INF/TE/SSD/CN/4/Add.1  
 
3 September 2021  
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  Original: English  
 
 
TRADE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STRUCTURED DISCUSSIONS (TESSD)  
CONVENING NOTICE  
Addendum  
The following Addendum , dated  3 September 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the  TESSD 
Coordinators . 
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DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR THE SESSIONS TO BE HELD ON 16 AND 17 SEPTEMBER 2021  
AS PART OF THE UPCOMING TESSD MEETING  
1.1.  TESSD will hold its next regular meeting on:  
• Thursday , 16 September 2021 afternoon from 15:00 to 18:00; and  
• Friday, 17 September 2021  morning  from  10:00 to 13:00 (all times are 
Geneva/CEST).  
 
1.2.  In keeping with TESSD's open, transparent and inclusive nature, all WTO Members are invited 
to attend and are encouraged to participate in the meeting.  
1.3.  The meeting will be held in hybrid form. All delegates wishing to attend the meeting in person 
must register via the interactive calendar on the WTO's homepage. Delegates wishing to participate 
virtually via the Zoom platform, including capital -based officials, must register through this link:  
https://worldtradeorganization.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpc -CspzwtEtG0xHA29VxcnUAurVcE16p2  
 
If prompted for the following information when accessing th e meeting, please enter:  
 
Webinar ID: 954 4949 7785  
Passcode: 16092021  
 
1.4.  The draft agenda for the meeting is contained in INF/TE/SSD/CN/4 , circulated on 
27 August  2021.  
1.5.  Under item 2 of the draft agenda (Thematic Sessions), the following 3 sessions will be held (all 
times are Geneva/CEST):  
THEMATIC SESSION 1: SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND  AGRICULTURE  
16 September 2021 – 15:05 to 16:30 
 
1.6.  The session provides an opportunity to review trade -related topics that arise in discussions on 
sustainable and equitable mar kets for food and agriculture. Speakers will address trade policy 
opportunities and challenges related to sustainable agriculture in the wider context of sustainable 
development priorities, including food security, sustainable food systems, climate change and the 
protection, sustainable use and restoration of biodiversity.  
Moderator : Representative from the United Kingdom  INF/TE/SSD/CN/4/Add.1  
 
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  15:05-15:45: Presentations by:  
 
• Javier Vásquez, Under -secretary, Ministry of Production and Foreign Trade, Ecuador  
 
• Sofía Jou, Agro-Environmental Management Coordinator , Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock, Paraguay  
 
• Rafael Mafra, Agricultural Attaché, Mission of Brazil to the WTO, Brazil  
 
• Carin Smaller, Director, Agriculture, Trade & Investment, International Insti tute for 
Sustainable Development  
 
• George Rapsomanikis, Senior Economist, Trade and Markets Division, Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the United Nations (FAO)  
 
• Elizabeth Nsimadala, President, Pan Africa Organization and Eastern Africa Farmers 
Federation (invited)  
 
15:45-16:30: Open di scussion ( other WTO Members and stakeholders)  
THEMATIC SESSION 2: TRADE -RELATED CLIMATE MEASURES  
16 September 2021  – 16:35 to 18:00 
 
1.7.  The session provides an opportunity to deepen understanding of the intersection between 
climate and trade policie s. Speaker s will focus on the rationale and scope of trade -related climate 
measures, their implementation, implications for developing countries and the role of collaboration 
in the WTO to ensure mutual supportiveness and coherence between trade and climate regimes.  
Moderator : Representative from Canada  
16:35 -17:05 : Presentations by:  
• WTO Secretariat  representative  
 
• Andrei Marcu , Founder and Executive Director , European Roundtable on Climate Change and 
Sustainable Transition (ERCST)  
 
• Annegret Brauss,  GreenToCompete  Coordinator , Sustainable and Inclusive Value Chains 
Section, International Trade Centre ( ITC) 
 
17:05 -18:00 : Open discussion (WTO Members and stakehol ders) 
THEMATIC SESSION 3: PROMOTING TRADE IN ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AND SERVICES – 
PERSPECTIVES FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
17 September 2021 – 10:00 to 11:00 
 
1.8.  The session provides an opportunity to consider issues related to promoting and facilitating 
trade in  environmental goods and services, with a focus on the opportunities and challenges for 
developing countries.  
Moderator : Representative from the Maldives  
10:05-10:35: Presentations by:  
• David Vivas, Legal Officer, UNCTAD  
 
• Rajiv Garg, Africa and West & Central Asia Region Manager, Climate Technology Centre & 
Network  (CTCN)  
 
• Collin Zhuawu, Economic Adviser (Multilateral Trade), Trade, Oceans, and Natural Resources 
Directorate, Commonwealth Secretariat  
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  10:35 -11:00 : Open discu ssion (WTO Members and stakeholders)  
 
11:00 -13:00 : TESSD meeting continued (see draft agenda in INF/TE/SSD/CN/4)  
 
 
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