FALADS

Forum for the Analisis of

Latin American Development Strategies

Organized by:

D3E (Development, Economy, Ecology, Equity) - Northamerican Regional Office (Ottawa)

CLACSCO - Carleton Latin American and Caribbean Studies Committee

NPSIA - Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University

Embassy of Uruguay

We are thankful to FOCAL for their collaboration.

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Civil Society and Globalization in Latin America  

July 31st.

Intrdouction by Gustavo Infante (Councelor – Embassy of Argentina), and presentations by Lilly Nicholls (Senior Analyst, Bolivia Country Program, CIDA), Laura Macdonald (Department of Political Science, Carleton University), Cristina Rojas (Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University) and Laurie Cole (Policy Analyst, FOCAL). Moderation by Diego Martino (D3E).

A review of civil society and global trends in Latinamerica, with about 25 participants from a diverse set of institutions and backgrounds. Support articles were a FOCAL analysis on civil society inclusion in the Americas multilateral process - download article. Further reading: a review on civil society participation in ther Interamerican system, by L. Cole (download report) and a Third World Network report on empowering civil society in Latin America (see article).

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Environment and Globalization in Latin America  

June 5th -

Remarks by: Simon Dalby (Chair Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University), Fernando Lopez Fabregat (Counsellor of the Embassy of Uruguay in Canada). Opening remarks by Gastón Lasarte (Ambassador of Uruguay in Canada).

More than 35 participants were present at the meeting. Participants were from different nationalities (Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, España, Paraguay, Uruguay, and India), and also from a variety of institutions (universities of Carleton and Ottawa, FOCAL, EcoEnergy Choices, IRDS and others).