PROTECTING CIVIC SPACE: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS AND IFIS IN LATIN AMERICA

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Wednesday, October 11

1:00-2:30pm

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

1300 19th St NW Suite 750

 

Join us in this round-table discussion where representatives from different civil society organizations will discuss the challenges for citizen participation and environmental defenders in Latin-American in the context of projects financed by IFIS.

Speakers:

  • Vanessa Torres, Ambiente y Sociedad, Colombia
  • María Alejandra López, World Resources Institute
  • Ricardo Pérez, Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Perú
  • Beatriz Olivera, Fundar, México
  • Juan Carballo, Fundación para el Desarrollo de Políticas Sustentables (FUNDEPS), Argentina
  • Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, FARN, Argentina

Moderated by Natalia Gomez, RFK Human Rights

RSVP: gomez@rfkhumanrights.org