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This roundtable discusses findings from a new UNCTAD report “The role of exports in manufacturing pollution in sub–Saharan Africa and South Asia: towards a better trade-environment governance”, supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) and prepared in partnership with Instituto 17. The report examines how export-oriented manufacturing in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia can be made more sustainable and competitive, using a data-driven lifecycle approach to pinpoint areas for action.

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Programme

13:00 Opening remarks:

Mr. Jonathan Hassall, Environment Research Lead, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, United Kingdom
Mr. Robert Hamwey, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD
Mr. Alessandro Sanches-Pereira, Executive Director, Instituto 17

13:10 Panel 1: Pollution impacts of exports: A lifecycle perspective

Moderator: Mr. Blaise Dobson, Programme Manager, SouthSouthNorth, South Africa
Presenter: Ms. Marcela Lange, Report Co-Author, Instituto 17

Commentators
Mr. Desta Mebratu, Extraordinary Professor, School of Public Leadership - Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Mr. Lyes Bouchene, Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company
Mr. Rizwan Siddique, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN in Geneva

14:00 Panel 2: The role of public and private environmental governance in the production-export nexus

Moderator: Mr. Henrique Pacini, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD
Presenter: Ms. Lilian Bechara Elabras Veiga, Report Lead, Instituto 17

Commentators
Mr. Mark Draeck, Chief Technical Advisor, Switch2Circular, UNIDO
Ms. Emily Nash, Regional Director for South Asia, Pure Earth
Mr. Patrick Nussbaumer, Industrial Development Officer, Climate Tech Division, UNIDO
Mr. Patrick Schröder, Senior Research Fellow - Circular Economy, Chatham House

15:00 Closing remarks

This virtual event is open to the public and is part of the Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme, supported by the UK-FCDO.