Advancing environmental information in the Eastern Caribbean

This document was prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in the framework of the ECLAC-OECS Enhanced Programme of Action on the Escazú Agreement in the Eastern Caribbean. It was written by Danielle Gordon-Darcheville, consultant of the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division of ECLAC under the supervision of Carlos de Miguel, Chief, and David Barrio Lamarche, Legal Officer of the same Division, with the support of Georgina Alcántar, Chief of Environmental Statistics, and Alberto Malmierca, Statistics Assistant of the Statistics Division of ECLAC, led by Rolando Ocampo; Artie Dubrie, Coordinator of Sustainable Development and Disasters Unit, and Abdullahi Abdulkadri, Coordinator of the Statistics and Social Development Unit of the ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, led by Miosotis Rivas-Peña; and Chamberlain Emmanuel, Director of the Environmental Sustainability Division, and Farzana Yusuf-Leon, Project Manager, of OECS. Alda Díaz Cavallo, Francisco Jiménez, Analía Pérez, Karina Cazarez, Janet Geoghagen-Martin and Teshia Jn. Baptiste also provided valuable assistance. The authors wish to thank the OECS Council of Ministers on Environmental Sustainability and the ministries of environment and national statistical offices of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for their contribution to the process towards the establishment of the OECS environmental information system. This document is based on information and data available up to 30 November 2024. References to statutory provisions contained in this publication are for information purposes only and may not correspond to the official versions currently in effect. In the event of any discrepancy, the text of the legal provisions in force as set forth in their official published version shall prevail. The document was prepared with financial support from the Waverley Street Foundation. The United Nations and the countries it represents assume no responsibility for the content of links to external sites in this publication. Mention of any firm names and commercial products or services does not imply endorsement by the United Nations or the countries it represents. The views expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or the countries it represents.