The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS), held a joint webinar on Greening Aid for Trade and the SDGs on June 24, 2021.

The event introduced a new joint publication (forthcoming) by IISD and TESS on Greening Aid for Trade. The publication presents a systematic approach on policies and perspectives on Greening aid for trade and the SDGs, which was presented by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck. This was followed by a discussion on,

• Aid for trade and its existing environmental dimensions
• Have environmental considerations been considered in aid for trade?
• Relevance of green aid for trade and what is need to make it happen, opportunities, risks and challenges
• Trade and environment challenges that could be addressed through green aid for trade and green recovery
• Example of Green aid for trade: How Sustainable transport and infrastructure can achieve SDGs?
• How Green aid for trade can support MSMEs in competing in markets?
• How environmental sustainability support trade policies and opportunities?

Watch the full webinar: