Department for Traditional Knowledge and Global Challenges
The Department for Traditional Knowledge and Global Challenges is responsible for overseeing the facilitation of the text-based negotiations taking place in the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) and for providing related technical assistance and capacity-building.
The Department is also responsible for addressing innovation and IP as they interface with global issues such as climate change, public health and food security.