BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aeb783cf0cab DTSTART:20261114T060000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20261114T070000Z LOCATION:Antalya COP31 Venue\, Türkiye SUMMARY:COP31 Climate Action Agenda: Harnessing trade cooperation to delive r green industrialization and climate goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Background and ObjectiveAs countries move from climate commitme nts to implementation\, trade and international cooperation can play a cri tical role in accelerating the transition to low-carbon and sustainable ec onomies. By facilitating access to climate-relevant goods\, services\, tec hnologies\, and knowledge\, trade can help strengthen productive capacitie s\, diversify economies\, and develop green\, blue\, and circular value ch ains that support sustainable industrialization and climate resilience. Re alizing this potential requires translating national climate priorities in to practical support for businesses\, particularly SMEs\, to invest in cle aner production\, build resilience\, and access markets.However\, many dev eloping countries continue to face challenges in building sustainable indu strial capabilities\, integrating into emerging low-carbon green value cha ins\, and complying with evolving sustainability standards and market requ irements. These challenges are particularly acute for SMEs\, which often l ack access to the information\, technologies\, skills\, and resources need ed to meet sustainability requirements and seize new market opportunities. Limited access to affordable finance and difficulties demonstrating inves tment readiness further constrain their ability to adopt green technologie s and business models. Trade cooperation\, capacity-building\, and knowled ge-sharing\, and policy coordination are essential to ensure that the tran sition supports competitiveness\, economic diversification\, resilience\, and inclusive growth. Closer coordination between trade and environment mi nistries\, business support organizations\, financial institutions\, and b uyers can help align NDC implementation with trade and SME needs.The sessi on will showcase implementation progress\, lessons learned\, and remaining challenges under the PAS Harnessing Trade Policy for Nationally Determine d Contributions (NDCs)\, Low-Carbon Economic Diversification and Climate R esilience. Drawing on country experiences and stakeholder perspectives\, p anelists will explore practical approaches and cooperative frameworks to s trengthen trade'\;s contribution to climate action\, sustainable devel opment\, and resilience.  The session aims to identify key opportunities\ , barriers\, and priority actions to advance trade cooperation in support of inclusive and sustainable green industrialization. Expected OutcomesId entification of practical pathways and policy recommendations Showcasing of successful implementation experiences and partnerships Enhanced collab oration opportunities among stakeholdersModeratorChantal Line CARPENTIER\, Head\, Trade\, Environment\, Climate Change and Sustainable Development\, UNCTADSpeakers:Gabriel BAUTISTA\, Minister and Deputy Permanent Represent ative\, Mission of the Philippines to the WTO  Yasmin ISMAIL \,  Senior Policy Advisor \, Trade\, Climate &\; Sustainable Development\, TESS R epresentative from COP31 Presidency.Vanessa EROGBOGBO \, Director of Susta inable and Inclusive Trade\, ITC       Representative from SME on iden tifying trade opportunities that support climate adaptationAik Hoe LIM\, D irector \, Trade and Environment Division\, WTO     Remco FISCHER \, Cl imate Change Lead\, UNEP FI \, NZECA. <\;h4>\;Background and Objectiv e<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;As countries move from climate commitments to imp lementation\, trade and international cooperation can play a critical role in accelerating the transition to low-carbon and sustainable economies. B y facilitating access to climate-relevant goods\, services\, technologies\ , and knowledge\, trade can help strengthen productive capacities\, divers ify economies\, and develop green\, blue\, and circular value chains that support sustainable industrialization and climate resilience. Realizing th is potential requires translating national climate priorities into practic al support for businesses\, particularly SMEs\, to invest in cleaner produ ction\, build resilience\, and access markets.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Howev er\, many developing countries continue to face challenges in building sus tainable industrial capabilities\, integrating into emerging low-carbon gr een value chains\, and complying with evolving sustainability standards an d market requirements. These challenges are particularly acute for SMEs\, which often lack access to the information\, technologies\, skills\, and r esources needed to meet sustainability requirements and seize new market o pportunities. Limited access to affordable finance and difficulties demons trating investment readiness further constrain their ability to adopt gree n technologies and business models. Trade cooperation\, capacity-building\ , and knowledge-sharing\, and policy coordination are essential to ensure that the transition supports competitiveness\, economic diversification\, resilience\, and inclusive growth. Closer coordination between trade and e nvironment ministries\, business support organizations\, financial institu tions\, and buyers can help align NDC implementation with trade and SME ne eds.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The session will showcase implementation progre ss\, lessons learned\, and remaining challenges under the PAS Harnessing T rade Policy for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)\, Low-Carbon Ec onomic Diversification and Climate Resilience. Drawing on country experien ces and stakeholder perspectives\, panelists will explore practical approa ches and cooperative frameworks to strengthen trade'\;s contribution t o climate action\, sustainable development\, and resilience. &\;nbsp\;T he session aims to identify key opportunities\, barriers\, and priority ac tions to advance trade cooperation in support of inclusive and sustainable green industrialization.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;Expected Outc omes<\;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-list-item-id="\;ec5161036f14 1dcb3cebe76c7327561f8\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/me eting/cop31-climate-action-agenda-harnessing-trade-cooperation-deliver-gre en-industrialization DTSTAMP:20261104T182356Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR