CAT&E: Concerted action on trade and environment

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 03.0014

Key words (English)

Environmental Protection; Forecasting; Meteorology; Resources of the Sea; Fisheries

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: EVK2-CT-2002-20017

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.4a.2 Global change, climate and biodiversity

Short description (English)

See abstract

Further information (English)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development

Abstract (English)

The trade and environment policy and research agendas have expanded rapidly. Following conclusion of the Uruguay Round the agenda of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) expanded to incorporate a number of environment related issues. The rapid expansion of the trade and environment agenda has created a major area of research that is attracting researchers in virtually all member states. This proposed concerted action aims to ensure the debate between these research centres and to draw new participants into the process. It also provides for dialog with policy makers. The concerted action will be structured around a series of substantive questions and will also respond to the dynamics of this evolving research agenda and generate new impulses for research. It will comprise of three annual members' meetings to identify and discuss priority research issues and three annual conferences to present current research to a wider audience.

The objectives are:
i) To foster an in-depth debate on the broad range of issues arising in the trade and environment agenda involving policy makers, other stakeholders and researchers. The major issues to be addressed are: issues arising from existing trade agreements, issues arising from related environmental policies and institutional issues;
ii) To hold annual members' meetings and conferences for three years to develop and focus research in the trade and environment agenda;
iii) Promotion of EU research leadership and improvement of research net-working and capacity building between EU countries;
iv) To develop new collaborative research projects;
v) Wide dissemination of results among researchers and stakeholders

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 03.0014