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REGION:
WEST ASIA
MEETINGS: National Roundtable on Trade and Environment
VENUE: Damascus, Syria
DATE: 14 December 2006

The Roundtable was held to build the capacities of local stakeholders in the public and private sectors in key trade and environment issues. The Roundtable also aimed to identify trade and environment priority areas for Syria.

DOCUMENTS:
Agenda
List of participants

PAPER AND PRESENTATIONS : (Arabic)
Session 1: Overview of Trade and Environment Issues
 
Opening Speech
Overview of Key Issues in Trade and Environment Ms. Carol Chouchani Cherfane, Acting Team Leader, Technology and Enterprise Development, Sustainable Development and Productivity Division, ESCWA
Preparations of the Syrian Arab Republic for Joining the WTO (in Arabic) Mr. Badr Koujan, Director of WTO Directorate, Ministry of Economy and Trade
Environment between International Trade and Economic Development (in Arabic) Mr. Mohsen Helal, Regional Advisor, ESCWA
Session 2: Trade Liberalization and Sustainable Development
 
Commitments and Rights in TBT and SPS Agreements (in Arabic) Mr. Mohsen Helal, Regional Advisor, ESCWA
The Impact of Environmental Requirements on Trade and Competitiveness Ms. Carol Chouchani Cherfane, Acting Team Leader, Technology and Enterprise Development, Sustainable Development and Productivity Division, ESCWA
Ozone-depleting Substances and their Impact on Trade (in Arabic)
Mr. Marwan Salika, Assistant Director of Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Local Administration and Environment
SIA of the Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area
Ms. Carol Chouchani Cherfane, Acting Team Leader, Technology and Enterprise Development, Sustainable Development and Productivity Division, ESCWA
Session 3: Policy Coordination and Priority-Setting in Trade and Environment
 
Trade and Environment Policy Coordination in the Arab Region
Ms. Carol Chouchani Cherfane, Acting Team Leader, Technology and Enterprise Development, Sustainable Development and Productivity Division, ESCWA
Doha Work Programme
Mr. Mohsen Helal, Regional Advisor, ESCWA
Further information can be found on the ESCWA website at http://www.escwa.org.lb/divisions/events/14dec06.asp

Contact:

Ms. Carol Chouchani Cherfane
Acting Team Leader
Technology & Enterprise Development Team
Sustainable Development and Productivity Division
ESCWA
E-mail: chouchanicherfane@un.org

   
   
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