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Profiting from Green Consumerism in Germany, Opportunities for Developing Countries in Three Sectors

Leather and Footwear, Textiles and Clothing, and Furniture

Series: Analytical Studies on Trade, Environment and Development
( Print: October 1999 )

Green consumerism has been on the rise in Germany and is increasingly bearing upon markets of key export interest to developing countries. This publication reviews the consequences of this phenomenon...

Green consumerism has been on the rise in Germany and is increasingly bearing upon markets of key export interest to developing countries. This publication reviews the consequences of this phenomenon...


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Economic Aspects of Development of Agricultural Alternatives to Tobacco Production and Export...

Series: Analytical Studies on Trade, Environment and Development
( Print: September 2002 )

This report assesses a number of potential agricultural alternatives to production and export marketing of tobacco from Malawi. It provides analysis and findings on current profitability of...

This report assesses a number of potential agricultural alternatives to production and export marketing of tobacco from Malawi. It provides analysis and findings on current profitability of...


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Roadmap for Building a Trade Single Window

Roadmap for Building a Trade Single Window

Transport and Trade Facilitation Series, No. 21

Series: Transport and Trade Facilitation Series
( PDF: January 2024 )

Building on more than 40 years of experience delivering customs and trade digitalization through the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) and over 10 years’ experience in assisting with...

Building on more than 40 years of experience delivering customs and trade digitalization through the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) and over 10 years’ experience in assisting with...


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Roadmap for Building a National Trade Information Portal

Transport and Trade Facilitation Series, No. 16

Series: Transport and Trade Facilitation Series
( PDF: July 2022 )

The present publication “Roadmap for Building a National Trade Information Portal” sets out the importance of placing the trader at the center as the primary customer and how a Trade Information...

The present publication “Roadmap for Building a National Trade Information Portal” sets out the importance of placing the trader at the center as the primary customer and how a Trade Information...


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Compendium of Good Practices in Implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: Experiences from...

Transport and Trade Facilitation Series, No. 17

Series: Transport and Trade Facilitation Series
( PDF: October 2022 )

The Compendium is intended to inspire policymakers to implement various measures of the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), drawing on experiences that have been tried and...

The Compendium is intended to inspire policymakers to implement various measures of the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), drawing on experiences that have been tried and...


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Analysis of Maritime Connectivity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Small Island...

Transport and Trade Facilitation Series, No. 18

Series: Transport and Trade Facilitation Series
( PDF: November 2022 )

The report is an output produced under a project led by ESCAP, in collaboration with UNCTAD, and financed by the Government of China. The project aims at improving the quality of maritime and port...

The report is an output produced under a project led by ESCAP, in collaboration with UNCTAD, and financed by the Government of China. The project aims at improving the quality of maritime and port...


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National Trade Facilitation Committees in the Quest for Sustainability

Transport and Trade Facilitation Series, No. 19

Series: Transport and Trade Facilitation Series
( Print: January 2023, PDF: December 2022 )

National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) are the coordinating bodies for trade facilitation initiatives at national level. They have existed in different forms in a limited number of countries...

National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) are the coordinating bodies for trade facilitation initiatives at national level. They have existed in different forms in a limited number of countries...


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Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation for Coastal Transport Infrastructure

A Compilation of Policies and Practices

Series: Transport and Trade Facilitation Series
( Print: July 2020, PDF: July 2020 )

This is a compilation of policies and practices that contribute to bridging a knowledge gap with regards to climate change impacts and adaptation for coastal transport infrastructure. It presents...

This is a compilation of policies and practices that contribute to bridging a knowledge gap with regards to climate change impacts and adaptation for coastal transport infrastructure. It presents...


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Digitalizing the Port Call Process

Transport and Trade Facilitation Series, No. 13

Series: Transport and Trade Facilitation Series
( PDF: May 2020 )

This document identifies the principal tensions and opportunities arising that are impacting the inevitable and ongoing digitalization process that is underway in the maritime sector, particularly...

This document identifies the principal tensions and opportunities arising that are impacting the inevitable and ongoing digitalization process that is underway in the maritime sector, particularly...


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National Trade Facilitation Committees as Coordinators of Trade Facilitation Reforms

Transport and Trade Facilitation Series, No. 14

Series: Transport and Trade Facilitation Series
( PDF: January 2021 )

National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) have been transformed from being largely unknown institutional bodies to leading governments’ trade facilitation efforts and policy agendas for cross...

National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) have been transformed from being largely unknown institutional bodies to leading governments’ trade facilitation efforts and policy agendas for cross...


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COVID-19 and Maritime Transport: Impact and Responses

Series: Transport and Trade Facilitation Series
( PDF: February 2021 )

The report describes and analyses the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the maritime supply chain. It also identifies response measures adopted and sets out a list of lessons learned and good...

The report describes and analyses the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the maritime supply chain. It also identifies response measures adopted and sets out a list of lessons learned and good...


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COVID-19 and International Sale of Goods: Contractual Devices for Commercial Risk Allocation and...

Transport and Trade Facilitation Series, No. 20

Series: Transport and Trade Facilitation Series
( PDF: January 2023 )

The impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related response measures have resulted in significant operational disruptions and delays across global networks, with important implications for the...

The impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related response measures have resulted in significant operational disruptions and delays across global networks, with important implications for the...


Rubber and the Environment

Proceedings of the Joint Workshop of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the...

Series: Analytical Studies on Trade, Environment and Development
( Print: August 2000 )

This publication reviews two specific aspects of the cycle of rubber products. The first one, is the use of international instruments for making scrap tyre management as environmentally sound as...

This publication reviews two specific aspects of the cycle of rubber products. The first one, is the use of international instruments for making scrap tyre management as environmentally sound as...