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International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
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Climate Change Governance

In Landmark Shift, New UN Work Programme to Address Agriculture Emissions Under Climate Action Framework

7 December 2017
International agencies and farm leaders have welcomed the decision to launch a work programme on climate and agriculture, which was endorsed by governments at the annual conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) three weeks ago in Bonn, Germany. Language in the preamble...
Agriculture

WTO Talks on Agriculture: What Can LDCs Expect from Buenos Aires?

8 November 2017
Jonathan Hepburn
Agriculture is again set to be a central negotiating issue in talks at the WTO’s Eleventh Ministerial Conference. Trade-distorting subsidies, including for key LDC exports such as cotton, are on the negotiating table, along with other topics. What can LDCs expect? New estimates from the UN Food and...
10
OCT
2017
09:00

Climate Change and Clean Energy Technologies - Policy Options for the Global Trade and Investment System

Organised by
ICTSD & ERCST
Brussels, Belgium
28
SEP
2017
15:30 - 17:00

Gender and Trade Policy: Fostering a Virtuous Circle

Organised by
TMEA - ICTSD
WTO Room D, Geneva
27
SEP
2017
14:00 - 15:30

Ensure Sustainable Production and Consumption (SDG 12): What Role for Trade?

Organised by
GIZ, ICTSD
WTO Room E, Geneva
25
SEP
2017
13:00 - 17:00

Action Group Meeting - Gender & Trade Policies and Agreements

An initiative developed and led by ICTSD with the support of the World Trade Organization
Organised by
ICTSD
WTO, Geneva
22
SEP
2017
08:30

Disciplining Fossil Fuel Subsidies for Climate Mitigation and SDGs: A Job for the Trade System?

Organised by
ICTSD, NYU
New York City, USA
Agriculture

WTO Farm Talks Chair Maps Progress Ahead of October Mini-Ministerial

21 September 2017
The Kenyan ambassador who chairs the WTO’s negotiations on agriculture has issued a new informal paper mapping the “state of play” in the talks ahead of a ministerial-level meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco, in early October. Trade sources told Bridges that the Marrakesh meeting will be key in...
2030 Sustainable Development Agenda

Agenda 2030: High-Level Forum Reviews Progress on Poverty Eradication Goal

28 July 2017
Ministers and top officials from UN member states signed off on a declaration last week aimed at advancing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a particular focus on the theme of “eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world.” The declaration...
Aid for Trade

Aid for Trade: A Springboard for Sustainable Development?

10 July 2017
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, provides a comprehensive and ambitious global developmental framework. Firmly ensconced within the Agenda are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which bring a clear...
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

How Can Aid for Trade Help Advance the Sustainable Development Goals?

10 July 2017
Jorge Moreira da Silva
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for increasing aid-for-trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries. How can this type of funding be fully leveraged in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals? Meeting at a special Summit at the...
Gender

Aid for Trade and Gender: Lessons from African Women Entrepreneurs

10 July 2017
Vanessa Erogbogbo
Gender-focused aid for trade initiatives in Africa have the potential to considerably accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. This article sets out the case and highlights key actions required to deliver transformative change for women and for African economies. Aid for...
Agriculture

WTO Agriculture Negotiators Review Buenos Aires Ministerial Options

8 June 2017
The chair of the WTO agriculture negotiations, Kenyan Ambassador Stephen Karau, has suggested that farm trade talks on domestic support may need to continue beyond the organisation’s eleventh ministerial conference, scheduled to take place this December in the Argentinean capital of Buenos Aires...
Agriculture

US Administration Proposes Cuts to Farm Subsidies, Food Stamps, and Overseas Aid

2 June 2017
The US Administration has proposed deep cuts to farm subsidies, along with domestic and international food aid, as part of its larger budget proposal published late last month. While farm organisations have publicly disagreed with the suggested cuts, other groups have criticised reductions in both...
Agriculture

Farm Exporting Countries Outline Agriculture Negotiating Ideas for WTO Ministerial

29 May 2017
The Cairns Group of agricultural exporting countries has called for action on farm trade issues for the WTO’s upcoming ministerial conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this December, tabling an informal paper that notes “overwhelming” support for an outcome on agricultural domestic support. The...
Fisheries

Fisheries Subsidies in the Spotlight Ahead of UN Ocean Conference

5 May 2017
Preparations are underway for the high-level UN Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, co-hosted by the governments of Fiji and Sweden and set to coincide with World Oceans Day 2017 in June. The 5-9 June event will be the first SDG-specific conference...
WTO

Kenyan Ambassador Will Chair WTO Farm Trade Talks, Governments Agree

19 April 2017
Governments agreed on Friday 7 April that the Kenyan Ambassador to the WTO, Stephen Karau, will chair negotiations on agricultural trade issues at the Geneva-based organisation, breaking months of deadlock over who should take on the role. Karau was confirmed alongside other trade officials taking...
WTO

Uncertainty Over WTO Negotiating Chair Overshadows Farm Trade Talks

31 March 2017
A continued disagreement among governments over who should chair the WTO’s farm trade negotiations overshadowed talks in the global trade body’s regular committee on agriculture this week, sources said. New Zealand Ambassador Vangelis Vitalis, who was appointed to chair the farm trade talks in...
22-23
MAR
2017

Leveraging Services and Digital Potential for Inclusive Economic Growth

Organised by
ICTSD
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Africa

The Development Potential of Cross-Border Infrastructure in Africa: A Job Creation Perspective

21 March 2017
Niklas Malchow, Anna Waldmann
How can Africa leverage the potential of cross-border infrastructure to address critical economic bottlenecks, boost regional integration and intra-African trade, and create employment for the continent’s growing population? Cross-border infrastructure (CBI) is a key prerequisite for the regional...
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International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
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Email: info@ictsd.ch
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