Programme

Wed, Mar 04 2026

Virtual

Preparatory meeting (preCOP)

11:00 am to 12:30 pm

The preparatory meeting for the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (preCOP) will take place virtually on 4 March 2026 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, Santiago time. It will discuss the issues to be addressed at the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP4). The meeting will be streamed live. More information will be published soon.

Thu, Apr 23 2026

Queen Elizabeth Ballroom

Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (item 4 a)

09:00 am to 10:30 am
Queen Elizabeth Ballroom

Participation of the public in decision-making processes for granting environmental permits for projects and activities that have or may have a significant impact on the environment (item 4 b)

11:00 am to 01:00 pm
Windsor 1 and Buckingham

Presentation of summary reports on side event outcomes

12:30 pm to 02:55 pm

Thursday 23 April, 12.30–14.55. Topic: ‘Access to environmental justice and mainstreaming the gender perspective in the implementation of access rights’
Windsor 2

Workshop for Focal Points: Training on the CAAC Virtual Platform

01:00 pm to 01:30 pm

Secretaría del Acuerdo de Escazú / Escazú Agreement Secretariat
Queen Elizabeth Ballroom

Access to justice in environmental matters (item 5)

02:30 pm to 04:00 pm

The session will bring together a multi-stakeholder panel to discuss progress made in the region, as well as the challenges and opportunities for improvement, and will invite a range of stakeholders involved in this area, such as judges, lawyers, legal experts, academics, international organisations and specialist networks seeking to contribute to the implementation of Article 8. The ultimate aim is to promote and coordinate regional cooperation in this important area.

Marcelo Cousillas

Maureen Hyman-Payne

Justice Mira Dean-Armorer

Roxana Chavez Rodas

Rhianna Neely-Murphy
Queen Elizabeth Ballroom

Mainstreaming the gender perspective in the implementation of the Escazú Agreement (item 4 d)

04:30 pm to 06:00 pm

Allyson Maynard-Gibson

Irene Murillo

Fri, Apr 24 2026

Queen Elizabeth Ballroom

Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (item 4 c)

09:00 am to 10:30 am

“Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders on Environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress and Next Steps”

Derionne Edmeade

Daniel Espartaco Vargas Anda

Carole Excell

Joara Marchezini
Queen Elizabeth Ballroom

Roundtable discussion: “What can the United Nations system do to support the Escazú Agreement in the region?”

11:00 am to 11:30 am

Aneesah Abdullah

Andrea Brusco

Bastián Pastén

Michelle Brathwaite

Sarah Douglas

Miosotis Rivas

Deon Stewart
Queen Elizabeth Ballroom

Organizational matters (cont.) item 1

11:30 am to 01:30 pm
Queen Elizabeth Ballroom

Financial arrangements (item 6)

11:30 am to 01:30 pm
Queen Elizabeth Ballroom

Other matters (item 7)

11:30 am to 01:30 pm
Queen Elizabeth Ballroom

Agreed decisions (item 8)

11:30 am to 01:30 pm
Windsor Ballroom 1 and Buckingham

Presentation of summary reports on side event outcomes

12:30 pm to 01:55 pm

Friday, April 24, 12:30-13:55. Topic: "Promoting the rights of human rights defenders on environmental matters"
Queen Elizabeth Ballroom

Closing ceremony

01:30 pm to 02:30 pm

Zane Lightbourne

Irene Murillo

Marcelo Cousillas

Derionne Edmeade

Carlos de Miguel

Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

Nassau, Bahamas, 21-24 April 2026

Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Government of the Bahamas

COP4

Acuerdo de Escazú-2026

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