On October 17, 2022, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an online briefing to discuss Trade and Climate Change. Alejandro Jara, FMG Co-Chair and Former Deputy Director-General of WTO moderated this session.
Aik Hoe Lim, Director of Trade and Environment Division at the WTO; Daniel Esty, Hillhouse Professor at Yale University; and Joel P. Trachtman, Professor at Tufts University shared their insights about current challenges and opportunities of trade and climate change and answered the questions from the participants.
Nearly 50 participants joined the brainstorming, including members of FMG, Ambassadors/DPRs of WTO members, Directors of WTO divisions, representatives from related international organizations, and experts from renowned think tanks and universities etc.
Recording of this session can be watched via: https://youtu.be/2CbZ_K3AF0o
Annex 1: Program
15:00-15:02 |
Opening Remarks Speaker: Xiankun Lu (FMG) |
15:02-15:05 |
Introduction Speaker: Alejandro Jara (FMG) |
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15:05-15:35 |
Presentations Moderator: Alejandro Jara (FMG) |
15:05- 15:15 |
Speaker 1: Daniel Esty (Yale University) |
15:15- 15:25 |
Speaker 2: Joel P. Trachtman (Tufts University) |
15:25-15:35 |
Speaker 3: Lim Aik Hoe (Trade and Environment Division, WTO)
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15:35- 16:30 |
Discussions Moderator: Alejandro Jara (FMG) |
Annex 2: List of confirmed participants
1.FMG
Mercedes Araoz (FMG)
Clemens Boonekamp (FMG)
Daniel Crosby (FMG)
Jonathan T. Fried (FMG)
Stuart Harbinson (FMG)
Bernard Hoekman (FMG)
Patrick Low (FMG)
Xiankun Lu (FMG)
Hamid Mamdouh (FMG)
Fernando De Mateo (FMG)
Mia Mikic (FMG)
Mario Matus (FMG)
Jan Yves Remy (FMG)
Sherry Stephenson (FMG)
John Weekes (FMG)
2.WTO Missions
Norway: Petter Ølberg, Ambassador
Denmark: Erik Brøgger RASMUSSEN, Ambassador
Djibouti: Kadra AHMED HASSAN, Ambassador
Cabo Verde: Clara Manuela da Luz DELGADO JESUS, Ambassador
Malawi: Pacharo KAYIRA, DPR
EU: Hiddo Houben, DPR
Iceland: Ólöf Hrefna KRISTJÁNSDÓTTIR, DPR
Turkey: Ayşegül Şahinoğlu Yerdeş, DPR
Netherlands: Marcel VERNOOIJ, DPR
Finland: Anna VITIE, DPR
Cabo Verde: Carla MIRANDA, DPR
EU: Davide GRESPAN, Minister Counsellor
Egypt: Sherif RABIE, First Secretary
Singapore: Ariel Marie Li Jun QUEK, First Secretary
German: Yannik GRÄF, Delegate
3.WTO Secretariat
Werner Zdouc, Director, Knowledge and Information Management, Academic Outreach and WTO Chairs Programme
Maria Pereyra, Senior Counsellor, Legal Affairs Division, WTO
Kuiten Bernard, Senior Counsellor on External Relations, WTO
4.International Organizations
Julia Nielson, OECD
Yuvan Beejadhur, World Bank
Pierre Sauve, World Bank
5.Think Thanks
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, ECIPE
Peter Van den Bossche, WTI
William Reinsch, CSIS
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