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An International Investment Regime? Issues of Sustainablity
» Konrad von Moltke, IISD, 2000. Book, 76 pages, copyright: IISD, ISBN I-895536-27-8Environmental activists are widely credited with (or condemned for) launching the opposition that finally led to the abandonment of negotiations for a Multilateral Agreement on Investment at eh OECD in late 1998. It took more than environmental opposition to stop the MAI in its tracks, but since then it has been accepted wisdom that environmentalists are opposed to an international investment agreement. This study takes a hard look at that assumption. Its first conclusion is that an international investment agreement should be a priority for those interested in the environment and sustainable development.
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Contents
1. Introduction: The need for an international investment regime
2. Precursors of an international investment regime
3. Regimes, institutions and organizations
4. The nature of an international investment regime
5. Some issues for an investment regime that promotes sustainability
6. A different approach: A framework agreement on investment
Annexes
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Solutions for Improved Human Well-Being
» Dave Wilkins, IISD, 2012.The 2011–2012 IISD Annual Report highlights the institute’s efforts over the past year to meet the core challenge of its strategic plan—to find solutions through transformative change that improve human well-being. The strategic plan defines 12 themes encompassing 28 goals to realign macroeconomic policies, management of ecological and social systems, and global environmental governance with sustainability.
The annual report contains a series of articles on the work done to date toward achieving selected goals of our strategic plan. In the context of finding solutions for improved human well-being, the cover photo celebrates the progress made toward achieving the Millennium Development Goal related to halving by 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.
The report also includes a list of our funders by strategic plan theme and a summary of our financial performance for the year ending March 31, 2012.
See our complete audited financial statement: English (PDF - 105 KB) - Français (PDF - 145 KB).
For a free copy of our annual report, please contact info@iisd.ca.
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