Development and building trade capacity
Aid for Trade and the Sustainable Development Goals
This section provides insight into the role of Aid for Trade in fostering sustainable development and helping developing countries address emerging challenges such as navigating transitions towards low-carbon economies and accelerating digital transformation. It reviews how sustainability considerations have been embedded into Aid for Trade projects and programmes and highlights the contribution of Aid for Trade towards various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including SDGs related to gender equality and climate action.
Acknowledgements
Aid for Trade at a Glance 2022 is a joint publication of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). It was prepared under the overall guidance of (i) at the OECD Olivier Cattaneo Head of Policy Analysis and Strategy Unit of the Development Co-operation Directorate supervised by Haje Schütte Senior Counsellor and Head of the Financing for Sustainable Development Division and Mayumi Endoh Deputy-Director for Development Co-operation and (ii) at the WTO Michael Roberts Head of the Aid for Trade Unit of the Development Division supervised by Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang and Shishir Priyadarshi Director of the Development Division.
Aid for Trade during the COVID-19 crisis and recovery
This chapter provides an overview of the evolution of Aid for Trade flows in a context marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. It reviews key trends affecting the trade and investment landscape and their repercussions on Aid for Trade flows. Finally it analyses the role of Aid for Trade in supporting an equitable global economic recovery