The latest issue of the International Trade Centre (ITC)’s quarterly magazine, the International Trade Forum focuses on the major, overriding global issue of our time, climate change.

The issue explores the challenges posed by climate change from the perspective of international trade and the impact on SMEs in developing countries. It also explores the business opportunities that exist for entrepreneurial vision and innovation in tackling them.

Across the developing world, new initiatives for reducing carbon emissions, combined with the increased potential for South-South trade in environmental goods and services, are paving the way for economic growth.

“A proactive approach to addressing climate change can open opportunities in new markets and create new business prospects in developing countries. As many businesses are discovering, environmentally sustainable trade is good both for the planet and for business too,” said Executive Director of the ITC, Mrs Patricia Francis.

Contributors include Director of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, Jeffrey Sachs; Swiss NGO myclimate; the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP); and the World Economic Forum.

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