Title of the activity
Trade and Environment Thematic Workshop for LDCs.
Activity Type
Thematic course/Workshop
Description
This week-long bilingual (English/French) course specially tailored for LDCs will provide participants with essential information to better understand and act upon the challenges and opportunities offered at the intersection between trade and environment. Participants will develop their understanding on how the multilateral trading system intersects with environment, what tools and institutional arrangements exist to support them in ensuring their interests are taken into consideration and how to better position their countries to tap into the opportunities offered by the economic shift towards lower-carbon, more circular and sustainable economies.
A focus on WTO tools – such as the Environmental Database – and institutions – such as the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) –, will allow participants to implement the lessons learned in the short and medium term when they return to capital. Participants will also be exposed to ongoing trade programmes that are relevant to environment protection – such as under the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) – which can support them in this process.
Delivered in both English and French, the course will have simultaneous interpretation.
A focus on WTO tools – such as the Environmental Database – and institutions – such as the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) –, will allow participants to implement the lessons learned in the short and medium term when they return to capital. Participants will also be exposed to ongoing trade programmes that are relevant to environment protection – such as under the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) – which can support them in this process.
Delivered in both English and French, the course will have simultaneous interpretation.
Venue
Switzerland
City
WTO
Trade topic
Environment
Start Date
End Date
Duration (days)
5
Pre-requisite
Preference will be given to candidates who have completed, or are expected to complete shortly, the WTO E-learning course on trade and environment.
Target Audience
Government officials
Language
Multilingual
Application Deadline
28/01/2020
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:
Afghanistan
Angola
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Lao Peopleʼs Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger
Rwanda
Sao Tomé and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
The Gambia
Timor-Leste
Togo
Uganda
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia