The Role of Climate Change in Kenya's International Trade Arena - An Analysis of EPA's on Climate Change
It is without a shadow of doubt, that climate change is rapidly becoming an issue of global concern right from the inception of the Rio Declaration to the drafting and accession of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol. In view of the above, this research seeks to analyze the possible impact of climatic conditions on Kenya vis-a-vis its international trade relations. With the advent of globalization through trade liberalization and foreign direct investment, it will be prudent to look into the pros and cons of the same in respect to climate change, sustainable development and ultimately environmental conservation. The research will primarily be focused on the initialed Framework Economic Partnership Agreement (FEPA) between Kenya and the European Union (EU) under the umbrella of the East African Community (EAC). Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA’S) may be loosely classified as a Euro-ACP free trade zone/area whose major objective is to facilitate trade through reciprocal liberalization with a view of gradually incorporating the ACP countries into the global economy. The trade arrangement assumes a bi-continental economic disparity between Europe and Africa, hence the need to use trade as a facilitator of economic growth and sustainable development. It further assumes that the creation of a free trade area will not only eradicate poverty, but will also increase the benefits of trade (what is popularly termed in economic parlance as gains from trade) and further improve the economies of most of the ACP states which are categorised as Least Developing, Landlocked and Island States, as per Chapter 2-4 of the Cotonou Agreement. In view of the above, it may be said that the philosophy behind EPA’S is free market access or trade liberalization of goods and services both in Kenya and the EU. To that extent the research seeks to look into the precautionary principle and how it may be applied to the foregoing trade arrangements without distorting Kenya and EU’s performance on the same. The research will offer pragmatic observations and solutions to Kenya’s commitments on Climate Change by suggesting mechanisms in which the precautionary principle may be applied in its trade commitments in line with similar international best practices and customs
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2014
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Authors: | Juma, Jill Sandra |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Klimawandel | Climate change | Kenia | Kenya | Welt | World | Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen | International economic relations | Internationale Wirtschaft | International economy | Umweltpolitik | Environmental policy |
Description of contents: | Abstract [papers.ssrn.com] |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments September 9, 2010 erstellt Volltext nicht verfügbar |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014188694
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