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Environmental Assessments and Capacity Building
for Free Trade in the Andean Region: Colombia
With Support of USAID and USEPA
Background
The workshop served as a forum to discuss challenges and
opportunities related to trade and environment, but mainly for the textile, leather tannery and beef
sectors in Colombia in the context of Trade Liberalization. However, the main objective was to peer
review with stakeholders from different sectors the preliminary results in the draft "Environmental
Assessment of Free Trade in Colombia" conducted by the Department of Sustainable Development (DSD)
of the Organization of American States (OAS) with support of the Colombian Institute for Environmental
Law (ICDA). This assessment is part of the " Environmental Assessment and Capacity Building for Free
Trade in the Andean Region initiative, executed by DSD with support of USAID and USEPA and
organizations such as Peruvian Society of Environmental Law (SPDA) and the Ecuadorian Center for
Environmental Law (CEDA). Written comments to the draft document (available only in Spanish) posted
below can be sent by email until June 1, 2006. Note: All Documents related to this Workshop are
available in Spanish only.
Welcome and opening remarks
Claudia de Windt, OAS/DSD
Luis Fernando Macias, President of ICDA
H.E. Oscar Dario Amaya, Vice minister of Environment, Colombia
H.E. Eduardo Muñoz, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, Colombia
Integration of Trade and Environment Policies
Challenges and Opportunities for Environmental Management in FTAs: Environmental Standards and Public
Participation. Claudia S. de Windt, OAS
Integrated Assessments as Public Policy planning tools Jan Gilbreath, USEAPA
Environmental Assessments of Trade, Linkages and Relevance for the Andean Region Methodology and Scope
Maria Amparo Alban, CEDA
Photos
Effects, Challenges and Opportunities: The Colombia Assessment
Economic and Social Effects, M. Liliana Rivera
Environmental Effects, Angela Uribe
Regulatory Effects, Angela Uribe
Enforcement and Compliance of Environmental Laws in Leather manufacturing, textiles and cattle beef,
Dr. Luis Fernando Macias, President ICDA
Documents
Agenda
Draft for Comments and Review "Environmental Assessment of Free Trade in Colombia"