Aid for trade is emerging as an important tool for supporting developing and least developed countries to transition towards more sustainable trade while building the environmental resilience and economic diversification vital for sustainable development.
This policy brief, published by the Forum on Trade Environment & the SDGs (TESS), identifies how aid for trade could be harnessed to support developing and least developed countries to address the trade-related aspects of the plastic pollution crisis in a manner that is aligned with their priorities and needs.
It also suggests a set of short- and medium-term “deliverables” on aid for trade and plastic pollution that World Trade Organization (WTO) members could pursue.