Delegates from the 20 countries that have signed the declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, regarding access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters, will meet to continue negotiating a regional agreement on these issues. The gathering will continue the work that began at the first meeting of the Negotiating Committee, held in Santiago, Chile, in May 2015. Delegates will work on proposals made by countries, and negotiate substantive aspects of the regional instrument, particularly the preamble and articles 1 to 10 of the preliminary document, which was submitted to countries during the first meeting. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which holds the technical secretariat of the process, and the government of Panama are organizing the meeting. Negotiations are expected to conclude by December 2016.

dates: 27-29 October 2015
location: Panama City, Panama
contact: Carlos de Miguel, Chief of the Policies for Sustainable Development Unit
phone: (+56) 2 2210 2224
e-mail: principio10.lac@cepal.org
www: http://www.cepal.org/dmaah/noticias/noticias/7/54807/15-00339_Work_plan.pdf
http://negociacionp10.cepal.org/en