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CBTFUNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force for Trade, Environment and Development
Permanent Missions Geneva, 21 February
2003
Brief Overview
2Geneva18 April 2001
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Launch of Second Phase Side event-attended by 5
government ministers & around 100 participants representing government delegations, multilateral & non-governmental organizations;
EC announcing contribution of Euros 1.25m
WSSD- trade as a means of implementation for sustainable development
3Geneva18 April 2001
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Main Themes
Integrated assessment/planning;
Trade and environment policies and poverty alleviation;
Trade in environmentally preferable products;
Environmentally sound technologies;
4Geneva18 April 2001
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Main Themes
Ehancing synergies between MEAs & WTO;
Subsidy reform to enhance market access & reduce environmental damage.
5Geneva18 April 2001
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Implementation Strategy Packaging capacity-
building activities to include needs assessments, identification of target groups & institutions, training, strengthening research, institutional & policy-making capacities;
6Geneva18 April 2001
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Implementation Strategy Translating the outcome of
research & analysis into policies & negotiating objectives;
Developing long-term & integrated programmes, in consultation with stakeholders & capacity building providers.
7Geneva18 April 2001
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Criteria for the Selection of Projects
Relevance to negotiations and discussions pursuant to the WSSD & Doha Work Programme;
Active engagement of stakeholders in the region/country;
Government long-term commitment to sustainable development;
Priority given to LDCs.
8Geneva18 April 2001
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Ongoing Activities
Indonesia – Use of Economic Instruments to Encourage the Sustainable use of Natural Resources & Internalise Environmental Impacts resulting from Trade Liberalisation & Export Growth in the Pulp & paper sector)
9Geneva18 April 2001
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Ongoing Activities
Lebanon - Effects of trade liberalization on agriculture with special focus on products where methyl bromide is used
10Geneva18 April 2001
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Ongoing Activities
Seven Country projects on the impacts of trade liberalization in the agriculture sector & the environment, with specific focus on the rice sector (China, Colombia, Indonesia, Ivory Coast,Nigeria, Senegal & Vietnam)
Reference Manual
11Geneva18 April 2001
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Planned Activities Seminars for the Geneva-based
missions and trade and environment officials from Capitals;
Regional Workshops Central and Eastern Europe
Arab Region
Carribean
12Geneva18 April 2001
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UNEP Planned Activities Integrated
Assessment/Planning
Country Projects
Regional Workshop on Capacity Building on Environment, Trade and Sustainable Development for Latin America; Mexico City, March 2003
13Geneva18 April 2001
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UNEP Planned Activities
MEA/WTO meeting in Geneva July 2003;
High-Level Forum on Environment,Trade & Sustainable Development, Seoul, May 2003.
14Geneva18 April 2001
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UNEP Planned Activities
Reference handbooks on Policy reform in the fisheries & energy sectors;
Country projects;
Economic instruments for implementation of MEAs;
15Geneva18 April 2001
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Contact Points
UNCTAD Trade, Environment and Development Branch
UNEP Economics and Trade Branch
www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf