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| UNCTAD/ TED Palais des Nations, CH - 1211 Genève 10, Suisse trade.environment@unctad.org tél +41 (0)22 917 1330 Terms & conditions Privacy |
Environmental Goods and Services (EGS).
EGS Meetings
| Date | Location | Title | M |
| 19-20 Oct 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | UNCTAD/ UNESCAP back to back event 2: Liberalization of Environmental Goods and Services and its Contribution to Fulfilling the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific | More |
| 6-7 Dec 2005 | Havana, Cuba | Seminario Nacional Sobre Comercio, Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo | More |
| 8-10 Nov 2005 | Managua, Nicaragua | Taller regional sobre Comercio, medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible | More |
| 25-26 Aug 2005 | Bangkok, Thailand | Consultative Meeting on Negotiations on Environmental goods in the WTO | More |
| 22-23 Aug 2005 | Beijing, China | Advisory mission to China on policy and technical aspects of the negotiations under the mandate provided for in paragraph 31(iii) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration. CBTF | More |
| 22-23 Aug 2005 | Beijing, China | Advisory mission to China on policy and technical aspects of the negotiations under the mandate provided for in paragraph 31(iii) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration. CBTF | More |
| 21-22 July 2005 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Workshop on Post-Doha Trade and Environment Issues | More |
| 13-15 July 2005 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Taller Nacional. Servicios Ambientales y Bienes Preferibles para el Ambiente: Conceptos y elementos para las negociaciones comerciales | More |
| 13-15 July 2005 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Taller Nacional. Servicios Ambientales y Bienes Preferibles para el Ambiente: Conceptos y elementos para las negociaciones comerciales | More |
| 8-9 June 2005 | Manila, The Philippines | National Stakeholder Workshop Definition, Criteria, Issues and Identification of Environmental Goods. CBTF | More |
| 12-13 Apr 2005 | Lima, Peru | Taller Andino sobre Bienes y Servicios Ambientales. CBTF | More |
| 8-12 May 2005 | Amman, Jordan | Advisory Mission: Policy and Technical aspects of the Negotiations on Environmental Goods. CBTF | More |
| 8 Feb 2005 | Geneva, Switzerland | Expert Meeting on New and Dynamic Sectors Morning session: Environmental Goods: Renewable Energy Technologies and Equipment | More |
| 2-3 Dec 2004 | Havana, Cuba | Taller nacional sobre Bienes y Servicios Ambientales y Requisitos Ambientales y Acceso a mercado. | More |
| 27-29 April 2004 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Regional workshop on Environmental Goods and Services (EGS) and Market Access | More |
| 9-11 July 2003 | Geneva, Switzerland | Expert Meeting on Definitions and Dimensions of Environmental Goods and Services in Trade and Development | More |
| 26-27 June 2003 | Panama City, Panama | National workshop on Environmental Goods and Services, DFID II project | More |
| 23-24 June 2003 | Managua, Nicaragua | National workshop on Environmental Goods and Services, DFID II project | More |
| 16 May 2003 | New Delhi, India | Seminar on Environmental Goods and Services (EGS). Ministry of Commerce and Industry, UNCTAD and TERI | More |
| 24-25 March 2003 | Havana, Cuba | Taller Regional de Expertos sobre Bienes y Servicios Ambientales, DFID II Project | More |
| 30 Sept - 1 Oct 2002 | Geneva, Switzerland | Inter-regional Consultative Meeting for the DFID II project | More |
EGS Coordinators
| Name | Position | Email, tel, fax |
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| Alexey Vikhlyaev | Economic Affairs Officer | alexey.vikhlyaev@unctad.org | tel: +41 (0)22 917 5618 Fax: +41 (0)22 917 0247 |
| Nuria Castells | Economic Affairs Officer | nuria.castells@unctad.org | tel: Fax: |
| Ulrich Hoffmann | Chief | ulrich.hoffmann@unctad.org | tel: +41 (0)22 917 5780 Fax: +41 (0)22 917 0247 |
The Issues
Following the expert meeting, "Definitions and Dimensions of Environmental Goods and Services", organized by UNCTAD in July 2003, as well as a series of technical assistance activities that had contributed to the meeting, UNCTAD was been invited, on an ad hoc basis, to provide substantive support to the negotiations conducted in the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (Special Sessions) under the mandate provided for in paragraph 31(iii) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration.
Since then, UNCTAD has sought to promote a constructive engagement of the developing WTO Members in the negotiations and to build their capacity to deal with this new and admittedly creative negotiating mandate. The fact that the first issue of the Trade and Environment Review was devoted entirely to environmental goods and services underscores the importance UNCTAD and its membership attaches to the negotiations.
Alone and with its CBTF partner, UNEP, UNCTAD carries out policy analysis, facilitates consultative meetings among trade negotiators, fields advisory missions and conducts workshops with a view to helping the developing countries address conceptual, legal and technical issues relating to the product coverage and negotiating modalities.
While most of these activities are directly relevant to the WTO negotiations, they often address issues that go beyond the WTO scope, but are important if the liberalization of trade in environmental goods and services were to be commercially and financially meaningful.