BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8c3827080a9 DTSTART:20231115T103000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231115T114500Z LOCATION:UNON\, Kenya SUMMARY:INC-3 Side event - The role of trade measures in the future instrum ent: Key messages for negotiators CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Plastic pollution has emerged as a global crisis\, threatening ecosystems\, human health\, and the planet'\;s overall well-being. Pla stics are omnipresent in national markets and in international trade. Glob al exports of plastics or goods made from plastic have reached nearly $1.2 trillion in value and 369 million tonnes in 2021 and continues to grow. T rade\, financial and investment measures can contribute to the reduction\, reuse\, substitution\, recycling and better management of end-of-life was te.\n\nThis side-event\, will feature representatives from countries and o rganizations working on trade-related aspects of the plastics challenge\, including trade measures and material substitution\, shedding light on dif ferent facets of trade measures in relation to plastic pollution.\n\nIn sp ecific\, representatives from the World Trade Organization will provide an update on the current state of the WTO Dialogue on Plastic Pollution and outline the Dialogue’s plans for concrete and effective outcomes at the upcoming 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in February 2024\, including the WTO Members efforts to address plastic pollution through trade-related mec hanisms and measures. UNCTAD will add to those by presenting trade-related notifications on non-plastic substitutes and illustrative cases on non-pl astic substitutes. A presentation on trade measures and multilateral proce sses from the perspective of the Caribbean countries will also be made\, t hrough the representative of Barbados.\n\nThe Center for International Env ironmental Law (CIEL) will delve into the intersection of specific trade p rovisions in relation to the Zero Draft\, exploring the reduction of plast ics trade through the full lifecycle of plastics and its legal and policy implications vis-a-vis current trade rules. Lastly\, the Ocean Recovery Al liance will discuss ideas for a trusted\, cross-border high-quality second ary plastic feedstock trade by enhancing and standardizing the Basel Conve ntion plastic waste amendments.\n\nThe event\, moderated by the Forum on T rade\, Environment and the SDGs (TESS)\, will be a platform for participan ts to gain a deeper understanding\, with the Zero Draft in mind.\n<\;p&g t\;Plastic pollution has emerged as a global crisis\, threatening ecosyste ms\, human health\, and the planet'\;s overall well-being. Plastics ar e omnipresent in national markets and in international trade. Global expor ts of plastics or goods made from plastic have reached nearly $1.2 trillio n in value and 369 million tonnes in 2021 and continues to grow. Trade\, f inancial and investment measures can contribute to the reduction\, reuse\, substitution\, recycling and better management of end-of-life waste.<\; /p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This side-event\, will feature representatives from countries and organizations working on trade-related aspects of the plasti cs challenge\, including trade measures and material substitution\, sheddi ng light on different facets of trade measures in relation to plastic poll ution.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In specific\, representatives from the Wo rld Trade Organization will provide an update on the current state of the WTO Dialogue on Plastic Pollution and outline the Dialogue’s plans for c oncrete and effective outcomes at the upcoming 13th WTO Ministerial Confer ence in February 2024\, including the WTO Members efforts to address plast ic pollution through trade-related mechanisms and measures. UNCTAD will ad d to those by presenting trade-related notifications on non-plastic substi tutes and illustrative cases on non-plastic substitutes. A presentation on trade measures and multilateral processes from the perspective of the Car ibbean countries will also be made\, through the representative of Barbado s.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Center for International Environmental La w (CIEL) will delve into the intersection of specific trade provisions in relation to the Zero Draft\, exploring the reduction of plastics trade thr ough the full lifecycle of plastics and its legal and policy implications vis-a-vis current trade rules. Lastly\, the Ocean Recovery Alliance will d iscuss ideas for a trusted\, cross-border high-quality secondary plastic f eedstock trade by enhancing and standardizing the Basel Convention plastic waste amendments.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The event\, moderated by the Forum on Trade\, Environment and the SDGs (TESS)\, will be a platform for participants to gain a deeper understanding\, with the Zero Draft in mind. <\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/i nc-3-side-event-role-trade-measures-future-instrument-key-messages-negotia tors DTSTAMP:20260824T122511Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR