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TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT:
ENVIRONMENTAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY OF THE ANDEAN REGION IN THE
CONTEXT OF FREE TRADE
With
support of USEPA and the Environmental Law Center of Ecuador
Swissotel, Quito
November 17, 2005 |
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9:30 A.M. -- Opening Remarks |
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Dr. Carlos Maria Ocampos,
OAS Representative in Ecuador
Mónica
Silva, President of CEDA
Enrique Fócil
Baquerizo, Deputy
Minister of Trade, Industry, Fisheries and Competitiveness |
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10:00 A.M. -- Environmental and
Trade Policy Integration |
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The Environment within the
Framework of Free Trade,
in Spanish
Maria Antonieta Rivas Leclair,
Director General of Trade and Environment, Ministry of Environment
of Nicaragua
Public Participation in Regional Trade Agreements
in
Spanish Luis
Guadarrama, CEMDA (Environmental Law Center of Mexico)
Integrated Assessments as a Planning Tool for Public Policies,
Benjamin
Simmons,Legal
Officer UNEP
Environmental Assessments of Trade: Links and Importance for the
Andean Region
in Spanish
Claudia S. de Windt,
OAS Office for Sustainable Development and Environment and
Francisco Veintimilla, Executive Director of CEDA
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Photos |
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11:45 A.M. -- Context and
Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts |
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Colombia:
Meat, Leather and Textiles. Angela Uribe, ICDA
Available in Spanish
Ecuador: Tuna and
African Palm
Gabriela Muñoz,CEDA
Available in Spanish
Peru: tropical Lumber and Textiles, Wagner Safra, SPDA
Available in Spanish |
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2:30 P.M. Opportunities and Challenges
for the Andean Region with Trade Liberalization |
Markets and Competitiveness: Jorge Hernán Chiriboga,
Viceminister of Agriculture of Ecuador.
in Spanish |
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Legal and Institutional Framework: Maria Julia Oliva, Center for
International Environmental Law (CIEL)
in
Spanish |
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The
Role of Key Stakeholders in the Success of Integrated Policies:
Maria Fabiana Oliver, FARN, Argentina
in Spanish |
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4:00 PM -- Main Conclusions and
Recommendations |
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Hernán Blanco, RIDES.
in
Spanish |
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Documents |
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Participant List
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Background Note
Complete Agenda,
USEPA Assessment Metholodology Presentation
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