Key Message
Trade and aid are two of the principal ways the developed world interacts with the developing world.
The direction and priorities of trade and aid policies, largely decided in the North, have profound impacts on the societies, economies and stability of countries in the South.
Trade, Aid and Security (TAS)
An Agenda for Peace and Development
What's New in Trade, Aid and Security?
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Trade, Aid and Security - podcast
» Oli Brown, 2007 In this short podcast produced by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Oli Brown talks about IISD's publication, 'Trade, Aid and Security: an agenda for peace and development'.
The Trade, Aid and Security (TAS) initiative is a research program jointly co-ordinated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) with funding from the governments of Norway and Italy.
Since 2000, the initiative has focused on the way in which the exploitation of natural resources for international commerce can contribute to violent conflict at the sub-state and international level, and on the role of development assistance and trade liberalization—in tandem or in isolation—in fuelling or alleviating this downward spiral.
On the basis of this understanding, our current research focuses on identifying practical policy solutions for domestic and international policy-makers.
Content
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TAS Introduction
An introduction to the joint IISD-IUCN initiative. -
TAS Research
Our work: case studies and thematic papers on the links among trade, aid and security. -
TAS Advisory Committee
The group of international experts in trade issues, aid policy and security who help to advise and guide our research program, chaired by Dr. Lloyd Axworthy. -
TAS Outreach
Presenting our research and recommendations to decision-makers.
Partner
Key Publication
From Conflict to Peacebuilding: the role of natural resources and the environment
» Richard Matthew, Oli Brown, David Jensen, UNEP, 2009This major report, co-authored by IISD and UNEP, discusses the key linkages between environment, conflict and peacebuilding, and provides recommendations on how these can be addressed more effectively by the international community. More...
Our Knowledge
» Themes
- Climate Change and Energy
- Economics and SD
- Foreign Investment for SD
- Governance for Sustainable Development
- Information Society
- International Trade
- Measurement and Assessment
- Natural Resources
- Networks & Partnerships
- Security
- Sustainable Markets
- Tomorrow's SD Leaders
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