Trade and Environment and the WTO

This course provides an overview of the relationship between trade and environment.

Topics

SDG
SDG12: Responsible consumption and production
SDG17: Partnerships for the goals
SDG 17: Trade
Subject
Trade and environment
Keywords
environment
trade

This course explains the relationship between trade and environment and the role of the Committee on Trade and Environment in the WTO. It also provides a clear understanding of the WTO rules on Trade and Environment and their complex linkages with a number of international treaties and regulations on a wide range of key areas governing today's world.

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Target Audience

Government officials from developing and least-developed countries.

Learning Objectives

The objectives of the course are to:

  1. Identify and understand the relationship between trade and environment and the role of the Committee on Trade and Environment in the WTO.
  2. Have a clear understanding of the WTO rules on Trade and Environment and their complex linkages with a number of international treaties and regulations on a wide-range of key areas governing today's world.
  3. Have an improved ability to interpret relevant information and documents on trade and environment-related issues, and to use the WTO legal texts and related background materials.

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