Title of the activity
Regional Workshop on Trade and Environment for Arab and Middle-East countries.
Activity Type
Regional course/Workshop
Description
This Workshop aims to consolidate participants' knowledge on the trade and environment nexus and on-going work at the WTO on how trade, trade policy and the multilateral trading system can contribute to efforts to address environmental challenges such as climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. The workshop will provide background, the state of play of deliberations, and how these issues are covered under the various WTO Agreements, institutions such as the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE), and the environmental initiatives on Trade and Environmental Sustainability (TESSD), Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (DPP) and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (FFSR). The Workshop will also provide a forum for participants to exchange views and share national and regional experiences in this field, as well as to discuss the increasing number of trade-related environmental policies. .
Venue
Kuwait, the State of
City
IMF/CEF Center, Kuwait City
Trade topic
Environment
Start Date
End Date
Duration (days)
3
selection process
Governments can nominate up to four capital-based officials with substantive professional responsibilities in Trade and Environment. The selection committee will only retain those officials in charge of, or participating in trade and environment negotiations (at the bilateral, regional and/or multilateral level) . Participants are required to be fluent in English.
Pre-requisite
Applications will only be considered from candidates who have experience and current job descriptions directly relevant to the subject of the Workshop.
Target Audience
Government officials
Language
English
Key Result
1. Government officials are implementing WTO Agreements and fully realising Members' rights and obligations
Key Output
1.1: Government officials have enhanced knowledge about WTO Agreements, trade policy formulation and conduct of trade negotiations
Programme
Invited Members and Observers:
Algeria
Bahrain, Kingdom of
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait, the State of
Lebanese Republic
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Somalia
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen