Private Sector and Trade

Objectives of the webinar

This webinar will give participants a better understanding of how sustainability objectives can be integrated into Aid for Trade (AfT). More specifically it will help the audience to further understand : 

-    What the overarching linkages between trade and environmental as well as social sustainability are, 

-     What the trade aspects of the Green Deal, the EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III and various other relevant EU sustainability initiatives are, and 

-    How AfT programming can be used to promote environmental and social sustainability in practice, with examples. 

Content 

The principal aim of this learning event is to present in a comprehensive and interactive manner the key issues related to private sector development and aid for trade policy, programming and implementation. The emphasis will be on the operational interpretation of relevant EU and global policy frameworks, based on the expertise of the colleagues from the Delegations, INTPA HQ, other DGs, as well as from the external experts.

1. Setting the scene
2. AfT and Gender 
3. AfT and the Green Deal. Promotion of green goods, circular economy, trade-environmental linkages
4. Case study: Sustainable cocoa value chain in Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon 

Target Audience

The webinar is open to INTPA staff / Delegations and Headquarters, especially colleagues delivering TPSD programmes, in collaboration with DEVCO partner countries. Participants from DG NEAR, ECHO, TRADE, FPI, ECFIN, and EEAS as well as other relevant DGs, subject to available seats, are welcomed.

Training date : 12 March 2021

Training Material

The presentations of the webinar are attached below.

Ahead of the meeting participants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the topic with the following readings:

• EU Aid for Trade Progress Report 2020: Review of progress on the implementation of the updated EU Aid for Trade Strategy of 2017
• Achieving Prosperity through Trade and Investment: Updating the 2007 Joint EU Strategy on Aid for Trade (2017)
• UNEP (2020) Aid for Trade: A vehicle to green trade and build climate resilience
• ITC (2016) Environmental Mainstreaming: A Guide for Project Managers