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Workshop on Building National Capacity in Sustainable Management of Recoverable Material

Workshop on Building National Capacity in Sustainable Management of Recoverable Material. Brief Overview of the Joint UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity-building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development Dr Ulrich HOFFMANN UNCTAD Secretariat.

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Workshop on Building National Capacity in Sustainable Management of Recoverable Material

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  1. Workshop on Building National Capacity in Sustainable Management of Recoverable Material Brief Overview of the Joint UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity-building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development Dr Ulrich HOFFMANN UNCTAD Secretariat

  2. UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development (CBTF) • Enhance countries’ appreciation of interlinkages and complementarities between trade, environment and development…. • … and to develop related policies • Build confidence and consensus • Catalyse a multi-stakholder process

  3. Activities – demand driven • Training …raises awareness & understanding • Country Projects …learning-by-doing policy analysis & development • Policy Dialogue …to exchange of experiences & creation of networks • Thematic Research …to identify innovative ways to meet challenges & exploit opportunities • Information exchange …online dissemination of results & practical interactive resources

  4. Beneficiaries • Government officials including policy-makers and negotiators • Private sector decision-makers and practitioners managing production of goods, commodities and services for export • Academic and NGO experts with experience on sectoral issues • Development cooperation officers seeking to promote sustainable development in countries undertaking CBTF activities

  5. Implementation has begun • A call for proposals was issued in August 2000 • Over 50 requests for capacity building in the form of project proposals received from some 30 countries • Seven projects selected for first round implementation are now underway • funding remains the only constraint to wider implementation

  6. Some current CBTF projects • Assessing and responding to environmental effects of trade liberalisation (Lebanon) • Encouraging sound collection and recycling of lead-acid batteries, including the exploration of avenues of regional co-operation (10 beneficiary countries in Central America and the Caribbean) • TrainforTrade Programme on trade, environment and development (Cuba, Vietnam and African LDCs)

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