RESOURCES

• • Road Map Towards Legislative Openness, ParlAmericas (2016).
  • ParlAmericas Open Parliament Portal (website).
  • Toolkit: Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process. ParlAmericas, 2018.
  • Design Thinking for Public Service Excellence. UNDP, 2014.

PRESENTATIONS Session 1: Examining regional progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals from the parliamentary perspective:

• Examining regional progress in implementing the SDGs from the parliamentary perspective. Emanuele Sapienza, Policy Advisor, Governance, UNDP Regional Center in Panama.

Session 2: From words to action – Case studies on how parliaments have adapted and are making progress to achieve the 2030 Agenda:

• Agenda 2030 in the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica: Progress and Challenges. Nielsen Perez, Member of the Legislative Assembly (Costa Rica).
• Monitoring the SDGs through an Open Parliament. Blanca Ovelar, Senator (Paraguay).

Session 3: Gender equality: An essential condition for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals:

• Gender equality: An essential condition for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Senator Rosa Gálvez (Canada).
• Gender equality: an essential condition for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals Target 5.3: Child, early and forced marriage (CEFM). Dosia Calderón, Senior Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, Girls Not Brides.
• Land Tenure & Gender: Promoting Equity & Climate Resilience through Landownership. Ayesha Constable, Advisor to FRIDA and the Young Feminist Fund, Caribbean Representative of the Sustainable Development Solutions Youth Network.
• From silence to word … from word to action. Melania Canales, President of the National Organization of Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Women of Peru.

Session 4: Encouraging partnerships and collaborative work for a sustainable future:

• The participation of the Private Sector in the Implementation of the SDGs. Jessica Domínguez, Sustainable Development Division of Allcot.
• Encouraging partnerships and collaborative work for a sustainable future. Emanuele Sapienza, Policy Advisor, Governance, UNDP Regional Center in Panama.
• Agenda 2030 – Sustainable Development Goals in Paraguay. Fabián Forestieri, Director of Interinstitutional Relations of the office of the Comptroller General of the Republic.

RESOURCES

• Dataset on parliamentary involvement in SDG monitoring. Fotios Fitsilis and Eleni Zisioglu, 2019.
• Engaging parliaments on the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs: representation, accountability and implementation: A handbook for civil society. Together 2030, Newcastle University, Philippine Social Enterprise Network, Sightsavers, World Vision, Global Focus, and UNDP, 2018.
• Fiscal Policy and Development: Human, Social, and Physical Investment for the SDGs. Vitor Gaspar, David Amaglobeli, Mercedes GarciaEscribano, Delphine Prady, and Mauricio Soto, 2019.
• Guide for parliamentary engagement in implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the sustainable development goals (sdgs). UN SDG Action Campaign and The Rockfeller Foundation, 2016.
• Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030. NU and CEPAL, 2017.
• Parliamentary engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ADB, 2017.
• Parliamentary Oversight of Sustianble Development Goals and the Application of Post-Legislative Scrutiny Principles. Fotios Fitisilis and Franklin De Vrieze, 2019.
• Parliaments and the Sustainable Development Goals: A self-assessment toolkit. IPU and UNDP, 2016.
• SDG institutionality in Latin America: Advances at the first year of the 2030 Agenda. Cepei, 2017.
• Second annual report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. ECLAC, 2018.
• The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: An opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean. ECLAC, 2018.

During the Plenary Assembly, elections will be held for certain positions on the Board of Directors. Nominations received can be found below.

• Representative of Central America
  • El Salvador
  • Panama
• Representative of the Caribbean
  • Saint Lucia
  • Cuba
• Representative of South America
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
• Host of the 17th ParlAmericas Plenary Assembly
  • Costa Rica

PRESENTATIONS Keynote address

• Keynote address presentation. Ana F. González Guerrero, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Youth Climate Lab

Special Presentations

• National Decarbonization Plan. Paola Vega, President of the Special Permanent Commission for the Environment of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Costa Rica
• Overcoming the Challenge of Consensus: The Creation of the Green Caucus in Peru. Ana María Choquehuanca, Member of Congress (Peru), coordinator of the multi-party green caucus
• Climate – Activities of DNA – Suriname. Dr. R. Nurmohamed, Member of the National Assembly (Suriname)
• Activities of the Surinamese parliament on climate change and disasters. Grace Watamaleo, Member of the National Assembly (Suriname)

Session 1: Outcomes of COP 24 (Poland) and Preparations for COP25 (Chile)

• Outcomes of COP24. Carlos Fuller, International and Regional Liaison Officer of the CCCCC and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island Nations
• COP25 Chile 2019. Iván Flores, President of the Chamber of Deputies (Chile)

Session 2: Taking Climate Action and Building Resilience through the Power of Legislation

• Climate-smart extractive industries. Hon. David M. Wells, Senator (Canada)
• Disaster Risk Reduction. Ana Belén Marín, Member of the National Assembly (Ecuador)
• Ocean and Coastal protection. Dr. Sewnath Naipal (Suriname)

Session 3: Overcoming the Obstacles and Seizing Opportunities for Implementing Carbon Market and Non-Market Mechanisms

• Market and Non-market mechanisms. Carlos Ruiz-Garvia, Regional Coordinator – Regional Collaboration Center, Latin America and Caribbean, UNFCCC
• Fiscal incentives.  Hon. Arthur E. Holder, Speaker of the House of Assembly (Barbados)
• Bolivia facing Climate Change. Nelly Lenz Roso, Member of the Chamber of Deputies (Bolivia) (in Spanish)

Session 4: Raising Ambition and Accessing Climate Financing

• Raising Ambition for Climate Action. Hon. Robby Ramlakhan, Ambassador and Advisor to the Cabinet of the President – Coordination Environment (Suriname)
• Perspectives on Climate Financing. Dr. César Falconi, Inter-American Development Bank representative in Suriname
• UNFCCC & PA Finance Opportunities for LAC Countries. Dr. Victor Viñas, Board member representing Latin America and the Caribbean in the Adaptation Fund and Green Climate Fund

RESOURCES

• The Katowice climate package: Making The Paris Agreement Work For All. UNFCCC, 2019
• Climate Agenda: Key Topics of Discussion from COP24 to COP25. ParlAmericas, 2019
• COP 25 Chile (web page). Presidency COP25, 2019
• GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: Regional assessment for Latin America and the Caribbean. UNEP, 2019
• Climate change and health. WHO, 2018
• Parliamentary Protocol for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. ParlAmericas, 2019
• What are Market and Non-Market Mechanisms? UNFCCC. n.d.
• Primer on Climate Financing: Mechanisms and Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean. ParlAmericas, 2019

During the gathering, elections will be held for certain positions on the Network’s Executive Committee and for the host parliament of the next gathering. The results were the following:

• President
  • Member of the National Assembly Ana Belén Marín Aguirre (Ecuador)
• Vice President – North America
  • Senator Rosa Galvez (Canada)
• Vice President – Central America
  • Member of the Legislative Assembly Paola Vega Rodríguez (Costa Rica)
• Vice President – Caribbean
  • Speaker of the House of Assembly Andy Daniel (Saint Lucia)
• Vice President – South America
  • Member of Congress Ana María Choquehuanca de Villanueva (Peru)
• Alternate Vice President – South America
  • Speaker of the National Assembly Jennifer Simons (Suriname)

PRESENTATIONS

• Recognizing Women’s Labour: The Care Economy. Member of the Legislative Assembly Shirley Díaz Mejías (Costa Rica)
• Analysis of Discriminatory Legislation on Women’s Economic Autonomy and Empowerment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Beatriz García, UN Women Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
• Closing the Gaps on Women’s Economic Rights: A Canadian Perspective. Member of Parliament Dr. Kellie Leitch (Canada)
• Women in the Labour Market: Perspectives and Challenges. Member of the National Assembly Maritza Espinales (Nicaragua)
• Women and the Future of Work. Member of the Chamber of Deputies Camila Vallejo (Chile)
• Women and Men in CARICOM: Capitalizing on Windows of Opportunity for Achieving Gender Equality in the World of Work. Isiuwa Iyahen, UN Women Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean
• “Gendering” the 4^th Industrial Revolution: The Role of the Private Sector. Diana Gutiérrez, UNDP
• The State of Leadership Diversity in Entrepreneurship & Traditional Employment. Sophia D. Bryan, Jamaica Youth Ambassador

RESOURCES

Publications

• Analysis of Discriminatory Legislation in Latin America and the Caribbean on the Autonomy and Economic Empowerment of Women. UN Women and the Ibero-American General Secretariat, 2018
• Advancing the Economic Empowerment and Autonomy of Women in the Caribbean through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. ECLAC, 2018
• Women, Business and the Law 2019. World Bank Group, 2019
• Care Work and Care Jobs for the Future of Decent Work. ILO, 2018
• Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment: Recognizing and Investing in the Care Economy. UN Women, 2019
• Women in the Future of Work. ECLAC, 2019

Online resources

• SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth. United Nations, website
• Gender Data Portal. World Bank, website
• Gender Equality Portal. ILO, website
• Economic Autonomy. Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean, website
• The Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean. IDB, website

During the gathering, elections were held for certain positions on the Network’s Executive Committee. The results were the following:

• President
  • Member of the Chamber of Deputies Maya Fernández Allende (Chile)
• Vice-President – Caribbean
  • President of the Senate Chester Humphrey (Grenada)
• Vice-President – North America
  • Senator Verónica Noemí Camino Farjat (Mexico)

AGENDA: Parliamentary Track of the OGP Global Summit (May 29-30)

RESOURCES

• Official Website of the Open Government Partnership Global Summit 2019
• Latin American Legislative Transparency Index, Latin American Network for Legislative Transparency (in Spanish)
• ParlAmericas Open Parliament Portal (website)
• Road Map Towards Legislative Openness, ParlAmericas (2016)
• Parliaments as Partners for Open Government Reform, Open Government Partnership
• Guide to Develop Open Parliament Action Plans

PRESENTATIONS Session 1: Towards a systemic transformation to counter corruption

• Citizen participation and action, Shaazka Beyerle, United States Institute of Peace

Session 2: Strengthening parliamentary oversight to promote openness and counter corruption

• National Anti-Corruption System in Grenada, Anande Trotman-Joseph, Integrity and Anti Corruption Commission of Grenada
• Anti-money laundering regimes and beneficial ownership transparency, Esteban Fullin, International Monetary Fund
• Strengthening parliamentary oversight to promote openness and counter corruption, Jaime B. Guerrero, Foley & Lardner LLP

Session 3: Applying openness practices to advance sustainable development

• Shaping a model for successful civil society participation in national governance & sustainable development processes, Zakiya Uzoma-Wadada, Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
• Bribri and Cabecar Indigenous Network (RIBCA), Leví Sucre, Atlantic Block of the Bribrí Cabécar Indigenous Network
• National Forum of Women in Political Parties, Juana Herrera, National Forum of Women in Political Parties (FONAMUPP)

• Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Anti-Corruption, Transparency, and Integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, 2018
• Corruption Perceptions Index 2018. Transparency International, 2019
• Latin American Legislative Transparency Index. Latin American Network for Legislative Transparency, website (in Spanish)
• Open Parliament Portal. ParlAmericas, website
• Executive Summary: Guide to Develop an Open Parliament Action Plan (preliminary draft). ParlAmericas, 2018
• Road Map Towards Legislative Openness. ParlAmericas, 2016
  

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  WORKSHOP ON POST-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY

  WORKSHOP ON POST-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
  WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRAWORKSHOP ON POST-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY

  AGENDA PRESENTATIONS

  • Post-legislative scrutiny: Introduction, Devin O’Shaughnessy and Franklin De Vrieze, Westminster Foundation for Democracy
  • Canada’s Perspective on Post-Legislative Scrutiny, Senator Percy Downe (Canada)
  • Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the Congress of the State of Guanajuato: Methodology and experiences, María Fernanda Arreguín Gámez, State Congress of Guanajuato, Mexico
  • Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago: Post-Legislative scrutiny, Angelique Massiah, Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Workshop on Post-Legislative Scrutiny, Rocío Noriega, Bicameral Group on Transparency of Chile
  • Post-legislative scrutiny: Principles and Practical Steps, Franklin De Vrieze, Westminster Foundation for Democracy

  RESOURCES

  • Principles of Post-Legislative Scrutiny by Parliaments. Westminster Foundation for Democracy, 2018
  • Post-Legislative Scrutiny: Comparative study of practices of Post-Legislative Scrutiny in selected parliaments and the rationale for its place in democracy. Westminster Foundation for Democracy, 2017

During the gathering, elections were held for the Open Parliament Network Executive Committee. The result of the election was the following:

• Vice-President – Caribbean:
  • Senator Ranard E. Henfield (Bahamas)

RESOURCES Costa Rican Open Parliament  Action Plans and commitments

• Costa Rica Legislative Openness Action Plan 2015-2016 (in Spanish)
• Costa Rica Open Parliament Action Plan 2016-2017 (in Spanish)
• Costa Rican Open Government Partnership Action Plan 2017-2019 (in Spanish)

Reports and resources on the progress of open parliament in Costa Rica

• Latin American Legislative Transparency Index, Latin American Network for Legislative Transparency (in Spanish)
• Progress and ongoing issues in Costa Rica’s open parliament agenda, Alliance for an Open Assembly (in Spanish)

ParlAmericas’ resources and other international publications

• ParlAmericas Open Parliament Portal (website)
• Guide to Develop an Open Parliament Action Plan (preliminary draft), ParlAmericas (2018)
• Guide to Develop an Open Parliament Action Plan, Executive Summary (preliminary draft), ParlAmericas (2018)
• Road Map Towards Legislative Openness, ParlAmericas (2016)
• Declaration on Parliamentary Openness (2012)