WTO discussion WTO discussion
paper – IPPC OEWGpaper – IPPC OEWG
8-12 December 2008 8-12 December 2008
Dr Kenza Le MentecEconomic Affairs Officer
STDF Secretariat Agriculture and Commodities Division
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Overview Overview
• Plant health and trade• IPPC, the SPS Agreement and global trade• Measuring national phytosanitary capacity• Phytosanitary capacity building• Measuring impact of phytosanitary technical
assistance• Role of the STDF
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Plant health and tradePlant health and trade
• Increased gobal merchandise trade (2.7%, 2000 - 2007): greater potential for spread of pests
• Cost of pest spread: Cost of eradication and control, production losses, environmental damage. Compounds poverty in developing countries
• Lost trade opportunities, difficulty to access foreign markets
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IPPC, the SPS Agreement and global IPPC, the SPS Agreement and global tradetrade
• IPPC recognized as standard setting body for plant health under the SPS Agreement
• ISPMs further the implementation of the SPS Agreement
• ISPMs provide building blocks for phytosanitary systems and thus participation in international trade
• Growing phytosanitary regulation -> trade concerns • WTO supports efforts to enhance developing country’s
effective participation in the IPPC.
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Measuring national phytosanitary capacityMeasuring national phytosanitary capacity
• Limits of capacity evaluation tools• OECD Paris principles : Importance of demand
driven approach• Placing phytosanitary needs in broader
development plans and poverty reduction strategies
• Paris Principles: Local dialogue, local ownership, co-ordination (e.g. One UN)
• NPPO as plant health advocates
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Phytosanitary capacity buildingPhytosanitary capacity building
• Difficult to obtain accurate information on phytosanitary technical assistance activities -> under-reporting -> activities are part of broader programmes
• Importance of accurate information on past, ongoing and planned capacity building activities to avoid duplication of effort, seek synergies and enhance donor coordination
• IPPC phtosanitary strategy can give focus to phytosanitary capacity building efforts
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Measuring impact of phytosanitary Measuring impact of phytosanitary technical assistancetechnical assistance
• Phytosanitary capacity building should show impact on broader objectives than immediate plant health such as market access, increased revenues and poverty alleviation
• IPPC should integrate impact indicators into the strategy for building national phytosanitary capacity
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Role of the STDFRole of the STDF
• Advocacy linkages with wide-reaching initiatives (EIF, Aid for Trade)
• Coordination activities tracking technical assistance flows, information sharing, thematic events
• STDF as a source of funding turns good ideas into “bankable” projects
Kenza Le MentecThe World Trade Organization
Tel: +41 (0)22 739 65 38email: [email protected]
website: www.wto.orgwww.standardfacility.org
