Trade and Environment in Central America

Implementation: UNCTAD
Beneficiary Countries: Central American countries
Status: in the pipeline

Description:

Building on earlier activities, UNCTAD is preparing a new regional project in partnership with SIECA, the Central American Commission for Environment and Development, UNDP and national governments.

It is envisaged that a project on Trade and Environment will be implemented in partnership between SIECA, the Central America Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD), UNDP (in particular its CAPACITY 21 programme), national governments and UNCTAD. The proposed project will build on the results of projects already completed in the region.

Activities:

Activities would likely focus on an examination of:

• The impact of environmental factors on Central America's integration into the world economy
• Possibilities to promote the production and export of environmentally preferable products
• Trade implications of the ISO 14001 standard for Central America
• Supporting effective participation of Central American countries in international deliberations and negotiations on trade and environment.