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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Trade and Sustainability Hub 2026
The fourth edition of the Trade + Sustainability Hub happened in Yaoundé, Cameroon, alongside the Fourteenth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14). The Hub convened thought leaders from governments, business, and civil society to explore how trade policy can evolve to meet today’s global challenges and drive meaningful progress on sustainable development.
Enabling Women Leaders in Building Equitable, Inclusive, and Climate-Resilient Cities
This year, the NGO Committee on the Status of Women (NGO/CSW) Forum will feature a dedicated hybrid session highlighting the gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) approach and outcomes of the Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA) Project.
Industrial Policy and Trade: Key developments to watch
This public webinar took stock of current debates on industrial policy and trade, highlighting the key issues to watch in 2026.
Mapping Indonesia’s Battery Electric Vehicle Ecosystem: Opportunities and challenges
In a closed-door discussion under Chatham House Rules, policy-makers, industry players, and researchers explored Indonesia’s battery electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem and the policies shaping it.
Shaping the Global Data Economy: Trade rules, policy space, and development
This webinar explored the interplay between data governance and trade policy, focusing on emerging trade rules for cross-border data flows.
Leave It to Beavers: Building resilience with beaver dam analogues
Beavers are increasingly recognized as partners in watershed resilience. This webinar series explores beaver dam analogues as a nature-based solution.
Investment Facilitation for Development: Advancing the priorities of least developed countries and Small Island Developing States
A round table to explore the evolving investment needs of least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), current trends in investment governance, and role of the proposed investment facilitation agreement.
Climate Finance: From negotiations to implementations
This webinar will unpack what COP 30 and G20 outcomes mean for the future of climate finance, including progress on the NCQG, MDB reforms, and scaling finance for mitigation and adaptation.
Designing Better and Fairer Border Carbon Adjustments
This public webinar featured a panel discussion exploring key design challenges and opportunities for BCAs, with the goal of building a common understanding of trade-offs, risks, and areas of convergence among stakeholders.
The Political Economy of Carbon Pricing
This webinar will provide a forum for researchers, practitioners, and policy professionals to engage with the latest thinking on the political economy challenges of carbon pricing, share lessons learned, and identify politically feasible solutions.