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The Eastern European Project on Broadening Participation in the Emerging Global Economy was a joint effort of IISD, The Earth Council and Eco-Accord. The project worked in eight countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Moldova and Uzbekistan), partnering in each country with the National Centre for Sustainable Development. The project aimed to raise awareness and capacity at the national level to deal with the challenges of globalization and sustainable development. Major funding for the project was provided by the Ford Foundation.

IISD's principal role was to provide technical expertise on the link between trade and sustainable development, and advise on how sustainable development priorities might best be defended in the course of accession to the WTO by countries deemed Newly Independent States. The project conducted training workshops in each country with a wrap up event in Moscow in May 2003.

IISD produced the background and technical papers for the events, and participated in the national workshops as expert resource people. The papers are listed below (available in English and in Russian). Also available in both languages, as well as in French and Spanish, is the acclaimed IISD-UNEP Environment and Trade Handbook.

Background papers

• Globalization, Trade and Sustainable Development
  This paper examines the nature of globalization, focusing on trade liberalization as relevant to the Newly Independent States. It describes the characteristics of the multilateral trading system, with a focus on how it relates to sustainable development.
  English (171 kb) - Русский (202 kb)

• Broadening Participation in the Emerging Global Economy: Newly Independent States, the WTO and Sustainable Development: Current Issues and Challenges
  This paper describes the WTO Accession process, and the Doha Development Agenda, along with its sustainable development implications. It discusses the challenges for the NIS in making their voices heard in the negotiations.
  English (148 kb) - Русский (178 kb)

Technical papers

• Accession to the WTO
  This paper is a guide to WTO accession. It looks at the legal process and implications of accession, and describes the possibilities for technical assistance in the process. Finally, it briefly broaches the sustainable development implications of accession to the WTO.
  English (219 kb) - Русский (319 kb)

• Foreign Investment: Making it Work for Sustainable Development
  This paper asks how states can best attract and manage foreign direct investment in the service of sustainable development. It surveys the arguments on factors that influence investment flows, and asks in what ways investment might impact on the achievement of sustainable development. It finishes with a number of policy recommendations.
  English (248 kb) - Русский (338 kb)

• Trade and Environment: An Introduction to Understanding and Promoting Sustainable Trade in the WTO
  This paper surveys the relationship between trade and environment, with a focus on the WTO. It looks at the types of linkages between the two policy areas, and then asks how the WTO approaches several key environmental issues, looking specifically at the current Doha Round negotiations. It finishes with a number of policy recommendations.
  English (258 kb) - Русский (485 kb)

• Trade and Development: An introduction to Understanding and Promoting Sustainable Trade in the WTO
  This paper surveys the relationship between trade and development, with a focus on the WTO. It first surveys the theoretical debates over trade and economic growth, and then turns to the key development issues in the current Doha negotiations, looking at each in some detail.
  English (268 kb) - Русский (432 kb)

Doha Round Briefing Series - A 13-part series examining the progress of multilateral trade negotiations under the Doha Round (August 2003). Available in English and Russian.