BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7207ac7a748 DTSTART:20201027T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20201027T160000Z LOCATION:Virtual meeting\, SUMMARY:Multi-year expert meeting on transport\, trade logistics and trade facilitation\, eighth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Covid-19 Advisory\n\nDue to the physical restrictions in force at the Palais des Nations as a consequence of the continuing pandemic\, th is meeting will be virtually.\n\n\nClimate Change Adaptation for Seaports in Support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\n\nWith over 80%  of the volume of world trade carried by sea\, international shipping and ports provide crucial linkages in global supply chains and are essential for all countries\, including landlocked countries\, to be able to access global markets.\n\nPorts are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climate change-related effects with broader implications for internati onal trade and for the development prospects of the most vulnerable nation s\, in particular the least developed countries and small island developin g states.\n\nGiven the strategic role of ports as part of the global tradi ng system\, and the potential for climate-related damage\, disruption and delay across global supply chains – with significant associated costs an d economic and trade-related losses – enhancing their climate resilience is a matter of strategic economic importance.\n\nThere are considerable c hallenges ahead\, yet there is also significant momentum\, with growing in ternational recognition of the need for the acceleration of ambition on ad aptation and resilience-building.\n\nThe 8th session of the multi-year ex pert meeting on transport\, trade logistics and trade facilitation provide s a timely opportunity to build on current momentum by considering how bes t to translate ambitious targets into action and to develop concrete polic y recommendations that both help to advance the important issue of climate change adaptation for seaports in support of the 2030 Agenda and can serv e as inputs for other intergovernmental meetings and processes that will t ake place in 2020.\n\nContributions\n\nExperts are encouraged to prepare a nd submit brief papers (maximum 10 pages) related to their studies\, findi ngs or national experiences.\n\nThese papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.\n<\;h4 cla ss="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad. org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-transport-trade-logistics-and-trade- facilitation-eighth-session DTSTAMP:20260804T153924Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7207ac7a767 DTSTART:20201028T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20201028T160000Z LOCATION:Virtual meeting\, SUMMARY:Multi-year expert meeting on transport\, trade logistics and trade facilitation\, eighth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Covid-19 Advisory\n\nDue to the physical restrictions in force at the Palais des Nations as a consequence of the continuing pandemic\, th is meeting will be virtually.\n\n\nClimate Change Adaptation for Seaports in Support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\n\nWith over 80%  of the volume of world trade carried by sea\, international shipping and ports provide crucial linkages in global supply chains and are essential for all countries\, including landlocked countries\, to be able to access global markets.\n\nPorts are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climate change-related effects with broader implications for internati onal trade and for the development prospects of the most vulnerable nation s\, in particular the least developed countries and small island developin g states.\n\nGiven the strategic role of ports as part of the global tradi ng system\, and the potential for climate-related damage\, disruption and delay across global supply chains – with significant associated costs an d economic and trade-related losses – enhancing their climate resilience is a matter of strategic economic importance.\n\nThere are considerable c hallenges ahead\, yet there is also significant momentum\, with growing in ternational recognition of the need for the acceleration of ambition on ad aptation and resilience-building.\n\nThe 8th session of the multi-year ex pert meeting on transport\, trade logistics and trade facilitation provide s a timely opportunity to build on current momentum by considering how bes t to translate ambitious targets into action and to develop concrete polic y recommendations that both help to advance the important issue of climate change adaptation for seaports in support of the 2030 Agenda and can serv e as inputs for other intergovernmental meetings and processes that will t ake place in 2020.\n\nContributions\n\nExperts are encouraged to prepare a nd submit brief papers (maximum 10 pages) related to their studies\, findi ngs or national experiences.\n\nThese papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.\n<\;h4 cla ss="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad. org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-transport-trade-logistics-and-trade- facilitation-eighth-session DTSTAMP:20260804T153924Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR