Events
Through conferences, webinars, workshops, and panel discussions, IISD actively engages some of the world's leading thinkers on various topics of sustainable development.
Upcoming events
What to Expect from HLPF 2026
A 60-minute webinar on the 2026 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will share key processes, priorities, and hopes.
2026 Investment Policy Forum
The 17th edition of IISD's Investment Policy Forum will take place from September 16 to 18, 2026, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
IGF 22nd Annual General Meeting
The 22nd IGF AGM will be held under the theme of Trust in an Interdependent World: Advancing inclusion and resilience in mineral value chains.
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Past events
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Santa Marta Pre-Conference Session | Refocusing on the Medium Term—Synergies with COP, the second Global Stocktake and IPCC, and international transition plans
Ahead of the Santa Marta Conference, this session will bring together experts and practitioners to examine how international roadmaps to transition away from fossil fuels can complement national planning and strengthen multilateral and plurilateral cooperation.
Santa Marta Pre-Conference | Energy Transition and Sovereign Debt: Fiscal, external, and political economy dimensions
This session will look at how developing countries—whether fossil fuel exporters or energy importers—can phase out fossil fuels without tipping into sovereign debt crisis, and the role multilateral institutions can play in making that possible.
Santa Marta Pre-Conference | Content of National Transition Plans
Bringing together leading experts, this event will explore how 1.5°C-aligned fossil fuel phase-out pathways can be translated to the national level, what equitable phase-out looks like, and how institutions can support credibility and accountability.
Santa Marta Pre-Conference | Clean Energy Incentives and the Policy Mix
This session focuses on mobilizing clean energy investment through smart policy design. It examines how governments can deploy carbon pricing, tax incentives, and complementary measures to attract private capital, and how to build a policy mix that is fiscally sustainable, well-coordinated, and resilient.
Santa Marta Pre-Conference | Investor-State Dispute Settlement and a Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
Part of the Academic Pre-Conference to the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, this session will address the need for states to move away from the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) model to protect a just energy transition and develop short- and long-term reform options for governments.
Santa Marta Pre-Conference | Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Session
Ahead of the Santa Marta Conference, this event will explore best practices on fossil fuel subsidy reform as well as how governments can increase accountability and energy security.
Santa Marta Pre-Conference | Learning Lessons from Existing Transition Plans
This session will explore what lessons policy-makers can learn from existing transition plans. With a particular focus on the needs of Global South countries, experts will generate insights on institutional design, financing, plant and mine closure, land restoration, and more.
Climate Finance: Mechanisms and instruments for emerging economies
The webinar will explore practical lessons, challenges, and opportunities related to climate finance bringing together experts to discuss what is needed to accelerate climate action at scale.
Watershed Moments: Critical conversations on Canada’s freshwater future
Four practical, action‑oriented webinars from seven national partners working to protect, restore, and advocate for Canada’s fresh water.
Two-Speed Multilateralism: Can it address the climate and health agenda?
Speakers will explore opportunities to strengthen the climate–health agenda in the lead-up to COP 31.