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.
Download SyllabusTarget Audience
Government officials from developing and least-developed countries.
Learning Objectives
The objectives of the course are to:
- Identify and understand the relationship between trade and environment and the role of the Committee on Trade and Environment in the WTO.
- 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.
- 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.