UNCTADs Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building in the Area of Trade, Environment and Development Sophia Twarog, Ph.D.

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UNCTADs Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building in the Area of Trade, Environment and Development Sophia Twarog, Ph.D.

Objectives Enhance capacities of developing countries to analyze issues at interface of trade and environment Effectively address them at national, regional and international levels

Current Focus Environmental requirements and market access Environmental Goods and Services

Consultative Task Force on Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries (CTF)

Building Capacity for Improved Policy Making and Negotiation on Key Trade and Environment Issues (UNCTAD/FIELD)

International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture (UNCTAD/FAO/IFOAM)

Biotrade Initiative

UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development (CBTF)

CBTF Current Focus Promoting production and export of organic agricultural products from developing countries Environmental Goods and Services Relationship between MEAs and WTO

CBTF Project on Promoting Production and Trading Opportunities for Organic Agricultural Products in East Africa

Thank you!