strategy
Conducting sustainability impact assessments of world trade agreements
Description:
Identifying the components of each trade measure which may give rise to significant economic, social or environmental impacts (according to different scenarios and for different country groups). Identifying the cause-effect routes through which these impacts are likely to occur. Determining the significance of the impacts, using indicators and significance criteria.
Implementation:
In 1999, the European Commission commissioned an independent assessment of the impact that future trade negotiations would have on sustainable development world-wide.
Claim:
A sustainability assessment of the impact of both past and proposed future WTO liberalization must be undertaken by the US and EU with the full participation of civil society.
Broader:
Creating environmentally sound trading practicesConducting sustainability impact assessments for economic sector activities Narrower:
Ensuring compatibility between multilateral environmental agreements and World Trade Organization rulesEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on servicesEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on investmentEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on agricultureEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on competitionEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on public healthEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on eco-labellingEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on labour standardsEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on trade facilitationEvaluating the effects of world trade agreements on the environmentEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on developing countriesEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on government procurementEvaluating role of transnational corporations in world trade agreementsEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on technical trade barriersEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on trade defence instrumentsEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on intellectual property rightsEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on tariffs affecting manufactured goods Organizations:
European Commission World Trade Organization Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade Subjects:
Commerce → AssessmentCommerce → Trade
Development → Sustainable development
Law → Agreements
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
