Greening Aid for Trade

The document outlines how Aid for Trade (A4T) can be leveraged as a policy tool to address biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution. It proposes six complementary pathways to 'green' A4T, emphasizing the need for alignment with the priorities of developing and least developed countries and the integration of trade considerations into environmental funding.

• To achieve a green global economy and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Aid for Trade (A4T) must be used as a tool to address the planetary crises of pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss across economic, environmental, and social dimensions.
• The report identifies six complementary pathways to green A4T, which must be based on the priorities of least developed and developing countries: mainstreaming environmental goals, securing new resources, fostering policy coherence, improving monitoring of environmental impacts, integrating trade into climate funding, and enhancing South–South cooperation.
• Effective implementation requires investment in national processes within both developing and developed nations to facilitate stakeholder consultation and integrated decision-making regarding trade policies and sustainable development.

APA

,, C. D. B. (2022). Greening Aid for Trade. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/greening-aid-trade

Chicago

,, Carolyn Deere Birkbeck. Greening Aid for Trade. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2022. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/greening-aid-trade.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{2022greening, author = {,, Carolyn Deere Birkbeck}, title = {{Greening Aid for Trade}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = jul, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/greening-aid-trade}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }