la información medioambiental"

SIDS4 Conference: "Enhancing Caribbean Development Using Data, Geospatial Information, and Environmental Monitoring: Building a Regional Environmental Information ecoSystem (REIS)"

To highlight the pivotal role of digital technologies, authoritative data, and geospatial information in advancing environmental and developmental initiatives and aiding sound decision making across the Caribbean. This event will explore the operational framework and collaborative mechanisms of the Regional Environmental Information ecosystem (REIS), aiming to enhance data management, environmental monitoring and assessment, and informed policy and decision making, thereby contributing to the SIDS4 goal of Resilient Prosperity.…

Regional multilateralism to implement access rights: The leading example of the Escazú Agreement

The event seeks to raise international awareness of the Escazú Agreement, share valuable insights and good practices from the region, and facilitate dialogue among national focal points and other stakeholders on the implementation of the Agreement’s provisions relates to access rights and the protection of environmental defenders.…

Multilateralismo regional para implementar los derechos de acceso: el ejemplo destacado del Acuerdo de Escazú

The event seeks to raise international awareness of the Escazú Agreement, share valuable insights and good practices from the region, and facilitate dialogue among national focal points and other stakeholders on the implementation of the Agreement’s provisions relates to access rights and the protection of environmental defenders.…

Seminar for Public Officials from the CARICOM region: “The Escazú Agreement: moving towards a more resilient and sustainable future in the Caribbean”

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Seminar for Public Officials from the CARICOM region: “The Escazú Agreement: moving towards a more resilient and sustainable future in the Caribbean”

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Fifth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance

The fifth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance will be held virtually on 16 October 2024, between 12:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Santiago, Chile time. The objective of the meeting will be to report on the activities carried out by the Committee since the last meeting, held on 25 April 2024, as well as to report on the visit that it will make to the Republic of Chile from November 4 to 8, 2024, within the framework of its function of consultation and periodic dialogue with the Parties. The session is open to the public up…

Quinta sesión del Comité de Apoyo a la Aplicación y el Cumplimiento

La quinta sesión del Comité de Apoyo a la Aplicación y el Cumplimiento se realizará de manera virtual el 16 de octubre de 2024, entre 12:00 y 13:30 horas de Santiago de Chile. El objetivo de la sesión será dar a conocer las actividades realizadas por el Comité desde la última sesión, celebrada el 25 de abril de 2024, así como informar sobre la visita que realizará a la República de Chile del 4 al 8 de noviembre de 2024, en el marco de su función de consulta y dialogo periódico con las Partes. La sesión es abierta al público previo registro en zoom.…

Visit to Chile of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance to the Escazú Agreement

The Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance, within the framework of its function of consultation and periodic dialogue with the Parties, will visit the Republic of Chile from November 4 to 8, 2024. The Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance (Committee) is a subsidiary body of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement, to promote the implementation and support the Parties in the implementation of the Agreement. More information: https://caac.cepal.org/en…

Visita a Chile del Comité de Apoyo a la Aplicación y el Cumplimiento del Acuerdo de Escazú

El Comité de Apoyo a la Aplicación y el Cumplimiento (Comité) es un órgano subsidiario de la Conferencia de las Partes del Acuerdo de Escazú, para promover la aplicación y apoyar a las Partes en la implementación del Acuerdo. De acuerdo a las Reglas de composición y funcionamiento del Comité (Decisión I/3 de la COP) y sus Modalidades de Trabajo (LC/TS.2024/33), una de las funciones del Comité es llevar a cabo consultas y diálogos periódicos con las Partes, de manera abierta, constructiva e interactiva sobre cualquier asunto relativo a la aplicación y el cumplimiento del Acuerdo, y para e…

Second meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance

The second meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance will be held virtually on 15 November 2023, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Santiago, Chile time. The objective of the meeting will be to report on the activities carried out by the Committee since the first meeting, held on 10 August 2023, as well as share the progress in the development of the working modalities, mandated by the Rules of Composition and Functioning of the Committee and open a space for general comments on the matter.…

Segunda sesión del Comité de Apoyo a la Aplicación y el Cumplimiento

La segunda sesión del Comité de Apoyo a la Aplicación y el Cumplimiento se realizará de manera virtual el 15 de noviembre de 2023, entre 11:00 y 13:00 horas de Santiago de Chile. El objetivo de la sesión será dar a conocer las actividades realizadas por el Comité desde la primera sesión, celebrada el 10 de agosto de 2023, así como compartir los avances en la elaboración de las modalidades de trabajo, mandatadas por las Reglas de Composición y Funcionamiento del Comité y abrir un espacio para comentarios generales al respecto.…

Open virtual meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters

Reunión virtual abierta del Grupo de Trabajo ad hoc de composición abierta sobre defensoras y defensores de derechos humanos en asuntos ambientales

UNFCCC COP29: UN side event "Achieving transformative climate action through gender-responsive, rights-based economic approaches"

UNFCCC COP29: Evento paralelo del Sistema ONU "Achieving transformative climate action through gender-responsive, rights-based economic approaches"

Parliamentary Caucus: The Escazú Agreement as a tool for climate governance and environmental democracy in Trinidad and Tobago

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 …