Programme on Trade and Environment
Project Team: Dr.U.Sankar.
Time Period: Started in December 2006
Sponsored by: Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Objectives:
  • Provide technical inputs to the preparatory process at the MoEF in the area of trade and environment, in particular, items under negotiations in the WTO and other multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements. 
  • Examine the linkages between trade and environment with special reference to the priority sectors of the MoEF, and
  • Assess the likely impact of proposed changes in the WTO policies in the affected sectors and suggest suitable strategies and policy recommendations.