Sinergias entre el modelo de gobierno abierto y el Acuerdo de Escazú

Abstract

Abstract: Both open government and the Escazú Agreement propose a notion of open governance applicable to environmental matters, presenting interesting potential to build synergies. In this perspective, the present work proposes to design a guidelines proposal from the open government model that make the implementation of the Escazú Agreement viable. At first, the theoretical approach used allowed us to understand the scope of several elements associated with these two processes, mainly through the review of secondary sources and six in-depth interviews with experts. In a second moment, key factors from the dynamics of open government were identified (mechanisms, tools and resources) as contributors to an accelerated and effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement. Finally, it concludes on several of those factors that could be considered by political decision makers to facilitate the implementation process of the Escazú Agreement, among them: management strategies such as multi-stakeholder forums, action plans, independent evaluations; adopt an open state perspective; change management strategies; capacity building; open data and the use of disruptive technologies.