Environmental assessment of Canadian trade and investment negotiations

The 2001 Framework for Conducting Environmental Assessments of Trade Negotiations is being applied to multilateral, regional and bilateral trade negotiations and foreign investment promotion and protection agreements. This article provides an overview of the challenges and lessons learned during the...

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Published in:Impact assessment and project appraisal 2006-12, Vol.24 (4), p.317-324
Main Authors: McCormick, Rachel, Shuttleworth, Jaye, Chen, Shenjie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada
Canadian trade policy
environmental assessment
Environmental impact studies
Evaluation
Foreign investment
International investment
international trade and environment
Methodology
strategic
Strategic planning
Studies
Sustainable development - Canada
Trade liberalization
Trade negotiation
Trade negotiations
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Summary:The 2001 Framework for Conducting Environmental Assessments of Trade Negotiations is being applied to multilateral, regional and bilateral trade negotiations and foreign investment promotion and protection agreements. This article provides an overview of the challenges and lessons learned during these assessments from the perspective of the environmental assessment of the Trade Secretariat for the Government of Canada. Recent efforts have focused on application of the Framework to investment negotiations, improving consultations and communications, and addressing the ongoing challenge of data limitations. The article closes with a discussion of some issues that require continued consideration by environmental experts and trade negotiators working in impact assessment of trade and investment negotiations.
ISSN:1461-5517
1471-5465
DOI:10.3152/147154606781765066