Linkages between trade, growth and poverty have begun to receive increased attention in recent years. Since trade policy affects poverty through its effects on economic growth and equitable income distribution, a pro-poor growth policy has greater impact on reducing poverty, rather than growth per se. Given the present trade and investment regime, an open and simple trade policy can foster some external discipline, reduce domestic market distortions and narrow the scope for misguided or unbalanced policies. This project looks into aspects of coherence that different stakeholders and institutions need to accomplish in order to establish a positive linkage between trade and development, especially from the perspective of poverty reduction. An overarching theme of the project is to bridge the link between southern and northern civil society and policy makers.