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Climate Change

UNCTAD´s role on climate change

Concerns about climate change have placed this threat to development prospects high on the international agenda, particularly in terms of its economic, trade and social impacts. UNCTAD´s main role in addressing this global challenge is to help developing countries master the trade and development implications and take advantage of emerging trade and investment opportunities.

Meetings and Events

Start Date	Title	Location
19 Mar 2013	Trends in Global Biofuels Markets: Sustainability Policy and Trade	Geneva
19 Jun 2012	Biofuels Side Event: No One-Size-Fits-All: Exploring New Sustainable and Socially Inclusive Biofuels Experiences in Developing and Least Developed Countries	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 Jan 2010	Sustainable Management: Climate-change Mitigation and Resource/Material Efficiency - What is Myth and what Reality?	Berlin
29-30 Sep 2011	Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Climate change impacts and adaptation: a challenge for global ports	Geneva
03-05 Mar 2010	Second all-Africa Carbon Forum: Conference, Trade Fair and Capacity Development to build on CDM gains on continent organized by IETA, UNEP, UNDP, WB, UNITAR, UNCTAD and UNFCCC	Nairobi

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News

13 June 2012Maritime Transport and the Climate Change Challenge

New book - edited by UNCTAD and co-published by the UN and Earthscan - offers information and analysis on the climate change challenge from the perspective of maritime transport and trade.

21 Sept 11 - Climate change impacts on ports and trade: The need to adapt

Ports are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climate changes, such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events and rising temperatures. Climate change and its impact on ports will be the theme of the upcoming Expert Meeting that will take

05 May 09 - Experts discuss boosting developing country participation in clean development mechanism, carbon market

04 Feb 09 - Expert meeting on trade and climate change

The meeting will address trade and investment opportunities and challenges under the Clean Development Mechanismis (CDM), how this mechanism functions and how its contribution to sustainable development in developing countries might be enhanced.

26 Mar 07 - Climate change challenges open up opportunities for developing countries

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