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The contributions of international trade to

the 2030 Agenda Alice Tipping | 18 July 2018

ENVIRONMENT

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ICTSD Mission:

By empowering stakeholders in trade policy through information, networking, dialogue,

well-targeted research, and capacity building, the Centre seeks to influence the international

trade system such that it advances the goal of sustainable development.

Enabling interaction:

information &

communication

Enabling interaction among

trade policy makers and

influencers through the

production of a consistent

flow of non-partisan

reporting and analysis

Facilitating interaction:

policy dialogues

Facilitating dialogue by

providing a space for

relevant actors to interact

and explore common and

different interests in an

informal and non

negotiating setting

Supporting interaction:

research & capacity

building

Supporting interaction

through policy oriented

ground-breaking research

and capacity building services

by drawing on the best

human and academic

resources.

ICTSD’s Three Coordinated Pillars of Activity

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ICTSD’s Thematic Areas of Focus

• Agricultural trade and food security

• Environment and natural resources

• Competitiveness and development

• Trade in services

• International trade law and dispute

settlement

• Services and e-commerce

• Climate change, trade and sustainable

energy

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Trade in the 2030 Sustainable

Development Agenda

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2.b Correct and prevent trade restrictions and distortions in world agricultural markets, including through the parallel elimination of all forms of agricultural export subsidies and all export measures with equivalent effect, in accordance with the mandate of the Doha Development Round.

SDG 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

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SDG 14. Conserve and sustainably

use the oceans, seas and marine

resources for sustainable

development

14.6 By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation. (FN refs WTO mandates)

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8.a Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries

SDG 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

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7.a By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology

SDG 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

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SDG 17. Strengthen the means of

implementation and revitalize the

Global Partnership for Sustainable

Development

17.10 Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda 17.11 Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020

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SDG trade elements + • Trade facilitation • Trade finance • Coherent regional trade and

investment agreements • Integration into GVCS • Illegal natural resource extraction

and trade • Domestic policy environment

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Negotiations on new disciplines in varying configurations • Fisheries Subsidies • Agriculture • Services Domestic Regulation • Investment Facilitation for Development • E-Commerce

An ICTSD Initiative providing off-campus spaces and solutions to break the deadlock in 7(+1) critical areas:

Agriculture

Fossil Fuel

Subsidies

E-Commerce

Industrial

Development

Domestic

Regulation of

Services

Investment

Facilitation

Fisheries

Dispute

Settlement