WTO Informal dialogue on plastics pollution and environmentally sustainable plastics trade

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17 November 2020
Organization: 
World Trade Organization (WTO)

On 17 November 2020 at 11 am CET, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is organising an event entitled "Informal dialogue on plastics pollution and environmentally sustainable plastics trade" in the context of "Trade and Environment Week 2020".

The aim of the Informal Dialogue is to discuss how the WTO could contribute to domestic, regional and global efforts to reduce plastics pollution and transition to more circular and environmentally sustainable plastics trade. 

Panel:

  • H.E. Dr. Xiangchen Zhang, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of China to the WTO
  • H.E. Mrs. Nazhat Shameem Khan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the WTO
  • H.E. Mr. Chad Blackman, Barbados Ambassador and CTE chair
  • Mr. Alan Wolff, Deputy-Director General, WTO
  • Dr Steven Stone, Chief of Resources and Markets Branch, UNEP 
  • Mr. Aik Hoe Lim, Director, Trade and Environment Division, WTO
  • Dr Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Global Governance Centre, the Graduate Institute
  • Ms. Kimberley Botwright, Community Lead, Global Trade and Investment, WEF

Moderator:

H.E. Mrs. Nazhat Shameem Khan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the WTO 

 

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Themes: 
Trade and Supply Chains