1. CBTF UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force for Trade, Environment and Development Permanent Missions Geneva, 21 February 2003 Brief Overview

2. CBTF CBTFCBTF 2 Geneva 18 April 2001 Launch of Second Phase  Side event-attended by 5 government ministers & around 100 participants representing government delegations, multilateral & non-governmental organizations;  EC announcing contribution of Euros 1.25m  WSSD- trade as a means of implementation for sustainable development

3. CBTF CBTFCBTF 3 Geneva 18 April 2001 Main Themes  Integrated assessment/planning;  Trade and environment policies and poverty alleviation;  Trade in environmentally preferable products;  Environmentally sound technologies;

4. CBTF CBTFCBTF 4 Geneva 18 April 2001 Main Themes  Ehancing synergies between MEAs & WTO;  Subsidy reform to enhance market access & reduce environmental damage.

5. CBTF CBTFCBTF 5 Geneva 18 April 2001 Implementation Strategy  Packaging capacity-building activities to include needs assessments, identification of target groups & institutions, training, strengthening research, institutional & policy-making capacities;

6. CBTF CBTFCBTF 6 Geneva 18 April 2001 Implementation Strategy  Translating the outcome of research & analysis into policies & negotiating objectives;  Developing long-term & integrated programmes, in consultation with stakeholders & capacity building providers.

7. CBTF CBTFCBTF 7 Geneva 18 April 2001 Criteria for the Selection of Projects  Relevance to negotiations and discussions pursuant to the WSSD & Doha Work Programme;  Active engagement of stakeholders in the region/country;  Government long-term commitment to sustainable development;  Priority given to LDCs.

8. CBTF CBTFCBTF 8 Geneva 18 April 2001 Ongoing Activities  Indonesia – Use of Economic Instruments to Encourage the Sustainable use of Natural Resources & Internalise Environmental Impacts resulting from Trade Liberalisation & Export Growth in the Pulp & paper sector)

9. CBTF CBTFCBTF 9 Geneva 18 April 2001 Ongoing Activities  Lebanon - Effects of trade liberalization on agriculture with special focus on products where methyl bromide is used

10. CBTF CBTFCBTF 10 Geneva 18 April 2001 Ongoing Activities  Seven Country projects on the impacts of trade liberalization in the agriculture sector & the environment, with specific focus on the rice sector (China, Colombia, Indonesia, Ivory Coast,Nigeria, Senegal & Vietnam)  Reference Manual

11. CBTF CBTFCBTF 11 Geneva 18 April 2001 Planned Activities  Seminars for the Geneva-based missions and trade and environment officials from Capitals;  Regional Workshops  Central and Eastern Europe  Arab Region  Carribean

12. CBTF CBTFCBTF 12 Geneva 18 April 2001 UNEP Planned Activities  Integrated Assessment/Planning  Country Projects  Regional Workshop on Capacity Building on Environment, Trade and Sustainable Development for Latin America; Mexico City, March 2003

13. CBTF CBTFCBTF 13 Geneva 18 April 2001 UNEP Planned Activities  MEA/WTO meeting in Geneva July 2003;  High-Level Forum on Environment,Trade & Sustainable Development, Seoul, May 2003.

14. CBTF CBTFCBTF 14 Geneva 18 April 2001 UNEP Planned Activities  Reference handbooks on Policy reform in the fisheries & energy sectors;  Country projects;  Economic instruments for implementation of MEAs;

15. CBTF CBTFCBTF 15 Geneva 18 April 2001 Contact Points  UNCTAD Trade, Environment and Development Branch  UNEP Economics and Trade Branch www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf