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ORGANIZATIONWT/CTE/W/216
30 September 2002
(02-5205)
Committee on Trade and Environment Original:  English
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY  BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN 2002
Note by the Secretariat
Paragraph 33
This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of
Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO
1. Paragraph 33 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration states:
"We recognize the importance of technical assistance and capacity building in the
field of trade and environment to developing countries, in particular the least-
developed among them.  We also encourage that expertise and experience be sharedwith Members wishing to perform environmental reviews at the national level.  A
report shall be prepared on these activities for the Fifth Session."
2. The table overleaf has been prepared so as to give Members a quick overview of technical
assistance activities conducted on trade and environment in 2002.  It includes those activities
organized by the WTO and which took place outside of Geneva.
1  For the sake of completeness, it
also includes activities which are planned for the remainder of the year.
3. This note draws on and complements previous notes circulated to Members relevant to
technical assistance in the area of trade and environment.2
                                                     
1 In addition to the activities summarized in the table, the Trade and Environment Division participated
in three trade policy courses as well as two in troductory courses (for LDCs) here in Geneva.
2 In particular:  TN/TE/S/2, 7 June 2002, Existing Forms of Cooperation and Information Exchange
between UNEP/MEAs and the WTO , Note by the Secretariat on Paragraph 31 (ii) and WT/CTE/W/209,
4 June 2002, MEA Information Session on Technical Assistance, Capacity Building and Enhancing Information
Exchange , Input from the WTO, UNEP and MEA Secretariats.WT/CTE/W/216
Page 2Date Type Place Coverage With the participation of
28-30 January Regional Seminar Saint Lucia Caribbean countries CITES, Basel Convention, Montreal Protocol, UNEP,
UNCTAD
5-7 March Regional  Seminar Bogota Latin American countries UNCTAD
8 March Side Event New York Developing country participants at UNFF2 -
9 April Side Event The Hague Developing country participants to the CBD COP6 -
13-15 May Regional Seminar Singapore Asian countries UNEP Regional Office, UNCTAD
30 May Trade Policy Istanbul Members of the Organization for Islamic Conference
(OIC)In cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank
(IDB) and the Organization for Islamic Conference(OIC).
9-11 June Regional Seminar Windhoek English-speaking African Countries UNEP Regional Office, UNCTAD
21 June Trade Policy Course
(TCD)Addis Ababa African countries In cooperation with the African Development Bank
(ADB) and the United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa (ECA).
1 August Trade Policy Course
(Training Institute)Casablanca French-speaking African Countries Partnership with Institut de Commerce et
d'Administration des Entreprises (ISCAE)
20-23 August Trade Policy Course
(Training Institute)Nairobi English-speaking African Coun tries Partnership with the University of Nairobi.  Including
one-day visit to UNEP
10-12 September Regional Seminar Riga Central and Eastern European countries UNEP, UNCTAD, UNFCCC
15-17 October* Regional Seminar Tunis French-speaking African Countries UNCTAD, Basel Convention, CITES
24 October* Trade Policy Course
(TCD)Vienna Developing countries Organized in cooperation with the Joint Vienna
Institute
20-21 November* National Beijing China -
26-28 November* Regional Seminar Suva Pacific island economies UNEP, UNCTAD
November* Side Event Santiago Developing country participants to COP12 of the CITES -
November* Side Event Rome Developing country participants to COP6 of the
Vienna Convention and MOP14 of the Montreal
Protocol-
"*" Indicates a planned event.
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