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: stdfSecretariat@wto.org

website: www.wto.orgwww.standardfacility.org