Sustainable Trade and the Environment

Transforming economies, fostering sustainable development SUSTAINABLE TRADE AND THE ENVIRONMENT TOWARDS GREEN ECONOMIES GLOBAL CONTEXT Programmes initiatives sustainable trade environment aim strengthen capacity developing countries designing implementing mutually supportive trade, environment, climate change sustainable development strategies integrating sustainable development objectives levels. UNCTAD work explores trade opportunities arising multilateral environmental agreements, trade environment-related negotiations. promotes sustainable trade sectors contribute economic growth, job creation opportunities social inclusion. UNCTAD work based requests developing countries examine development impact economic repercussions existing potential multilateral environmental agreements, trade environment negotiations address challenges seize opportunities related trade. Guided Sustainable Development Goals principles Paris Agreement United Nations Framework Convention Climate Change, UNCTAD facilitates multilateral expert processes areas environmental aspect central trade. Making economic growth compatible sustainable development requires adequate policies mechanisms, UNCTAD programmes initiatives sustainable trade environment work stimulating economic diversification, creating jobs, raising income levels fostering environmental protection, improving living standards. PROGRAMMES AT GLANCE • Climate Change Programme brings Governments, industry civil society address economic aspects climate change trade sustainable development implications sectors economy, transportation, energy , electricity generation agriculture. • BioTrade Initiative works national, regional global levels partners strategic lines: enabling policy framework biotrade; chain enhancement; market creation development biodiversity products services. means enhancing chain, UNCTAD developed biotrade chain methodology support growth biodiversity-based sectors. aim enhance production added products services derived biodiversity, domestic international markets. • National Green Export Reviews assist developing countries countries economies transition implement green economy policies establish regulatory institutional frameworks cooperative mechanisms strengthen capacity, efficiency competitiveness green export sectors. Reviews respond emerging demand developing countries assess national potential advance development national green sectors, generate employment increased export opportunities advance sustainable development. PROGRAMME FACTS AND FIGURES Scope: regions Start date: 1997 Collaborative arrangements: 25+ programme partners National Green Export Reviews completed: 8 Website: unctad.org/environment Sustainable Development Goals addressed: : 8 17 Indirectly: 12 13 RESULTS AND IMPACT AT GLANCE • UNCTAD working closely United Nations Framework Convention Climate Change address countries’ concerns negative effects climate change response measures, explore ways enable trade part global solution address climate change. • decades, BioTrade Initiative activities benefited approximately 5 million farmers, producers workers, creating jobs generating additional income opportunities rural marginal communities, actors chain. Sales revenues BioTrade Initiative beneficiary organizations, working small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), community-based associations multinational companies, amounted €4.3 billion 2015, compared €35.3 million ($40 million) 2003. • National Green Export Reviews, national Governments stakeholders prioritize sectors deeper analysis, assisted identification dozens export products 10 countries, Armenia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Madagascar, Morocco, Oman, Republic Moldova, Senegal Vanuatu. DONORS/ FUNDING SOURCE Current: Sweden, Switzerland (State Secretariat Economic Affairs) United Nations Development Account : Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Spain United Nations Foundation/United Nations Fund International Partnerships • Oceans Economy Programme supports developing countries seizing economic benefits sustainable marine resources. promotes sustainable trade products services ocean-based economic sectors analysing, developing adopting evidence-based policy-coherent oceans economy trade strategies enhancing national implementation capacities. support United Nations Development Account, 2018, UNCTAD launch evidence-based policy-coherent oceans economy trade strategies programme, initially involving Barbados, Belize Costa Rica. • Circular Economy Programme contributes protecting environment providing opportunity save resources, develop sectors, create jobs, generate income, decrease waste disposal costs develop capabilities. UNCTAD working area assist developing countries changing trade patterns improving utilization idle resources developing testing application technology-based solutions cleaner production methods reduce levels environmental pollution generated manufacturing activities. Underlying research activities target specific manufacturing sectors prevalent developing countries involve types commodities, textiles, clothing leather, light manufacturing, household products, chemicals petrochemicals, rubber plastics.