Environmental Affairs Council

The Environmental Affairs Council (EAC), comprised of cabinet-level or equivalent government officials, meets annually to oversee implementation of and review progress under CAFTA-DR Chapter 17, and to consider the status of cooperation activities developed under the Environmental Cooperation Agreement.

Unless otherwise agreed, each EAC meeting includes a session in which members have an opportunity to meet with the public to discuss matters relating to the implementation of CAFTA-DR environmental component.

Declarations:

• San Salvador Declaration: United Protecting the Environment

Joint Communiqués:

• Joint Communiqué of the First Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (May 24, 2006)
• Joint Communiqué of the Third Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (July 24, 2007)
• Joint Communiqué of the Fourth Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (March 10, 2009)
• Joint Communiqué of the Fifth Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (January 27, 2011)
• Joint Communiqué of the Sixth Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (April 12, 2012)
• Joint Communiqué of the Seventh Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (May 9, 2013)
• Joint Communiqué of the Eighth Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (April 2, 2014)
• Joint Communiqué of the Ninth Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (July 9-10, 2015)
• Joint Communiqué of the Tenth Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (July 7-8, 2016)
• Joint Communiqué of the Eleventh Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (June 21-22, 2017)
• Joint Communique of the Twelfth Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (June 20-21, 2018)
• Joint Communique of the Thirteenth Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council (November 13-14, 2019)

Decisions of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council:

• Decision No. 2 in Reference to the Appointment of the Technical Assistant (Spanish-only)
• Decision No. 3 in Reference to the Appointment of the General Coordinator
• Decision No. 4 in Reference to the Plan for Outreach
• Decision No. 5 in Reference to the Working Procedures for Submissions
• Decision No. 6 in Reference to the Appointment of the General Coordinator
• Decision No. 7 in Reference to the Appointment of the Technical Assistant
• Decision No. 8 in Reference to the Determination of the Number of Professional Staff of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters
• Decision No. 9 in Reference to the Appointment of the Legal Officer of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters
• Decision No. 10 Engagement of Environmental Experts to Assist the Secretariat for Environmental Matters with the Preparation of Factual Records
• Decision No. 11 in Reference to the Appointment of the Technical Assistant of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters
• Decision No. 12 in Reference to the Appointment of the General Coordinator of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters
• Decision No. 13 in Reference to the Appointment of the General Coordinator of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters
• Decision No. 14 in Reference to the Appointment of the Technical Assistant of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters
• Decision No. 15 in Reference to the Appointment of the General Coordinator of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters
• Decision No. 16 in Reference to the Appointment of the Technical Assistant of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters (Spanish-only)
• Decision No. 17 in Reference to the Working Procedures and Decision Making Process of the
  CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council
• Decision No. 18 in Reference to the Appointment of the General Coordinator of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters
• Decision No. 19 in Reference to the Appointment of the Technical Assistant of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters
• Decision No. 20 in Reference to the Appointment of the General Coordinator of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters
• Decision No. 21 in Reference to the Appointment of the General Coordinator of the Secretariat for Environmental Matters

Council Members