Sustainable trade and the environment

Tr sf ec om , fo st er su st ai na bl de ve lo pm en 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 objectives Convention Biological Diversity, including Nagoya Protocol, 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: reviews support country-led process assess national potential build action plans advance development green sectors. Adopted national stakeholders. actions generate employment export opportunities advances, promoting sustainable development. Oceans Economy Trade Strategies 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. Circular Economy Programme contributes eliminating waste protect environment conserve natural resources. Sustainable Manufacturing Environmental Pollution project, UNCTAD assisting developing countries transition circular economy improving utilization resources, adopting technology-based solutions cleaner production methods, diversifying exports reducing levels environmental pollution generated manufacturing. RESULTS AND IMPACT AT GLANCE UNCTAD works 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 5 million people SUSTAINABLE TRADE AND THE ENVIRONMENT TOWARDS GREEN ECONOMIES Tr sf ec om , fo st er su st ai na bl de ve lo pm en Sustainable trade environment: Beneficiary countries ( 2019) PROGRAMME FACTS AND FIGURES Scope: regions Collaborative arrangements: 50 programme partners National green export reviews completed: 10 Oceans economy trade strategies: 3 progress Sustainable manufacturing environmental pollution: 2 country case studies progress BioTrade: ongoing 45 countries ( 20 countries 25 partners) Website: unctad.org/environment Sustainable Development Goals addressed: : 12, 13, 14,15 Indirect: 8,17 DONORS/FUNDING SOURCE (2014 – 2019) Switzerland, United Kingdom, European Union, United Nations Development Account “ national green export review country highly valued welcomed experience Vanuatu. projects foreign experts , UNCTAD review technical assistance project encouraged native stakeholders , collectively analyse, assess decide support promote economy.” Jimmy Rantes, Director, Department Industry, Vanuatu, 2015 assisting 20 countries indirectly assisting, support partners, 25 countries. created jobs generated additional income opportunities rural marginal communities 1,000 chains. Sales revenues BioTrade Initiative beneficiary organizations, working small medium-sized enterprises, community-based associations multinational companies, amounted €4.3 billion 2017, compared €35.3 million 2003. National Green Export Review Programme assisted 10 countries identifying green export opportunities. Public private sector stakeholders improved capacity build national productive export capacity sustainable green products. Oceans Economy Trade Strategies Programme supported coastal beneficiary countries identifying assessing oceans-based sectors trade potential framework United Nations Convention Law Sea multilateral trading system.