The Escazú Agreement: empowering societies for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Event

Work area(s)

Sustainable development and human settlements

Topic(s)

Principle 10 - Escazú Agreement Environment Sustainable development

Teaser

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.

Event information

Date

-

Event type

Other events

Participation

By invitation

 

10:00 – 10.15 Opening and welcome

  • Mr. Carlos de Miguel, Head, Policies for Sustainable Development Unit, UN ECLAC
  • Ms. Silka Tobias, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Department of Sustainable Development, GOSL
  • Mr. Johann M. Harewood,  Secretary General, National Workers Union

 

10.15 – 11:15 The Escazú Agreement

  • Context and synergies with the 2030 Agenda, Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other international processes (Carlos de Miguel, Head, Policies for Sustainable Development, UN ECLAC)
  • Overview of content, implications and future steps (David Barrio Lamarche, Environmental Affairs Officer, UN ECLAC)
  • The public’s role in promoting the early ratification and effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement  (Karetta Crooks Charles, Communications & Advocacy Officer, Saint Lucia National Trust and alternate elected representative of the public)
  • Q & A / Discussion with participants

 

11:15 – 11:30 Break

 

11:30 – 12:15 Environmental access rights in Saint Lucia and the Caribbean

  • Status of environmental access rights in the Caribbean (Danielle Andrade, Attorneyat-law, Jamaica, and elected representative of the public)
  • Overview of environmental access rights in Saint Lucia (Kate Wilson, Legal Officer, Department of Sustainable Development, GOSL)
  • Q & A / Discussion with participants

 

12:15 – 12:55 Moving towards ratification and the effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement

  • Gap analysis, priorities and opportunities for action
    • Kate Wilson, Legal Officer, Department of Sustainable Development, GOSL
    • Danielle Gordon, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Project Coordinator, Department of Sustainable Development, GOSL
    • David Barrio Lamarche, Environmental Affairs Officer, UN ECLAC
    • Carole Excell, Director, Environmental Democracy Practice, World Resources Institute
  • Q & A / Discussion with participants

 

12:55-1pm

  • Closing remarks

Subregional headquarter(s) and office(s)

Subregional Headquarters, Port of Spain

Attachment(s)

Organizing institution

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

  • http://www.cepal.org/es
  • 56 222100000
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Government of Saint Lucia

  • http://www.govt.lc/
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Contact

Secretariat of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

  • secretaria.escazu@cepal.org
  • www.cepal.org/acuerdodeescazu
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Observatory(ies)

Observatory on Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Subsidiary body(ies) / Intergovernmental meeting

Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

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