2016
December 6 | Mexico City, Mexico
13th ParlAmericas Plenary Assembly: Strengthening Parliaments and Building Resilient Societies to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
PARLAMERICAS’ HANDOUT ON SDGs PRESENTATIONS
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
- United Nations Development Program (UNDP) (in Spanish)
- Economic Comission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (in Spanish)
- Round table discussion questios
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (in Spanish)
RESOURCES
- Sustainable Development Goals (UN)
- SDGs and Parliaments (UNDP)
- SDGs and the Role of Parliaments (Agora)
- High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (UN)
- Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development (ECLAC)
- SDG Knowledge Hub (IISD)
- Summary on SDGs (IISD)
Several seats on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Group of Women Parliamentarians were open for election. The results of the elections were the following:
| Presidency | – Marcela Guerra, Senator, Mexico | ||
| Vice Presidency | – Robert Nault, MP, Canada | ||
| North America (3 seats open) | – Canada – Mexico | ||
| Central America (1 seat open) | – Nicaragua | ||
| The Caribbean (2 seats open) | – Jamaica – Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| South America (2 seats open) | – Chile – Ecuador | ||
| Host Parliament – 14th Plenary Assembly | – Colombia | ||
| Vice Presidencies GoWP (2 seats open) | – Claudia Nogueira, MP, Chile – Mobina Jaffer, Senator, Canada |
* The members of the Board of Directors must be active members of their respective Chambers. A Board Director cannot simultaneously hold office as a Cabinet minister in the executive branch of his/her government. ** According to Resolution 34-03, ratified at the 11th Plenary Assembly, Parliaments will need to remain current with their membership due payments to run for and retain a seat on the Board. Payment receipt for the current year must be confirmed by the International Secretariat the day prior to the election.
December 5 | Mexico City, Mexico
Training session in English: Maximizing the Use of Technology to Improve Communication with Constituents
PRESENTATIONS
- Social Media Strategies for parliamentarians, Mr. Sebastián de Lara (Navegación Política)
- ICT Strategies for Parliaments, Mr. Garreth Ferguson (Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago)
- Facebook Live, Mr. Gibrán Mena (Social TIC)
- Online hearing, ParlAmericas Facebook
- Road Map Towards Legislative Openness, ParlAmericas
RESOURCES
- World e-Parliament Report, 2016 (IPU)
- Information and Communication Technologies in Parliament, 2010 (OPPD)
- Social Media Guidelines for Parliaments, 2013 (IPU)
- Road Map Towards Legislative Opennes, 2016 (ParlAmericas)
November 6 | Washington D.C., United States
Parliamentary Delegation Visit to the United States Elections
October 20 | Ottawa, Canada
Parliamentary Exchange: Multi-party Caucuses for Gender Equality
RESOURCES
- Multi-Party Caucuses for Gender Equality (presentation prepared by Dr. Sonia Palmieri, facilitator)
- Strategic Planning Tool for Initiating a Multi-Party Caucus for Gender Equality
- A Comparative Study of Structures for Women MPs in the OSCE Region (OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, 2013)
- Guidelines for Women’s Caucuses (IPU, 2013)
- Legislative Change Agents: Multi-Partisan Caucuses (IRI, 2014)
- One Size Does Not Fit All: Lessons Learned from Legislative Gender Commissions and Caucuses (NDI, International IDEA, 2010)
- PARLINE database: Specialized Parliamentary Bodies (IPU)
September 13 | Santiago, Chile
Study Visit on Legislative Openness
PRESENTATIONS
- Open Congress and the Latin American Network for LEgislative Transparency (Ciudadano Inteligente) (in Spanish)
- History of Lawa and Parliamentary Labour (Library of the National Congress of Chile) (in Spanish)
- Anti-corruption observatory (Ciudadano Inteligente and Espacio Público) (in Spanish)
- Virtual Senator (Library of the National Congress of Chile) (in Spanish)
- Visualization of the National Budget (Library of the National Congress of Chile)
PRESS
RESOURCES
- Comisión de ética del Senado de Chile (in Spanish)
- Comisión de ética de la Cámara de diputados de Chile (in Spanish)
- Historia de la Ley orgánica constitucional del Congreso de Chile (in Spanish)
- Modificaciones a la Ley orgánica constitucional del Congreso de Chile (in Spanish)
- Ley de lobby de Chile (in Spanish)
- Plataforma Ley de Lobby (in Spanish)
- Declaración de intereses y patrimonio del Senado de Chile (in Spanish)
- Declaración de intereses y patrimonio de la Cámara de diputados de Chile (in Spanish)
- Visualización del Presupuesto de la Nación de Chile (in Spanish)
- Senador virtual (in Spanish)
- Observatorio anti-corrupción (in Spanish)
- Congreso abierto (in Spanish)
- Observatorio fiscal (in Spanish)
- What is intersectionality?
On Monday, September 12, 2016, legislators participating in the study visit will be part of a regional delegation of parliamentarians that will attend the I Regional Workshop on Open Budget, “Strengthening Legislatures’ Functions in the Budgetary Process”, organized by the Bicameral Group on Transparency of the National Congress of Chile and the World Bank. WORKSHOP AGENDA (in Spanish)
September 12 | Antigua, Guatemala
Parliamentary Gathering for Central America: The Electoral Journey of Women Candidates
PRESENTATIONS
- Prezi presentation by ParlAmericas
RESOURCES
- Strategic Plan – Group of Women Parliamentarians 2014-2015 (in Spanish)
- Women in Central American parliaments (in Spanish)
- Comparative Charts (in Spanish)
August 3 | Panama City, Panama
Parliamentary Action to Stop Climate Change
PRESENTATIONS
- Plácida Espinoza Mamani, Senator (Bolivia) (in Spanish)
- Carlos Viteri Gualinga, Member of the National Assembly (Ecuador) (in Spanish)
- Arnaldo Giuzzio Bnítez, Senator (Paraguay) (in Spanish)
- Mónica Araya, Executive Director (Nivela) (in Spanish)
- María del Rocío Pineda Gochi, Senator (México) (in Spanish)
RESOURCES DISTRIBUTED BY UNEP
- Creating a Sustainable Financial System – A Role for Finance Ministries (October 2015)
- Uncovering Pathways towards an Inclusive Green Economy – A Summary for Leaders (2015)
- Actions on Air Quality – Policies & Programmes for Improving Air Quality around the World
- Financial Reform, Institutional Investors And Sustainable Development – A review of current policy initiatives and proposals for further progress (October 2015)
- Global Environment Outlook Geo-6 Regional Assessment For Latin America And The Caribbean
- Green Energy Choices: the benefits, risks and trade-offs of low-carbon technologies for electricity production (2016)
- INSURANCE 2030 – Harnessing Insurance for Sustainable Development (June 2015)
- Integrated Assessment of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Latin America and the Caribbean – Improving air quality while contributing to climate change mitigation
- Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change (2016)
- Options for decoupling economic growth from water use and water pollution – A report of the Water Working Group of the International Resource Panel (2015)
- Raising the bar – advancing environmental disclosure in sustainability reporting (2015)
- REDD+ Implementation: A Manual for National Legal Practitioners (2015)
- Resource Efficiency: Potential and Economic Implications (2015)
- The Adaptation Gap Report 2016
- THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM WE NEED – ALIGNING THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM WITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (The UNEP Inquiry Report, October 2015)
- The rise of environmental crime – A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
- UNEP FRONTIERS 2016 REPORT – Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern
- Unlocking the sustainable potential of land resources – evaluation systems, strategies and tools
- Zero carbon Latin America – a pathway for net decarbonisation of the regional economy by mid-century
RESOURCES – BACKGROUND INFORMATION
- Introduction to Climate Change – UNEP
- Climate Change and its Consequences for Latin America (in Spanish) – FES
- Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report – Summary of policy-makers – IPCC
- Legislative Contributions to Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean (in Spanish) – UNEP
- The 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study – LSE
- Parliamentary action plan on climate change – IPU
- Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean – CEPAL
- Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development – CEPAL
- A catalog of Climate Change adapation options – IDRC
- Supporting Energy Pricing Reform and Carbon Pricing Policies Through Crediting – IISD
For general information on climate change and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, please visit the following link (UNFCCC). INAUGURAL SPEECHES
- Mr. Elías Castillo, MP (Panama), Secretary General of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (in Spanish)
- Mr. Javier Ortega, MP (Panama), Representative of the National Assembly of Panama and Member of the Board of Directors of ParlAmericas (in Spanish)
- Senator Marcela Guerra (Mexico), President of ParlAmericas (in Spanish)
- Hon. Ms. Mirei Endara (Panama), Minister of the Environment (in Spanish)
June 2 | Quito, Ecuador
8th Annual Gathering organized by the Group of Women Parliamentarians: Diversifying Political Power to Build Inclusive Societies
May 26 | Asuncion, Paraguay
1st Annual Gathering of ParlAmericas’ Open Parliament Network: Road Map Towards Legislative Openness
PRESENTATIONS
- Senator Carlos Filizzola (Paraguay)
- Mr. Juan Pablo Guerrero – Open Budget Survey (Global Iniciative for Fiscal Transparency)
- Presentation (in Spanish)
- Open Budget Survey
- Ms. Natalia Albañil (National Democratic Institute)
- Member of the Legislative Assembly, Rafael Ortiz Fábrega (Costa Rica)
- Mr. Yacine Khelladi (The Caribbean Open Institue)
- Mr. Jean-Noé Landry (Open North), video presentation (in Spanish)
OPENING REMARKS
- Senator Marcela Guerra, President of ParlAmericas (in Spanish)
- Senator Blanca Ovelar, Host of the gathering of the Open Parliament Network of ParlAmericas (in Spanish)
- Mr. Hugo Velázquez, President of the Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish)
January 26 | Castries, Saint Lucia
Gender-based Political Harassment: Building Awareness in Parliaments
