Draft Agenda

Implementation of the Escazú Agreement in Saint Lucia – Stakeholder Consultation

Monday, December 4, 2023

Time

Topic

Presenter

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Registration

9:00 am – 9:05 am

Welcoming remarks

Mrs. Dawn Pierre Nathoniel, Deputy Chief Environmental Officer, Department of Sustainable Development, Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training

9:05 am –9:15 am

Overview of the Escazú Agreement: regional and national implementation.

Mr. David Barrio Lamarche, Legal Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC)

9:15 am – 9:25 am

Public participation in the Escazú Agreement

Mr. Bishnu Tulsie, Elected Representatives of the Public, the Escazú Agreement

9:25am – 10:00 am

Queston and Answer

10:00 am – 10:15 am

Coffee break

10:15 am – 10:45 am

National activities and promotion of the Escazú Agreement in Saint Lucia

Ms. Kate Wilson, Legal Officer, Department of Sustainable Development, Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training

10: 45 am – 11:00 am

The Roadmap to Implementation of the Escazú Agreement in Saint Lucia

Ms. Danielle Andrade Goffe

Attorney-at-Law

11:00am – 11:30am

Presentation of the Baseline Assessment of Laws, Policies and Practices

Ms. Danielle Andrade Goffe

Attorney-at-Law

11:30am – 12:00 pm

Question and Answer

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

LUNCH

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Discussion on Priority Actions

(Breakout groups)

Moderator: Ms. Danielle Andrade Goffe, Attorney-at-Law and Kate Wilson, Legal Officer, Department of Sustainable Development

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Coffee break

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

Plenary

Moderator: Ms. Danielle Andrade Goffe, Attorney-at-Law and Kate Wilson, Legal Officer, Department of Sustainable Development

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Closing and next steps

Ms. Kate Wilson, Legal Officer, Department of Sustainable Development