Sustainability Impact Assessment
of
Proposed WTO Multilateral Trade Negotiations
Institute for
Development Policy and Management
The University of Manchester
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Phase One
Links to European Commission SIA studies
Impact
Assessment Research Centre
SIA-WEB: Sustainable Impact Assessment Web Portal
This web site will be periodically updated as this work progresses. The contractors welcome comments and suggestions from interested parties on their work and can be contacted directly either via email or by post using the feedback facility on this web site.
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The University of Manchester
2004
Phase One (mid July - mid September 1999)
The main objectives of the first two phases of the study were:
- To develop a methodology for carrying out a sustainability impact assessment;
- To use the methodology to make a broad qualitative assessment of the impact upon sustainability of the New Round.
A focused literature review on sustainability impact assessment (SIA) methodologies was undertaken. SIA methodologies used in previous/ongoing appraisals and evaluation of specific trade policies and agreements were examined. A sustainable impact assessment methodology for subsequent use in Phase Two was developed.
