BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7973a414633 DTSTART:20211011T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20211011T093000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Global Launch of the Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2021: Accelerating climate-smart trade and investment for sustainable developme nt CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:International trade and investment have been indispensable engi nes of economic growth in Asia and the Pacific and remain essential means of implementation for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmen t. However\, this economic growth has come with significant social and env ironmental costs\, including the rapidly worsening climate crisis. This As ia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report (APTIR) 2021 looks at how “climat e-smart” trade and investment-related policies can help address climate change\, taking into account the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Jointly writte n by ESCAP\, UNCTAD and UNEP\, UNCTAD has contributed to the APTIR 2021 wi th the Chapter 5 on Climate-Smart Trade and Transport Facilitation. The Gl obal Launch of the APTIR 2021 will take place on 11 October 2021 in a pane l composed of the UN agencies\, co-authors of the Report\, as well as expe rts coming from environment\, trade and investment sectors to discuss abou t the challenges and opportunities in implementing climate-smart trade pol icies\, including trade and transport facilitation.\n\n \n<\;p>\;Inte rnational trade and investment have been indispensable engines of economic growth in Asia and the Pacific and remain essential means of implementati on for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However\, th is economic growth has come with significant social and environmental cost s\, including the rapidly worsening climate crisis. This Asia-Pacific Trad e and Investment Report (APTIR) 2021 looks at how “climate-smart” trad e and investment-related policies can help address climate change\, taking into account the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Jointly written by ESCAP\, UN CTAD and UNEP\, UNCTAD has contributed to the APTIR 2021 with the Chapter 5 on Climate-Smart Trade and Transport Facilitation. The Global Launch of the APTIR 2021 will take place on 11 October 2021 in a panel composed of t he UN agencies\, co-authors of the Report\, as well as experts coming from environment\, trade and investment sectors to discuss about the challenge s and opportunities in implementing climate-smart trade policies\, includi ng trade and transport facilitation.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h2 class="\;t ext-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting /global-launch-asia-pacific-trade-and-investment-report-2021-accelerating- climate-smart DTSTAMP:20260810T064556Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR