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<p>The Government is already taking action to address the specific recommendations
of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report Trade and Environment
Review 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At the recent Climate Summit in New York,
the Department for International Development on behalf of the Government joined the
new Global Alliance on Climate Smart Agriculture. This Alliance aims to enhance the
resilience of 500 million people in agriculture by 2030 while at the same time reducing
greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from agriculture. DFID is also a major funder of
international agriculture research. This includes support to the Climate Change and
Food Security Programme of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On land use the UK used its G8 Presidency in
2013 to place land high on the agenda. G8 leaders agreed the principle that “Land
transactions should be transparent, respecting the property rights of local communities”.
They also launched eight land partnerships to support the implementation of the Voluntary
Guidelines on Land Tenure. The UK leads the partnerships in Tanzania and Nigeria and
co-leads in Ethiopia. Since the 2013 G8 Summit, the Department for International Development
has scaled up its work on land and property rights, through bilateral programmes and
multilateral support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>The Government also helps to expand market access and trading opportunities
for developing countries. For example, the Government played a critical role in concluding
the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations between the EU and Southern Africa
and West Africa. Least developed countries, and countries from the African, Caribbean
and Pacific who have signed Economic Partnership Agreements, have duty free and quota
free access to the EU market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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