Workshop of UNESCO Summer Academy on Women’s Empowerment for Sustainable Development, Istanbul

The eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference witnessed 118 Members and observers coming together to sign the Joint Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment. The Declaration reaffirms that ‘international trade and investment are engines of economic growth for both developing and developed countries, and that improving women's access to opportunities and removing barriers to their participation in national and international economies contributes to sustainable economic development’.

Summer courses at Chinese University of Political Science and Law

Designed and taught a course titled 'World Trade Organization Law, Trade and Gender, & Dispute Settlement' at Chinese University of Political Science and Law, Biejing, China. Great experience including gender issues as part of a trade law course. I am attaching the course outline here.

Kenya’s Experience in Economic Development

Prof. Tabitha Kiriti-Nganga delivered a presentation on 41st regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda. The presentation covered:

  • Kenya’s experience in economic development
  • Attempts at diversifying its economic productive base
  • Main challenges at diversifying
  • Economic policies and reforms undertaken by the Government

Dynamic Trade Policy in Small Island Developing States

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have common economic challenges and are faced with high costs for energy, infrastructure, transportation, trade logistics and public administration. These challenges are increasingly under-girded by new concerns, such as the high incidence of chronic non-communicable diseases, demographic transitions, high levels of outward migration, and the rising cost of adapting to climate change.

Climate Change and Trade Governance: Implications for the Travel and Tourism Sector in SIDS and the Caribbean

The Public Forum is the WTO’s largest annual outreach event, which provides a platform for participants to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system. This paper explores the evolving intersection between climate change policies and trade governance with emphasis on the issues for the travel and tourism industry based on the recognition that it is not sufficient to cope solely with the challenges of environmental change.

Digital Creative Economy and Global Value Chains: China and the Developing World

Global Lecture Series, Wenzhou-Kean University, China. Presented to students and faculty at the Wenzhou-Keane University.The rise of the digital economy is one of the defining features of the contemporary global economy. It is also one of the fastest rising components of global trade. Drawing on the experience of China and developing country regions like Africa and the Caribbean the paper identifies a road-map for building connectivity and for facilitating market entry.

Presenter on UNTV "Migration, Diasporas and LDCs in the SDGs" United Nations, New York

Committee for Development Policy Members, Professors Elson, Klasen, and Nurse presented the CDP perspectives on how LDCs and other developing countries can expand their productive capacity for achieving the SDGs during the panel discussion held on 16 March, New York.

http://webtv.un.org/search/expanding-productive-capacity-for-achieving-…

IP Value Capture: Fostering trade by capturing the value of creative industries in developing countries

The paper explores growth opportunities for developing countries by adding value through the use of IP. Through IP, developing countries can expand their participation in global value chains and reduces their dependence on traditional low value-added commodity agriculture, mineral, and services exports. This paper specifically examines the contribution of IP to the development of creative industries.

Migration, Diasporas and the Sustainable Development Goals in Least Developed Countries

Migration and the growth of global diasporas are key contemporary trends which impact on the pledge to “leave no one behind” in the 2030 Agenda. The developmental potential of migration is captured in four Goals and five Targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paper offers critical perspectives on the SDGs targets with a discussion on the economic challenges as well as the opportunities for trade and entrepreneurship. The focus is particularly on remittances (including South-South remittances) and other financial investments such as diaspora savings and bonds.

UNCTAD/ESCAP-ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop on “Non-Tariff Measures: economic assessment and policy options for development”

Center for World Trade Studies UGM took part in ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop on Non-Tariff Measures: Economic Assessment and Policy Options for Development. The workshop was held by UNCTAD and ARTNeT UNESCAP in Bangkok, Thailand from July 3-6, 2018. During the first two days, this workshop provided participants with a better understanding of the evolving role of NTMs in international trade.

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