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Trade , Environment and Development

UNCTAD. Trade , Environment and Development. Trade, Environment and Development: Introduction. Module 1. UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development Training workshop Hanoi, December 2002. UNCTAD-UNEP CBTF.

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Trade , Environment and Development

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  1. UNCTAD Trade , Environment and Development Trade, Environment and Development: Introduction Module 1

  2. UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development Training workshop Hanoi, December 2002 UNCTAD-UNEP CBTF TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  3. Long-run: Increase awareness of trade, environment and development linkages Enhance understanding of WTO rules and provisions regarding the environment Enhance understanding of trade related issues in Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) Objectives of the workshop [1] TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  4. Long-run: Facilitate integration of Viet Nam into the world economy Responding to health- and environment-related requirements in international markets New trading opportunities for environmentally preferable products Contribute to the integration of trade and environmental policies, in support of Vietnam’s development process Objectives of the workshop [2] TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  5. Short-term: To launch a CBTF TrainforTrade training programme aimed to enhance understanding of trade, environment and development linkages and to assist in policy making To identify capacity building needs in the area of trade, environment and development To explore effective follow-up activities with a view of identifying initiatives to address key issues identified in the training programme Objectives of the workshop [3] TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  6. Included Module 1: Trade, environment and development: introduction to the course Module 2: Trade and environment in the multilateral trading system Module 3: Environmental requirements and market access Module 4: Environmentally preferable products (EPPs) Module 5: Multilateral Environmental Agreements Modules [1] TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  7. Module 8: Building on developing countries’ experiences with integrated assessments of trade Also available: Module 6: international standards for environmental anagement systems, particularly ISO 14001 Module 7: The protection of traditional knowledge (TK), innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities Modules [2] TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  8. Government (Ministries of Trade, Industry, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture) Chambers of Commerce Business associations Standardization bodies Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) Academic institutions Others Target beneficiaries TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  9. Duration: 3 days 6 modules of key interest to Viet Nam Half-day session for each module (about 3 hours) Resource persons from UNCTAD and Viet Nam Organization of workshop TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  10. For each module: PowerPoint presentation Discussion Evaluation Training package TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  11. UNCTAD/ UNDP project on “Trade and Environment: Policy Implications for Viet Nam. Outcome: Ways to balance trade and environment concerns at the national level Awareness raising Listing of potential products that are vulnerable to environmental requirements Effect on competitiveness of some products by integrating environmental concerns Traditional Knowledge and its commercialization Forms of organic agriculture practiced in Viet Nam Prior UNCTAD activities in Viet Nam TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  12. UNCTAD/STAMEQ/UNDP workshop in Hanoi, September 2000: Opportunities for Organic agriculture The protection of traditional knowledge (TK), innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities Prior training activities TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  13. Establishment of a National Committee Identification of issues of national interest Elaboration of national strategy concerning these issues Continued training Networking Long-Distance learning Strengthened research capacities Follow-up activities TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  14. To further implement the CBTF Training Programme in Viet Nam VIETRADE Ministry of Trade Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (MOSTE) Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) Private sector Academics Steering group TrainforTrade: Trade, Environment and Development

  15. Proposed agenda

  16. Thank you very much and success... TrainforTrade 2000: Trade, Environment and Development

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