RT null T1 Aid for Trade: A Vehicle to Green Trade and Build Climate Resilience - Issue Brief A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 green economy K1 risk assessment K1 trade promotion K1 trade liberalization K1 developing country K1 climate YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32204 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32204 NO This issue brief provides a professional summary of the Aid for Trade initiative as a mechanism to help developing nations build trade capacity and infrastructure. The document highlights the context of double exposure to economic shocks and environmental risks, emphasizing the necessity of integrative policy-making in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. It examines historical disbursements from two thousand and six to two thousand and seventeen, noting that funding predominantly flows to economic infrastructure and productive capacity building. Furthermore, the text addresses the requirement for a coherent framework to mainstream environmental considerations across all projects to enhance climate resilience, promote export diversification, and support a sustainable post-crisis recovery. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026