IISD
International Institute for Sustainable Development
| Type | NGO |
|---|---|
| Website | iisd.org |
| Wikipedia |  |
| Year founded | 1990 |
| Location |
Ottawa, ON
 Canada
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| Budget | USD 20M-49M |
| Functions | Research |
| Tags | environment energy trade economics climate social policy sustainability and sustainable development |
| Summary | The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) contributes to sustainable development by making recommendations on policies regarding international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change and energy, management of natural and social capital as well the enabling role of information technologies in these areas. They report on international negotiations and share the knowledge they have acquired through collaborative projects. This translates into more rigorous research, capacity development in developing countries. development, better networks between North and South as well as better global connections between researchers, practitioners, citizens and policy makers. |
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 15 March 2023 English
The first UNFCCC Global Stocktake process-which will conclude at COP28 in Dubai-intends to evaluate progress towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and increase national ambitions to speed up …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 15 March 2023 English
Summary report about a IGF-UEMOA capacity-building workshop for Women in Mining of West Africa on gender equality and mining, focused on local content policies.
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 8 March 2023 English
Members of the World Trade Organization concluded a multilateral deal to curb harmful fisheries subsidies in June 2022. This reader's guide provides a clear overview of the WTO Agreement on …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 2 March 2023 English
This report examines how voluntary sustainability standards can address key sustainability issues and interact with the policy landscape of the region.
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 27 February 2023 English
Negotiations on a new WTO Agreement on Investment Facilitation for Development have advanced considerably. Members of the Joint Statement Initiative have made significant progress toward a single stabilized negotiating text …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 22 February 2023 English
Assembled by a coalition of civil society organizations, the annual Progressing National SDGs Implementation report gives an independent analysis of Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) submitted by UN Member States to …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 15 February 2023 English
With the pent-up need for countries to agree how to address climate finance, plastic pollution, biodiversity loss, and other pressing environmental issues, a tidal wave of in-person negotiations swept through …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 26 January 2023 English
A legal framework is central to planning and implementing an orderly, just, and equitable transition to a low-carbon economy in Canada. Jurisdictions around the world that are leading the just …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 26 January 2023 English
This report summarizes the evidence-based and costed country roadmaps for effective public interventions to transform agriculture and food systems in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria in a way that ends hunger, …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 18 January 2023 English
Governments are increasingly negotiating rules on non-tariff barriers in their trade agreements, looking to address this significant source of trade costs. This paper looks at the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the …