PERSPECTIVE • Aid for Trade finances projects involving the environment and combating climate change, but it has no formal framework or requirements that apply to this. GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ORDER BE MORE HOLISTIC! Why the WTO and UNFCCC should work together more closely in the area of financing • The procedures and require­ments in order to apply for and receive funding under climate finance and Aid for Trade should be simple and user-friendly. Moreover, these processes should be streamlined as much as possible, e.g. by adopting some form of»single window« operations. By Leslie Sajous March 2023 • Much more needs to be done to improve both the quantity and quality of climate finance. Developing countries and LDCs continue to face many challenges in this regard, some of which are highlighted in this paper.