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Evento

Reunión del CCPC 13-03: Veinte años del TLCAN y el ACAAN

Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad de Washington, 2000 H Street NW Washington, DC
Estados Unidos

17 y 18 de octubre de 2013

Público

¿Cuál ha sido el desempeño de América del Norte en materia de comercio y medio ambiente a 20 años del TLCAN?

A la fecha hemos recibido comentarios de grupos indígenas, ecologistas, representantes de ONG, investigadores académicos, miembros de la industria y otros interesados que han compartido su opinión acerca de qué tan exitosa o insuficiente ha sido la cooperación ambiental en nuestro continente durante los últimos 20 años , así como sobre lo que deberá ser nuestra colaboración a futuro.

El Comité Consultivo Público Conjunto (CCPC) de la CCA agradece a todas aquellas personas que han enviado comentarios en el marco de la consulta pública con motivo del vigésimo aniversario del Acuerdo de Cooperación Ambiental de América del Norte (ACAAN), e invita a la ciudadanía a participar en el debate que se llevará a cabo en Washington, DC, los próximos 17 y 18 de octubre. Los participantes en la reunión tendrán oportunidad de contribuir a las recomendaciones que el CCPC elaborará y presentará a los tres ministros de medio ambiente de América del Norte.

Con nuevos acuerdos de libre comercio, como el de la Asociación Transpacífica (Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP), que está en negociaciones por todo el mundo, no hay mejor momento para reflexionar sobre las ideas que llevaron a la creación de la CCA en 1994. Muchas personas consideran que esta organización es el primer antecedente de socios comerciales internacionales preocupados por los efectos perjudiciales que el libre comercio podría tener en el medio ambiente.

Orden del día

Thursday 17 October 2013

8:00–9:00
Foyer Moot Court Room

Registration of Participants

9:00–9:05

Welcome and Opening Remarks

David Angus
JPAC Chair

9:05–9:10

Welcome Remarks

Lee Paddock
Associate Dean for Environmental Studies
George Washington University Law School

9:10–9:25

Opening Presentation: Summary of research, issues and public comments as a result of the JPAC 20 Year Review

Geoff Garver
JPAC member

9:25–9:45

Keynote Presentation: NAFTA and NAAEC at 20: Is North America Achieving Its Environmental Goals?

Victor Lichtinger
First Executive Director of the CEC and
Former Minister of the Environment of Mexico

9:45–10:05

Question and Answer Period

10:05–10:15

Break

10:15–11:00

Expert Panel: Goals and Objectives of NAFTA and the NAAEC

This Panel will reflect on the sustainable development goals the NAFTA countries set to achieve through the NAAEC and the CEC. The panelists will highlight the key successes and shortcomings in attaining these goals from the distinct perspectives of Canada, Mexico and the United States, individually and collectively.

Pauline Browes
Moderator
JPAC member

Colin Robertson
Senior Strategic Advisor
McKenna, Long and Aldridge LLP

Alberto Bustani
President
Bustani Sustainable Growth Strategies

Serena Wilson
Director
George Mitchell Scholarship Program

11:00–12:00

Facilitated Discussion Period, with JPAC and the Public

12:00–13:00

Lunch not provided

13:00–13:45

Expert Panel: Integrating Trade and Environment for Increased Environmental Protection

As the first environmental agreement linked to a trade agreement, the NAAEC sought to ensure mutually supportive economic and environmental policies, and to avoid the creation of trade barriers while maintaining high levels of environmental protection. This panel will discuss how the CEC has fared nearly 20 years into this endeavor.

Jonathan Waterhouse
Moderator
JPAC member

Scott Vaughan
President and Chief Executive Officer
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Isabel Studer
Director
Instituto Global para la Sostenibilidad

Caroll Muffett
President and CEO, Center for International Environmental Law

13:45–14:45

Facilitated Discussion Period, with JPAC and the Public

14:45–15:00

Break

15:00–15:45

Expert Panel: Setting the North American Agenda for Increased Environmental Protection

Recognizing the interconnectedness of their environments, through the NAAEC, Canada, Mexico and the United States committed to ensuring high levels of environmental protection in their territories and to cooperating regionally on environmental issues. This panel will discuss how the NAAEC has contributed to higher levels of environmental protection over the past two decades, and how the CEC has shaped the North American environmental agenda.

Adriana Nelly Correa
Moderator
JPAC member

Donna Tingley
Board Member, Natural Resources Conservation Board

Maite Cortés
Executive Director, Colectivo Ecologista Jalisco

Jeff Schott
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

15:45–16:45

Facilitated Discussion Period, with JPAC and the Public

16:45–17:00

Wrap-up, by the JPAC Chair David Angus

Friday 18 October 2013

8:30–8:45

Opening Remarks

David Angus
JPAC Chair

8:45–9:00

Presentation

Janine Ferretti
Chief, Environment and Social Safeguards Unit at Inter-American Development Bank and Former Executive Director of the CEC

9:00–9:15

Question and Answer Period

9:15–9:30

Recap of Previous Day’s Discussion

Scott Vaughan
President and Chief Executive Officer, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

9:30–11:30

Round Table Discussions: Looking to the Future: What needs to change and what should be our priorities?

  • Facilitated Round Table discussions
  • Break-out
  • Report back
  • Public discussion
11:30–11:45

CEC 20th Anniversary Update and SEM Outreach

Irasema Coronado
CEC Executive Director

11:45–12:00

Wrap-up by the JPAC Chair David Angus