Environmental requirements and market access: reflections from South Asia/ editors, Nagesh Kumar, Sachin Chaturvedi.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I -- Environmental Requirements and Market Access -- 2. Impacts for Developing Countries JuRGEN WIEMANN Background Development of the Multilateral Framework of Rules and Agreements Greening of International Trade from Below Impacts for Developing Countries and Development Co-operation -- 3. Inventory of Issues SACHIN CHATURVEDI AND GUNJAN NAGPAL Introduction Trade in ESGs Environmental and Other Standards Relocation of Industries Impact of Standards and Capacity Building Concluding Remarks -- Part II Experiences from Soutl Asia -- 4. Environmental Related Barriers in tie EU S.K. MOHANTY AND T.R. MANOHARAN Introduction NTMs in the European Union and South Asia's Trade: Some Key Questions Environment Related NTMs Methodology Results Conclusions -- 5. Case Study of India SACHIN CHATURVEDI AND GUNJAN NAGPAL Introduction Environment Related Trade Barriers and India Relocation of Dirty Industries Emerging Policy Challenges Policy Recommendations and Concluding Remarks -- 6. India's Response SHASHI SAREEN Introduction Harmonisation Transparency Risk-based Approach Safety Management Systems Approach Capacity Building Equivalence Rejection and Destruction of Consignments Health Certificates Economic Impact of Certain Measures Conformity Assessment Issues Conclusions -- 7. Case Study of Pakistan SHAHEEN RAFI KHAN AND TOQEER AHMAD Introduction Trade-Environment Linkages in Pakistan The Environmental Standards The Environmental Impacts Environmental Sensitivity of Industries Mitigating Initiatives Policy Options for Pakistan -- 8. Environmental Standards and Exports of Bangladesh ZAID BAKHT Introduction The External Sector of Bangladesh Impact of Environmental Standards on Exports Shrimp Culture Leather Tanning Fertiliser Industry Textile Industry and Readymade Garments Migration of Dirty Industries to Bangladesh Concluding Remarks -- 9. Case of Sri Lanka SAMPATH JAYASINGHE Introduction Environment Management and Trade Impact on Environment Policy on Tade International Environmental Regulations and Competitiveness Concluding Remarks -- Part III Policy Lessons-- 10. Environmental 'Tade Barriers and South Asian Exports: Lessons for National,International and Regional Action NAGESH KUMAR AND SACHIN CHATURVEDCI The Context and Introduction Issues for Action at the National Level Issues for International Action Issues for Regional Cooperation Concluding Remarks