Report

Taking the Doha Language Seriously: The WTO as if Sustainable Development Really Mattered

By Aaron Cosbey on December 10, 2003

This paper, written for the Royal Institute of International Affairs conference: Sustainable Development in the New Trade Round: Trade, Investment and Environment after Doha, Chatham House, London, May 13-14, 2002, argues that the language of the Doha Declaration is strongly in favour of sustainable development as a goal for the multilateral trading system, and asks what the organizational and rules-based implications are if we actually take that objective seriously.

Participating experts

Aaron Cosbey

Senior Associate

Report details

Publisher: IISD

Copyright: IISD, RIIA, 2003

You might also be interested in

Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Mining Sector

Strategic environmental assessments (SEA) are an essential tool for policy-makers working to develop a sector-wide vision for responsible mining.

Report

April 17, 2024

Blackouts and Backsliding: Energy subsidies in South Africa 2023

Blackouts and Backsliding presents the latest energy subsidy data for South Africa.

Report

April 9, 2024

Sustainable Asset Valuation of Parques del Río Norte in Medellín, Colombia

This economic valuation demonstrates the benefits of expanding urban green space in the city of Medellín, Colombia.

Report

April 8, 2024

Progressing National SDGs Implementation

An independent assessment of the voluntary national review reports submitted to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2023.

Report

April 2, 2024