WTO Public Forum: SIDS and LDCs as Laboratories for Advancing Green Trade
15 September 2023
12:30-13:45 Geneva
Organized by The Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy, and Services, University of the West Indies (SRC)
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"The perspectives and experiences of countries on the frontline of the climate crisis – particularly Small Island Developing States, and Least Developed Countries – are often excluded from the global conversation about the green, net-zero transition. Experience indicates that focusing on single stories produces sub-optimal solutions for the global community. Effective climate change policy, therefore, requires inclusiveness, consideration of local circumstances, and success stories or “best-practice” drawn from all countries, not just those from the Global North.
This panel will highlight the progress made by SIDS and LDCs in developing green trade policies and explore the opportunities in these countries for designing, incubating, and implementing green, trade-related solutions to the climate crisis. The panel will reflect on the experiences of the policymakers, academics, innovators, and entrepreneurs in these “frontline laboratories” and consider how their insights can be applied to accelerating the transition to a green economy."