Workshop on Post-Doha Trade and Environment Issues

Manila, The Philippines, 16 June 2005

The UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development (CBTF) convened a capacity-building workshop on 16-17 June in Manila, Philippines entitled, Workshop on Post-Doha Trade and Environment Issues. This workshop was held back-to-back with a WTO Regional Workshop on Trade and Environment for Asian and Pacific countries.

The purpose of the CBTF regional workshop was to strengthen the capacities of Asian and Pacific countries on current issues relevant to trade, environment and sustainable development. In particular, the workshop considered the role of integrated assessment in ensuring the development of mutually supportive trade and environment policies, analyzed the effect of environmental measures on market access for developing countries; and examined key issues relevant to the current WTO negotiations on environmental goods and services, particularly with respect to developing countries in the region. Approximately 50 participants from 22 countries attended the workshop, including two officials from each country – one responsible for environmental issues and one for trade issues.

Documents and Presentations

	Title	Author	File
	Agenda	UNEP
	Environmental Concerns, Market Access and Export Competitiveness of Philippine Fresh Mangoes	HILAS
	India - Approaches to the negotiations under Para 31(iii)	UNEP
	List of Participants	UNEP
	Overview of Discussions at the Recent National Stakeholders’ Workshop on Definition, Criteria, Issues and Identification of Environmental Goods	Philippine Council
	Report	UNEP
	The Role of Assessment in Ensuring Mutually Supportive Trade and Environment Policies	UNEP
	Trade and Sustainable Agricultural Practices: Issues, Challenges and Solutions	QA Plus
	UNEP Experiences with Integrated Assessment in Asia and the Pacific	UNEP

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