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National Climate Change Policy for Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique (2017-2021)

01/11/2017 Rights: Information Participation Topics: Climate Change Gender Grenada
The policy aims to achieve an empowered Grenadian population capable of managing the risks from climate change with emphasis on pursuing a low carbon development pathway and building resilience at the individual, community and national levels.

Minamata Convention on Mercury

16/08/2017 Rights: Information Participation Topics: Environmental education Environmental assessment Mining Pollutant Release Register

The Minamata Convention, in force since August 2017, was adopted at the 2013 Plenipotentiary Conference in Kumamoto, Japan. The aim of this global treaty is to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic and other releases of mercury and mercury compounds.

Director of Physical Planning v Anne Hendricks Bass

15/06/2017 Rights: Information Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Saint Kitts & Nevis

In an appeal against the judgement of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, High Court of Justice (Civil), Anne Hendricks Bass v.

Freedom of Information Act (No. 1 of 2017)

31/03/2017 Rights: Information Justice Bahamas

The Freedom of Information Act aims to reinforce and give further effect to certain fundamental principles underlying the system of constitutional democracy such as governmental accountability, transparency and public participation in national decision-making, by granting the public a general...

Anne Hendricks Bass v. Director of Physical Planning

25/01/2017 Rights: Information Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Saint Kitts & Nevis

In January and February of 2016 the claimant attempted to gain access to information relating to a resort development on Nevis including the copies of a site plan, a drainage plan and an Environmental Impact Assessment.