ENVIRONMENT: SYMPOSIUM — 10-11 OCTOBER 2005
WTO Symposium on Trade and Sustainable Development within the Framework of Paragraph 51 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration
This symposium was organized at the request of Members in the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) to hold an event within the framework of Paragraph 51 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration. The mandate in Paragraph 51 instructs the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) and the Committee on Trade and Development (CTD) “to identify and debate developmental and environmental aspects of the negotiations, in order to help achieve the objective of having sustainable development appropriately reflected”.
The main objective of this event was to provide an opportunity for Members to reflect further on the meaning of sustainable development in the context of further WTO, and to deepen their understanding of the developmental and environmental dimensions of selected items of the Doha Work Programme. The event drew on the contribution of representatives from various international organizations and other professionals with expertise on the specific issues addressed.
The symposium was divided into three parts:
Part I introduced the concept of
sustainable development and its relevance in the context of the Doha
Work Programme, highlighting the potential contribution of trade
towards achieving the objective of sustainable development.
Part II focused on selected substantive issues of the Doha
negotiations, namely Agriculture, Fisheries Subsidies and
Environmental Goods and Services. Each topic was addressed in the
form of a panel session. Presentations were
followed by a general discussion.
Part III addressed other selected
issues of the Doha Work Programme of particular interest to developing
countries. General presentations were made on two subjects related to
intellectual property rights, namely the relationship between the
Convention on Biological Diversity and the TRIPS Agreement, and the
role of intellectual property rights in facilitating Transfer of
Technology. The final session was a roundtable with representatives from different international organizations on Capacity Building activities
to promote sustainable development.
The symposium was open to WTO Members and Observers and took place in the Centre William Rappard. It was held back to back with the meetings of the CTE in Regular and Special Sessions.
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Programme
Monday 10 October 2005
10.00 |
Opening
Address by Mr. Pascal Lamy,
WTO Director-General |
10.00-11.30 |
Session 1: Trade and Sustainable Development Panel: Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Sustainable Development Aspects of the Doha Round of Negotiations
H.E. Dr. John W. Ashe, Permanent
Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Ambassador to
WTO, Chairman of 13th Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable
Development (UNCSD)
Trade, Globalization and Sustainable Development: Where Are We Post-WSSD?
Mr. John Nash, Advisor for Commodities and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development Department, The World Bank
Rural Poverty, Food Security and Trade
Liberalization: Exploring the linkages Moderator: Mr. Gary Sampson, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU IAS)
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11.30-13.00 |
Session 2: Agriculture Panel: Mr. John Nash, Advisor for Commodities and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development Department, The World Bank Sustainable
Development Strategies in Agriculture and Rural Development
Moderator: Mr. John Finn, Counsellor, Agriculture and Commodities Division, WTO Secretariat
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15.00-16.30 |
Session 3: Fisheries Subsidies Panel: Dr. Dominique Greboval, Senior Fishery Planning Officer, Fishery Policy and Planning Division, Department of Fisheries, FAO
Challenges to Fisheries Management
Environmental Aspects of Fisheries Subsidies
The Impact of Fisheries Subsidies: A Developing
Country Perspective
Moderator: Mr. Harsha Vardhana Singh, Deputy Director-General, WTO Secretariat
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16.30-18.00 |
Session 4: Environmental Goods and Services Liberalization Panel: Mr. Luis Abugattas, Senior Expert, Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy Branch, Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities, UNCTAD Environmental Services Liberalization and Sustainable Development
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72KB)
Exploring Linkages between Environmental Goods and
Services Moderator: Mrs. Vesile Kulaçoğlu, Director, Trade and Environment Division, WTO Secretariat
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Tuesday 11 October 2005 back to top
10.00-11.30 |
Session 5: Relevant Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Mr. Wolf Meier-Ewert, Legal Affairs Officer, Intellectual Property Division, WTO Secretariat The Relationship between the
Convention on Biological Diversity and the TRIPS Agreement
The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Facilitating Transfer of Technology > download presentation (Powerpoint format, 1064KB) Moderator: Mr. Adrian Otten, Director, Intellectual Property Division, WTO Secretariat
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11.30-13.00 |
Session 6: Capacity-Building for Sustainable Development Roundtable with representatives from UNCTAD, UNEP, FAO,
World Bank and OECD > download World Bank presentation (Powerpoint format, 60KB) Moderator: Mr. Patrick John Rata, Counsellor, Trade and Environment Division, WTO Secretariat |