1. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Project on Building Capacity for Improved Policy Making and Negotiation on Key Trade and Environment Issues The Kingdom of Thailand Orapin Wongchumpit, Focal Point Sitanon Jesdapipat, Consultant

2. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Content Process: how list obtained? Present status Outputs: what obtained? Observation: adequate? What missing? Next steps: what to do next? Cooperation?

3. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Process UNCTAD to enhance national capacity in trade and environment: policy decision and negotiation First stakeholders meeting in May OEPP designated as Focal Point Agency Issues identified Other countries discussed, not chosen

4. UNCTAD/FIELD Project On-going process Scoping paper Issues revisited, modified, justified First project meeting in Geneva Contact other countries Finalize scoping paper A regional meeting planned for late October or early November in Bangkok

5. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Six Issues (Negotiation skills) TRIPS and traditional knowledge Market access Resources recovery Technology transfer Biological diversity trade

6. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Six issues Re-examined, modified, added? Criteria, output-driven? Prioritize, and focus on first two issues

7. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Negotiation skills well taken But in what area? Current gap? Ideal level of skills? How to do it? End more than mean at this stage

8. UNCTAD/FIELD Project TRIPS and TK negotiated and discussed under WTO and CBD Also mentioned in Plan of Implementation Current capacity? What TK aimed? Why?

9. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Market access Key to enhanced trade, linked to removal of barriers, especially NTBs of all forms What product in particular? Why? Estimated gains? What does it take?

10. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Resource recovery BAU practice, but good for investment What is the gap? proactive leadership? Linking to trade? How?

11. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Technology transfer Remain broad, too broad Must identify sector (e.g., CBD) TT + capacity building addressed in cross- sectoral manner with other issues

12. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Trade in biodiversity Broad, too broad Thailand has not yet ratified CBD CITES? TT, TK and capacity building

13. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Top Two Issues TRIPS & TK Market access Options for linking to others as being sub- issues

14. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Partner countries Six countries being contacted: Philippines; Laos; Cambodia; China; Vietnam; Bangladesh By Saturday P/C/C/V responded positive

15. UNCTAD/FIELD Project Next steps Complete draft Scoping Paper by end of Oct Select Partner Countries Cooperation is key to finalize Paper