Trade and investment flows are often criticised for their sustainability impacts, yet, if harnessed properly through cutting-edge international law and governance, trade can help rather than hinder the global sustainable development goals. In world-class lecture and dialogue now available online which features Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization, and Prof Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Senior Director of the CISDL, from the University of Cambridge. This briefing highlights how trade law and policy is evolving to address our world’s challenges, underlining the idea that the WTO can and must be part of an urgent RE-globalisation towards sustainability, building on its poverty-eradication potential and green comparative advantage.
Those interested can watch now, with no cost, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mupEKElotoY. The link can also be shared widely to inform further discussion on the topic and can be deployed for education and awareness.
Prof Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Senior Director of the CISDL, opens and shares her vision for the global biennial lecture: “Dr Ngozi Iweala-Okonjo offers us a vision of what can and indeed must be achieved through trade and re-globalisation. It is truly remarkable to see the global engagement with these important ideas that have the potential to transform the world.” The Democratising Education for Global Sustainability and Justice programme acts on this commitment by providing online courses on sustainable development law and policy and how they can be harnessed to further the SDGs and the Global Biodiversity Framework or linked with Trade Rules. More information can be found under this link: https://degsj.org/educational-offerings/