2022 part4

22/ WTO to hold Trade and Environment Week on 17-21 October

13 OCTOBER 2022

The WTO is organizing the third edition of Trade and Environment Week, which will take place from 17 to 21 October at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva and virtually. The event will feature 17 sessions organized by WTO member governments, the WTO Secretariat, and non-governmental organizations, with the week beginning and ending with meetings of the WTO’s Committee on Trade and Environment. All sessions are open to the public upon registration.

Trade and Environment Week 2022 will provide a platform for discussions on finding sustainable solutions to environmental problems through multilateral trade and international cooperation. It also provides an opportunity to undertake discussions across various policy areas and connect with international partners to enhance collaboration on an effective response to present day challenges.

A high-level panel titled “Multilateral Trade and Environment Cooperation: Answering Crisis and Furthering Resilience” will kick off the week, which will include the following speakers: Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam;  Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm Conventions; David Cooper, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity; Sonja Leighton-Kone,  Acting Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, moderated by Aik Hoe Lim, Director, Trade and Environment Division.

Source:  wto.org