ParlAmericas Podcast

Welcome to the ParlAmericas Podcast. In this episode, we explore how parliamentarians can meaningfully participate in global climate negotiations, drawing from the experiences of The Honourable Senator Rosa Galvez, President of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change and Sustainability. To open the discussion, Senator Galvez shares some of the best ways for parliamentarians to meaningfully participate in these forums and navigate the challenge of the Conferences of Parties being more executive-oriented spaces. This episode was recorded during the session “Voices at the Table: Collaborating for Impact”, as part of the virtual meeting “Navigating COP Negotiations: A Guide for Parliamentarians on Participation and the Oversight of Multilateral Environmental Agreement Commitments”, held on July 24, 2025, in the lead-up to COP30. — Bienvenidas y bienvenidos al podcast de ParlAmericas. En este episodio, exploramos cómo las y los parlamentarios pueden participar de manera significativa en las negociaciones climáticas globales, a partir de la experiencia de la honorable senadora Rosa Galvez, presidenta de la Red Parlamentaria de Cambio Climático y Sostenibilidad de ParlAmericas. Para abrir la discusión, la senadora Gálvez comparte lo que considera son algunas de las mejores formas en que las y los parlamentarios pueden participar en estos foros y afrontar el desafío de que la Conferencia de las Partes sea un espacio más orientado al poder ejecutivo. Este episodio fue grabado durante la sesión “Pluralismo de voces: colaborando para generar impacto”, como parte de la reunión virtual “Navegando las negociaciones de la COP: una guía parlamentaria sobre la participación y el control político de los compromisos de los acuerdos ambientales multilaterales”, realizada el 24 de julio de 2025, como preparación para la COP30.

Welcome to the ParlAmericas Podcast. In this episode, Dr. Daniel Buss, Unit Chief of the Climate Change and Health Unit at the Pan American Health Organization, highlights why climate policy cannot be effective without including public health.In his presentation, Dr. Buss remarks on his experience integrating an equity-oriented health approach into climate discussions, and the strategies he has found most effective for highlighting connections between climate, health, and gender equality across global and regional instruments. This episode was recorded during the session “Voices at the Table: Collaborating for Impact”, as part of the virtual meeting “Navigating COP Negotiations: A Guide for Parliamentarians on Participation and the Oversight of Multilateral Environmental Agreement Commitments”, held on July 24, 2025, in the lead-up to COP30. -- Bienvenidas y bienvenidos al podcast de ParlAmericas. En este episodio, el Dr. Daniel Buss, jefe de la Unidad de Cambio Climático y Determinantes Ambientales de la Salud de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud, destaca por qué la política climática no puede ser efectiva sin incluir la salud pública. En su presentación, el Dr. Buss comenta su experiencia integrando un enfoque de salud orientado a la equidad en las discusiones sobre cambio climático, así como las estrategias que ha encontrado más efectivas para visibilizar las conexiones entre clima, salud e igualdad de género en los instrumentos globales y regionales. Este episodio fue grabado durante la sesión “Pluralismo de voces: Colaborando para generar impacto”, como parte del encuentro virtual “Navegando las negociaciones de la COP: una guía parlamentaria sobre la participación y el control político de los compromisos de los acuerdos ambientales multilaterales”, realizado el 24 de julio de 2025, en el marco de la preparación hacia la COP30.

This episode was recorded on October 16, 2025, during the virtual session “Migration Governance and Human Security,” which was the third in a series of events organized by ParlAmericas in the lead-up to the Tenth Summit of the Americas. This event brought together parliamentarians, experts, representatives of international organizations, and hemispheric leaders to explore the human security challenges that arise when migration occurs outside regular pathways, as well as the opportunities to strengthen stability by expanding safe and orderly options for mobility. Drawing on insights into emerging migration trends in the Americas and the Caribbean, the dialogue highlighted how these challenges are being addressed within the Inter-American system, and how parliaments can ensure that responses to human mobility promote social cohesion and the protection of the human rights of migrants. Listen to Simone Cecchini, Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, speak about the current migration trends in the hemisphere, how these might shape policy priorities for countries in the region, and the main contributions that migrants bring to the host communities.

Bienvenidas y bienvenidos al podcast de ParlAmericas. En este episodio, conoceremos de primera mano cómo se construyen transformaciones políticas desde la labor parlamentaria. A través de diversas experiencias, exploraremos los desafíos y las estrategias que han marcado las trayectorias políticas de mujeres en espacios de toma de decisión. Escucharemos reflexiones y aprendizajes de mujeres en el ámbito parlamentario desde Argentina, Guatemala y Chile, con la moderación de la diputada Carolina Delgado de Costa Rica, integrante del Consejo de ParlAmericas. Este episodio fue grabado en la sesión “Panel internacional: haciendo escuchar nuestra voz”, desarrollada durante la segunda reunión virtual del programa Impacto Legislativo Joven - Colombia “Del potencial al impacto”.

Welcome to the ParlAmericas Podcast. This episode was recorded on August 22, 2025, during the virtual session “Security in the Age of Emerging Technologies”, which was the second in a series of events organized by ParlAmericas in the lead-up to the Tenth Summit of the Americas. This event brought together parliamentarians, experts, and hemispheric leaders to explore the connections between critical infrastructure, water and energy security, and technological risks. Listen to Mark Lambrides, Director of the Department of Sustainable Development of the Organization of American States, speak about how countries from the Americas and the Caribbean can cooperate with the OAS to build resilience of energy and water critical infrastructure. Lambrides answers to a question posed by the event’s moderator Carolina Delgado Ramirez, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica and Board Member of ParlAmericas. Ms Delgado asked Lambrides about how current water governance and Integrated Water Resources Management initiatives are helping to protect critical infrastructure, such as power generation facilities, data centers, and transportation networks, against emerging climate and technological threats in the Hemisphere. She also inquired about the roles of parliamentarians in the strengthening of these frameworks.