Workshop on Trade and Environment Post Doha San José de Costa Rica, 1-3 July 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development Johannesburg 20 August - 4 September
UNCED Agenda 21 –Promoting sustainable development through trade –Making trade and environment mutually supportive Rio principles –(7) Common but differentiated responsibilities –(11) Standards –(12) Cooperation, avoid unilateral measures Conventions (CBD and UNFCCC) and Forests
Deal struck All countries have (common but differentiated) responsibilities for sustainable development Developing countries need: –Market acces –Finance –Technology
UNCED SD has three elements (economic development, social development and environmental protection) Commission on Sustainable Development Preamle of the Agreement establishing the WTO recognizes objective of sustainable development CTE Singapore Report Rio+5 Paragraph 6 of Doha Ministerial Declaration
WSSD: Plan of Implementation Trade –Doha work programme –Technical assistance –Market access –Subsidies Globalization –Impact assments –Trade in environmentally preferable products Other issues (e.g. institutional framework) –Rio principles –MEA-WTO
WSSD: Side events UNCTAD-UNEP capacity building Sustainable Trade and Information Centre