Transcript Country Studies Project

Capacity Building on Trade, Environment
and Development
UNEP-UNCTAD CBTF – Phase II
UNCTAD Expert Meeting on Environmental Requirements
and International Trade
Geneva, 2-4 Oct. 2002
Division of Technology, Industry
and Economics (DTIE)
Economics and Trade Branch (ETB)
Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development
Phase II
 Concept note – key points
 Substantial replenishment + experience makes
larger projects possible
 Focus on the Doha work programme
 New partners, especially at the regional level
 Close coordination with WTO technical
assistance
 To enable countries to capture “win-win”
opportunities of globalization
Economics and Trade Branch
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Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development
Phase II
 Main themes
 Designing trade and environment policies for
poverty alleviation
 Integrated assessment of trade liberalization
 Trade in environmentally preferable products
 Enhancing synergies between MEAs and WTO
 Subsidy reform for market access and the
environment
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Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development
Phase II
 Stronger emphasis on:
 Engaging regional economic and environmental
cooperation/integration bodies, research and
training institutes
 Sequencing activities and targeting the entire
policy cycle, from identifying policy needs
through to implementation
 Developing long-term, integrated programmes,
complementary to others’ TA and CB
 Assistance to LDCs, including in project
preparation
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Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development
Phase II
 Specific activities
 Follow-up Brussels organic agriculture workshop
 Three back to back meetings with WTO Regional
Seminars on Trade and Environment
 Revise training modules for Doha work
programme related needs
 Revisions of existing proposals, and wholly new
ones expected from countries
 Website: www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf
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Actions for Governments –
to design activities to meet needs
Make evaluation of key trade and environment issues at
national level, their overlaps, your priorities and policy
making needs.
Address this in task in a multistakeholder, participatory
mode, with all relevant ministries
Make the most of existing capacity – seek it out
Policy research institutes, business in the key trade
sectors, and NGOs are all valuable partners
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