|
|
Source:
Geneva
Green Guide on-line
http://os.grid.unep.ch/GGG/
UNEP Economics & Trade Branch (UNEP/ETB)
|
Economics & Trade Branch (UNEP/ETB)
International Environment House
11-13 chemin des Anémones
CH-1219 Châtelaine (Geneva)
|
|
Tel: (+41 22)
917 8616
Fax: (+41 22) 917 8076
Email: etu@unep.ch
Web Site:
www.unep.ch/etu
|
|
Info contact: Economics and Trade
Tel: (+41 22) 917 82 43
Info contact: Finance Initiatives
Tel: (+41 22) 917 81 78
|
|
Established: 1992
Staff: 10
|
Chief: Hussein Abaza
What is it? The Branch examines how
economics, trade and finance interact with the environment at local,
regional and global levels and how these linkages in turn affect
development.
What does it do? The Branch's primary
mission is to help countries integrate environmental considerations into
development planning and macroeconomic policies, including trade policies.
It undertakes activities to:
 |
enhance understanding of the environmental, social and economic
impacts of trade liberalisation and the trade impacts of environmental
policies and agreements;
|
|
clarify the linkages between trade, environment and development;
|
|
raise awareness of the relationships between trade, environment and
development;
|
|
develop assessment and incentive tools and assist countries in their
use;
|
|
strengthen understanding between MEAs and the WTO;
|
|
promote and support sustainable development policies in the financial
services sector. |
Cooperation WTO, UNCTAD, Multilateral
Environment Agreements (MEAs), NGOs, international organizations and
national governments.
Publications
Reference Manual on the Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Policies,
revised version of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Training Resource Manual, and its
companion piece
EIA: Issues, Trends and Practice.
|
See also for Publications and Events:
http://www.unep.ch/etu/etp/index.htm
|
