Day: Monday, April 24th 2017
Time: 08:00 – 09:00 am CST (Time in Costa Rica)
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Agenda
Welcome and introduction.
Juan Carlos Peña. Associate, LatinClima.
Rodrigo Rodríguez Tornquist. Chair of the LEDS LAC Steering Committee, Sustentar Association, Argentina.
Presentation and introduction to Patricia Espinosa. Edgar Gutiérrez. Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica and President of the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-2).
Entry into force of the Paris Agreement and challenges for the implementation in Latin America. Patricia Espinosa. Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Moderation of questions: Katiana Murillo. Coordinator, LatinClima
About the webinar
The Paris Agreement constitutes a framework to promote a process of transformation towards a resilient and low emission development in the Latin American region. Entering into force in November 2016, this agreement commits countries to readjust their economic, social and environmental policies in the light of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). This poses new challenges for climate action.
The webinar aims at establishing a dialogue between the Executive Secretariat of the UNFCCC and Latin American journalists and communicators, to discuss the challenges for the region of the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, with the objective of promoting a wider and deeper coverage of this topic.
The webinar will be held in Spanish and it is exclusive for Latin American journalists and communicators. If you have any questions about this event, please contact LEDS LAC Platform Secretariat: info@ledslac.org.
About the panelists
Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica and President of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2). University of Costa Rica professor, cofounder of the project “State of the Nation Report in Human Development”, an initiative of the National Council of Rectors, and founder of the Observatory for Development at the University of Costa Rica in 1997 and its Director until 2005. He was also coordinator of the project “Atlas de Desarrollo Humano Cantonal”, a joint initiative with UNDP.She is Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC since July 18th, 2016. Ms. Espinosa was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico from 2006 to 2012, bringing more than 30 years of experience at highest levels in international relations, specialized in climate change, global governance, sustainable development, gender equality and protection of Human Rights. She was named by the UN Secretary-General to the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post 2015 Development Agenda.