The World Trade Organization

THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

The World Trade Organization (WTO), located in Geneva is the principle forum for setting rules of international trade. Over the last few years, the institution has come under considerable pressure. TULIP works to support the continuing relevance and functioning of the WTO, focusing on the following areas:

WTO Accession

WTO reform

Joint Statement Initiatives

Negotiations

PROJECTS

Africa Climate Foundation/London School of Economics

Analyzing how African countries can leverage the WTO to adequately respond to Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms.

Europe Jacques Delors

Writing various policy papers analyzing how to make the WTO work for sustainable agriculture and for an inclusive green transition

GIZ/German government

Making trade work for an inclusive circular transition

Developing a research paper with concrete options on how the World Trade Organization and Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) can work for an inclusive circular economy transition. The report also includes a case study focusing on how India can position itself in the ongoing EU-India RTAs to maximize circular benefits. The study is expected to be published by the end of 2022.

Firoz Lalji Institute - London School of Economics

Developing a research paper analyzing the role the WTO has played in Africa's development, and how the WTO can do more. This piece will be published as part of the African Trade Policy Review 2023.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) UK

Exploring implications of core environmental standards for the UK

Developing options for core environmental standards for pesticides nitrogen management applicable to UK imported agri-food products.

Click here to download the think piece. The full technical report is expected to be published in the fall of 2022.

Dutch mission in Geneva

Reforming WTO’s dispute settlement

Advising the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands in Geneva on ways in which the WTO dispute settlement system can be reformed in order to overcome this deadlock.

Caribbean Export Development Agency

Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Teaching a 3-day workshop about trade negotiations to government officials from Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Dutch mission in Geneva

Building momentum for the Joint-Statement Initiatives

Advising the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands in Geneva on how to build momentum to support ongoing negotiations at the WTO on e-commerce, investment facilitation, etc.

International Trade Centre

Government of Bhutan

Teaching 5-day workshop for Bhutanese government officials on dispute settlement at the WTO, covering the GATT, GATS, TBT, SPS, SCM and TRIPS Agreements.

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