Global: Climate competitiveness: Building opportunities in the green economy for emerging and developing countries
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Résumé
The project aims to increase the engagement of six developing and emerging countries in the Trade and Environment Structured Sustainability Discussions (TESSD) at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The project will carry out research in partnership with countries on the role of trade in supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives. It will support countries on the basis of this research and multistakeholder consultations to make submissions to TESSD in the form of best practices, lessons learnt, common regional approaches on standards etc. Furthermore, the project will help countries to understand the range of trade related climate measures facing MSMEs and the strategies to help compliance with them.
Bénéficiaires
Partenaires
European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade
ITC Trust Fund Window 1 - BDF (Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland)
Objectifs de développement durable
Trade and trade policy play a key role in the green transition needed to tackle climate change, the world’s biggest threat to human development and ecological survival. The Climate Competitiveness project aims to support developing countries’ engagement in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE).
The CTE contributes to identifying and understanding the relationship between trade and the environment in order to promote sustainable development.
This project will work with seven countries - Kenya, Mauritius, Senegal, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Viet Nam and the Philippines - to assess how trade and trade policy can support climate mitigation and adaptation objectives.
Furthermore, it will support small businesses to build climate resilience as well as facilitate the preparation of submissions by the countries.
